Tinsel Season 7 & AfricaMagic Original Movies Audition

Do you have a flair for acting, do you dream of making it big on TV??? Here's your chance.

Tinsel, your favourite TV soap and AfricaMagic is giving Nigerians a chance to Join its cast.

Date: May 1^st & 2^nd, 2014

Venue(s):

Lagos: Protea Leadway Hotel. 1, Mogambo Close. Maryland, Lagos & The SS Lounge, 7 Sapara Williams Close,Off Idowu Martins Street, VI.

Ibadan- Theatre Arts Department Hall, University of Ibadan.

Ghana: Holiday Inn, Accra Airport. AMB CT 97 Cantonements,Accra, Ghana.

Time: 7am-5pm

Interested persons should come with a 5 by 7" photograph non-photoshopped.

Remember to catch Tinsel Soap every weekday at 7:30pm on Africa Magic Entertainment, DSTVchannel 151.

JIM IYKE'S UNSCRIPTED LAUNCH at THE FOURPOINTS BY SHERATON

JIM IYKE & NADIA BUARI

NADIA BUARI

DAKORE AKANDE

CHELSEA EZE

ANNIE IDIBIA

So sorry that we have been away for a while, it was due to some little technical issues. Now we are back and really on the grind. A few weeks ago, one Nigeria's most prominent and most consistent actors in the person of the one and only 'Jim Iyke' had the launch of his new reality show produced by AfricaMagic entertainment. 

The venue of the launch was the FourPoints By Sheraton Lagos. We were there to cover the happenstances. If the snippets of the show we watched was anything to go by, we believe this might be one of the most successful reality series so far. It was vintage Jim Iyke in your face, like never seen before. Just like the man of the hour said when he was called to give a little insight into what we are to expect, ''he said it was for the viewing public to get to know him more, have a peek into his life and lifestyle and all he is about''. He went on to say, ''People should watch, with an open mind and not pre-judge him because of what has been said or created about his persona.

A few of his colleagues and others were on hand to support. Some of those we saw were the likes of Dakore Akande, Nadia Buari, Annie Idibia, Ufuoma McDermott, Chelsea Eze, Lolo, Yaw & Osas Ighodaro, Emmy Collins,Innocent Idibia, Kayode Peters, Pade Bowler, Kiran & Jyoti M, Elizabeth Eldimaa, Munachi Abii, Evita Mousalli, Ezinne Chinkata, Veronica Ebie-Odeka, Funbi Ogunbanwo, Gbenro Ajibade, Gideon Okeke, Bovi Ugboma, Ijeoma Agu, Lola Ogunbadejo and a host of others. 


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LIVE AT THE AMVCA NOMINEES BRUNCH EVENT

GENEVIEVE NNAJI

UGONNA OMERUO

LINDA EJIOFOR & UGONNA OMERUO

Date was the the last day of the month of February 2013. That is, February 28, 2013. Time for all to gather was 11am. Venue is probably one of the best and most beautiful boutique hotels in the country, the Wheatbaker Hotel, 4, Onitolo Street, Ikoyi, Lagos. The organisers had tagged the event '' an exclusive Brunch in honoring the selected AMVCA's nominees, sponsors and stakeholders in preparation for the AMVCA 2013 and boy, was it a classy event. 

We believe organisers of awards and other shows should take a cue from Mnet and learn to package their events with such class, precision and colour. For those who arrived at the event before the time, there was a short interview session and paparazzi time, as photos of the guests were taken, then straight to the bar where juices were served and one could have a little demonstration of the good benefit of massage, done for free by the experts from Clear Essence Spa. 

Not too long afterwards, the mingling guests were ushered into the breakfast room of the Wheatbaker Hotel. Guests included several of the nominees and some other guests and a few media personalities. We saw the ever simply classic Genevieve Nnaji, who always looks effortlessly chic, we totally loved her combo, which she finished off with a very classy black Christian Louboutin Pigalle pumps, she is one of the awards nominees, other award nominees that were in attendance were- Ariyike Oladipo, Frank Osodi, Nkiru Nwauzor, Teru Ekuerhare, comedian Bovi Ugboma, Taiwo Atigogo, screen veteran Kunle Bamtefa, another veteran Tunde Kelani, O.C Ukeje, delectable Lilian Usoro, the very pregnant Blessing Effiom-Egbe, Kalu Ikeagwu, Udoka Onyeka, Biola Popoola, Regina Chukwu & Funke Akindele-Oloyede. 

