After five years of script development, writing, labs and workshops across Africa and Europe, writer/director C.J. Obasi’s third feature film Mami Wata has wrapped. The feature shot in four weeks in Benin republic, with a cast and crew spanning seven countries began it’s lab journey......
The JCC Carthage Film Festival in Tunisia is the oldest film festival in Africa, taking place between October 26 to November, with a special Focus on Nigeria – among Chile, Lebanon and Japan focus sections. The films playing in the Nigeria Focus are Mokalik and......
LA-based talent agency Creative Artists Agency (CAA) has added Nigerian filmmaker, C. J. Obasi, to its roster and will represent the director globally. An excited Obasi broke the news on his Twitter page: “Very happy to announce I am now represented by the Creative Artist......
After an intensive four days of meetings, networking, pitching and forums, the 10th Durban FilmMart (DFM), the industry development programme of the eThekwini Municipality’s Durban Film Office and Durban International Film Festival (Centre for Creative Arts, UKZN), closed in style with its awards ceremony at the......
Our feature film project Mami Wata is now being developed at Le Groupe Ouest‘s Less is More (LIM) European development lab for limited budget films. LIM is upported by Creative Europe – MEDIA Programme of the European Union, LIM | Less is More is led......
The BFI London Film Festival has come and gone and Hello, Rain was well received. Read this glowing review. At the Nominees Party sponsored by Persol eyewear, certificates where handed out to the nominees in the competitions (Feature, First Feature, Documentary and Short Film), and......
From L – R, C.J. Obasi , Antoine le Bos of Le Groupe Ouest’s Less is More (LIM) and Oge Obasi After a week of intensive workshops and master classes in Ouagadougou, filmmakers C.J. Obasi and Oge Obasi’s project Mami Wata received the coveted EAVE......
Looks like the Hello, Rain train isn’t stopping anytime soon! After, a great showing at the Fantasia International Film Festival where it received the Special Mention of the Jury prize, preceded by the World premiere at the prestigious Internationale Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen, Hello, Rain will be......
It’s been a great week for Fiery Film one must say! After a great screening of Hello, Rain at Southbank Centre‘s Africa Utopia on Friday 20th July, to an enthusiastic audience – the African futuristic short film ahead of its North American premiere on 28th......
Last month, Hello, Rain had a gorgeous World premiere at the International Short Film Festival Oberhausen, Germany… And now July is shaping up to be a full month, with a UK screening at the Southbank Center – Europe’s largest art center on July 20 at the......