Wale Adenuga raises the bar

One of Nigeria’s brightest
producers, Mr. Wale Adenuga, is
set to trigger a positive
revolution in the production of
quality celluloid films in the
country with the acquisition of
modern production equipment.
Adenuga, who has continued to
dazzle television viewers across
the country and beyond with
such drama series like Papa
Ajasco and Company,
Superstory, ThisLife and Binta,
My Daughter, said the days of
wishy-washy film productions
are over.
“There have been so much
criticisms about most
productions being churned out
by some producers. We cannot
continue to fold our arms and
watch. That is why some of us
have to step in to correct this, ”
he stated. Among the modern
equipment currently acquired by
Adenuga include the latest
Panasonic high definition P2
camera with 35mm Redrock
adapter, location monitors, Kino
lights, Arri ballast lights, audio
mixer, Tiffen filters, mobile
cranes, among others.
As soon as the equipment,
which gulped millions of naira
arrived the country from the
United Kingdom last week, Wale
Adenuga productions hit
location with the cast and crew ,
shooting a film, which he said
will be the talk of the town.
Adenuga, who is still keeping
the title of the film under wraps
hinted that the story itself “is
unique and we assembled top
role interpreters in the acting
world to give life to it. ”
AMBO Movie: The Child wins 9
nominations at AMAA
If history is taken into
consideration, The Child, the
Amstel Malta Box Office, AMBO 4,
movie may toe the path of
other AMBO movies carting
home laurels at the upcoming
Africa Movie Academy Awards
(AMAA).
The fourth AMBO movie, starring
Wole Ojo, winner of the 4th
edition of the popular TV show,
alongside top Nollywood stars
like Joke Sylva, Alex Osifo and
Bukky Ajayi, among others, was
nominated for nine awards at
the 2010 AMAA Nomination
event held in Accra, Ghana last
weekend.
The nominated categories
included Heart of Africa Award
for Best Film from Nigeria;
AMAA Achievement in Editing;
AMAA Achievement in Art
Direction; AMAA Achievement in
Make Up and AMAA Achievement
in Costume. Others were AMAA
Achievement in Visual effect;
Best Original Soundtrack; Most
promising Actor and AMAA
achievement in Cinematography.
Launched in 2005, AMBO, which
is the sponsorship platform of
Amstel Malta, the premium malt
drink that offers an abundance
of nourishment and
refreshment to consumers, with
a special low sugar formation,
consists of three main elements
that run sequentially, beginning
with an acting talent hunt
reality TV show.
According to Ngozi Nkwoji,
Amstel Malta Brand Manager,
Amstel Malta Box Office has
been making dreams come true
since inception in 2005. AMBO
movies have raised the bar in
Nigerian movie production and
this is evident in the accolades
each movie has received. The
movies are Sitanda (starring
Azizat Sadiq), White Waters
(starring OC Ukeje), Cindy ’s Notes
(starring Bhaira McWizu) and the
latest is The Child (starring Wole
Ojo).