Apart from these nominees there was a sprinkling of a few other people, 'the ever gorgeous MD of  Mnet Africa/AfricaMagic, 'Biola Alabi was there also, wearing a very classy 'Roland Mouret' timeless Orange dress, we can bet it was 'made to measure' for the very stylish & highly intelligent lady, it totally defined what we understand body con dress. Also there was the MD of MultiChoice Nigeria, Mr. John Ugbe, who later gave a short opening speech, welcoming all to the brunch, also in attendance was Femi Odugbemi, celebrated and award-winning writer/filmmaker, who also gave a short speech as one of the jurist that selected the films for consideration, it's very obvious from the way he spoke that he loves his art so much and is a brilliant chap.

We can't but mention that we saw Ugonna Omeruo, the Creative Director of her own fashion design label, House of Nwocha. As she's known to always do, she was looking impeccably stylish, in her black top, done up to her neck and that eagle brooch like a bow on the neck, atop that gorgeous skirt and finished off with a red stilettos was a delight to look at, also there was Moriam Musa, the MD of Morsi Pr. The Masters of the ceremony, were Tinsel's Gbenro Ajibade and the sweet looking Linda Ejiofor, both were in character has they guided the proceedings with much aplomb. 

It was a fun morning/early afternoon meeting and you all need to see the sweet invitation package for the main event set for March 9, 2013. We were part of the beautiful happening and we have got pictures for your viewing delight.

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AFRICA MAGIC VIEWERS CHOICE AWARDS 2013- THE OUT & ABOUT AT THE UNVEILING OF THE NOMINEES

GENEVIEVE NNAJI

UCHE JOMBO-RODRIGUEZ

Monday, January 28, 2013 was the D-date,  the event was the unveiling of the nominees and categories for the maiden edition of the AfricaMagic Viewers Choice Awards 2013. Venue of the event was the Porsche Center, which seems to be the venue of choice for some A-class events nowadays. The AMVCA 2013, is a collaboration between AfricaMagic and Multichoice Africa, the idea is to encourage the best in the movie industry all over Africa, by acknowledging and encouraging their hardwork in their various fields. Actors/Actresses, Producers, Directors, Make-up Artists and others involved in the movie industry are being duly recognised, so kudos to the organizers. 

On Monday night, the nominees were unveiled and even the trophy that would be won by the winners in the various categories. In all, there would be 28 awards in 26 categories. Viewers would have the opportunity to chose their winners in 6 categories, while 18 other categories would have experts in the industry choosing the winners. Awards would also be given in 2 other categories namely-Trailblazer of the Year & the Industry Merit Awards, the latter which would be given to a worthy veteran of the movie industry.  Nominees in 2 categories- Best Documentary & Best online Video, were not named on the night and the reason given was because the nominee selection team prefers to award certificates of encouragement to all the entrants in the 2 categories. 

The night of the unveiling was fun-filled as many of the industry's practitioners from around Africa were in attendance.  As with all things organized by AfricaMagic, it was a classy affair, it was an opportunity for many to network amidst a very convivial atmosphere. 

Some of those we saw at the event were the likes of  our favorite actress of all time Genevieve Nnaji, Ini Edo, Omoni Oboli, Uche Jombo-Rodriguez, Doris Simeon, Saheed Balogun, Iretiola Doyle, Damilola Adegbite, ex-Miss Black USA Osas Ighodaro, Emem Isong, Chidi 'GQ' Mokeme, Uti Nwachukwu, Funlola Aofiyebi-Rahmi, Julius Agwu, Ashionye Ugbo, veteran Taiwo Ajai-Lycett, Tewa Onasanya, Tunde Kelani, Gbemi Phillips, Kunle Afolayan, Emem Ema, Karen Igho, Goldie, O. C Ukeje, Abiola Segun-Williams, Dolapo Oni, Lala Akindoju, Femi Brainard, Rukky Sanda, Ibinabo Fiberesima, Jide Kosoko, Kalu Ikeagwu, Segun Arinze, Paul Okoye, Alex Ekubo, Anita Boyd, Styl Plus duo, Teco Benson, Tunde Kelani, Gideon Okeke, IK Osakioduwa, Olisa Adibua and many others. 

All the pictures were personally taken by Abiola Aloba, for MM. Use without permission is frowned on.

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AMVCA FULL NOMINEES LIST & CATEGORIES

Check out the full nominees list for the upcoming AMVCA 2013 set for March 2013. All the categories also revealed. It's an AfricaMagic packaged awards showcase celebrating the best in the continent and it is supported by MultiChoice Africa. Check out the 24 categories and start voting. 

 BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA

MOVIE	NOMINEE
Man on Ground	Bubu Mazibuko
The Mirror Boy	Genevieve Nnaji
Otelo Burning	Nolwazi Shange
Maami	Funke Akindele
Perfect Picture	Jackie Appiah

BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY

MOVIE	NOMINEE
The Return of Jenifa	Funke Akindele
Clinic Matters	Lilian Esoro
Dumebi the Dirty Girl	Mercy Johnson

OUT & ABOUT AT THE OMOTOLA, THE REAL ME COCKTAIL LAUNCH

The cocktail launch as it was called to herald the newest reality show in town featuring most probably one of the biggest film stars in Africa, in the person of Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, aka Omo-Sexy or Omo-t held 2 nights ago, Wednesday, December 5, 2012 at the very prestigious 'The Wheatbaker Hotel', in Ikoyi, Lagos. 

The beautiful and straight forward invite had said, you are invited to the cocktail launch of Africa Magic Entertainment's newest reality show- OMOTOLA, THE REAL ME, venue was as stated above, time was 4PM, and you all know very well, that no Nigerian event ever starts on time, so this started about 2 hours late, dress-code said, Smart. So every one who came looked very smart. Md of MNET, Abiola Alabi, as usual was looking very gorgeous, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, was looking delicious and was supported by her husband Captain Ekeinde, the 'everly' statuesque Rukky Sanda was in attendance, so also were the likes of Osa Ighodaro, ex-Miss Black USA, the 2 of the past winners of the Big Brother franchise from Nigeria, Uti Nwachukwu and Karen Igho were there, we also saw Omotoke Makinwa in that Black lace number by Obsidian, Ono Bello of Onobello.com was also there, looking as gorgeous as ever, we believe she's one of the most stylish young ladies around, others that we saw were Bola Balogun, Deborah Vanessa from Ghana, Shade Ladipo, Ik , Julius 'the genius' Agwu, Ayo Makun aka AY, Funlola Aofiyebi-Raheem, Dimeji Alara, BEZ, Ebuka Obi-Uchedu, Lynxx, ChyDynma, Eku Edewor, young designer of note, Isoken Ogiemwonyi was also there, so also was Zizi Cardow and so many others. 

It was a night of fun and excitement, there was much to drink and munch, in an atmosphere of jollity and backslapping, with the deejay dropping many mad jams to the delight of all. A brief peek of the show was shown and after then a short but very beautiful performance by Bez, who was a great delight to watch perform, after the little speech here and there, it was time for fun and networking before everyone went away. Here are some of the pictures of those we saw at the event. Enjoy!

OMOTOLA JALADE-EKENDE & ABIOLA ALABI

OMO-SEXY

CAPTAIN & OMOTOLA

KAREN IGHO & TOKE

OMOTOKE MAKINWA IN A NOS BY OBSIDIAN

FUNLOLA AOFIYEBI-RAHEEM

KAREN IGHO

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OMOTOLA: THE REAL ME, THE NEWEST REALITY SHOW IN TOWN

Her Hot New Reality Show on AfricaMagic Entertainment!

Last night, Wednesday, December 5, 2012 was the cocktail launch of Africa Magic Entertainment new reality show, featuring the one and the only, Africa's pride, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde. The new reality show is titled- Omotola, The Real Me. In trying to explain to us what the new show is all about, both the producers of the show, Africa Magic and the main person featured, Omotola had this to say.

Movie star. Mom. Wife. Icon.  Omotola Jalade Ekeinde is an African superstar. In December, DStv audiences tuned into AfricaMagic Entertainment will get an up close and exclusive look at her personal life in the new reality series OMOTOLA: THE REAL ME!

Audiences will join the famous actress as she launches her latest movies, expands her business interests and takes on all the challenges of being a ground-breaking celebrity with fans across the continent. At the same time she remains devoted to her marriage and her family, working to maintain a balance between her professional and personal responsibilities.

Filmed on location in Lagos, London, Ghana, Miami and Kingston (Jamaica), OMOTOLA: THE REAL ME will be screened on AfricaMagic Entertainment, starting on December 6  and premiering a new episode every Thursday (18:30/21:00 CAT)  for 13 weeks.

Talking about the series Omotola says nothing was off limits to the team filming her. “You will get to see everything. What we are doing is very real. It’s basically my whole life. The parts where I’m taking care of the kids, the parts where I’m taking care of the home, the parts when I am working, the parts where I’m yelling.  It’s crazy. My life is crazy!”

But she reassures fans that the show is designed for a wide audience. “Yes my image is ‘omosexy’ but this show is for the whole family. It’s good content for everyone.”

M-Net Africa Managing Director Biola Alabi is pleased that the series will appeal to a range of viewers. “Around the world, reality series which spotlight a celebrity’s life in action remain extremely popular with audiences of all ages, from different walks of life. Audiences love that they can see the stars as they go about their daily lives; as they chase their dreams; as they live, love, work and play.”

She also praises Omotola for allowing a sneak peek into her world. “It’s not easy to have cameras following  you, filming you in your good moments and your ‘not so good’ moments. Omotola is already a very busy person so to let viewers share her life is a very brave step to take. Of course, she is enormously entertaining so we know that the series will be fun, interesting television which will result in a lot of  texting, tweeting and talking among followers.”

OMOTOLA: THE REAL ME was executive produced by IFactory Live, Oh Africa and Red Hot Concepts.

For more information on this and other programs on AfricaMagic channels, log on to www.africamagic.tv. 

THE STARS SHINE DOWN AT THE LAUNCH OF AFRICAMAGIC & MULTICHOICE AFRICA'S NEW INITIATIVE

ABIOLA ALABI & JOHN UGBE

 At two gala events held last night, in Lagos and Nairobi, AfricaMagic and MultiChoice Africa presented their latest joint initiative THE AFRICAMAGIC VIEWERS’ CHOICE AWARDS. The exciting announcement was made during a special episode of the popular AfricaMagic magazine show Jara, which is screened to DStv audiences in 47 countries across the continent.

Created to celebrate African film and television talent, both in front of and behind the cameras, the Awards will feature several special categories in which viewers will decide the winners directly, alongside several professionally judged categories.

In total, 28 awards in 26 categories will be awarded ranging from acting and directing to script-writing and cinematography. Other fields which will be honored include editing, make-up, sound, lighting and costuming among others. In addition the awards will feature two categories destined to become annual talking points – the Industry Merit Award and the TrailBlazer of the Year Award.

Awards will be handed out at two separate events to be held in March 2013 in Lagos – the first event will be dedicated to standout technical accomplishments while the main event will be a glittering, glamourous gala night. Both events will be screened to DStv audiences across the continent with the gala being screened live.

In order to ensure that the awards are transparent, fair and credible, AfricaMagic has recruited leading and respected industry veteran Femi Odugbemi to take on the role of executive judge and has confirmed that all the awards will be verified by an independent auditing company to be appointed shortly.

Commenting on the Awards, M-Net Africa Managing Director Biola Alabi is confident that this is an opportunity to build a pan-African event that is both relevant to industry professionals and vastly entertaining to fans.

“It has been part of our plan to create a specific event that honors, celebrates and recognizes those people who are giving so much of their talent and creativity to ensuring the popularity and evolution of African film and TV. And to do this in partnership with MultiChoice illustrates the level to which both companies value this industry and are willing to invest in its future.”

She went on to say, “Following the successful launch earlier this year of an expanded line-up of AfricaMagic channels, we are now totally focused on these Awards. We are aiming to create a platform that showcases and supports the film and television community, while simultaneously entertaining and engaging viewers. While we are aware that there are challenges ahead we are committed to the success of this initiative as we truly believe it will contribute positively to the efforts of filmmakers from Lagos to Nairobi, Lusaka to Kampala and all across Africa.”

ABIOLA ALABI & RAMSEY NOUAH

BIOLA ALABI, OSAS, MAJID & MAYO

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