Veteran Nigerian Film Makers showcase films at IREP International Film Festival 2019
Over 50 films will be screened in the course of the festival; carefully curated from over 100 submissions by local and international filmmakers. Films came in from nearly all parts of Africa and the Diaspora. Remarkably, more films were submitted this year by Nigerian (Nigeria-based)…
Wole Soyinka becomes ‘Honourary Citizen’ of Cap Haitian
……Decorated with ‘Order of Honour and Merit of the Commander’s Rank’ by President Moise …Given Official ‘Key’ to Cap Haitien Yesterday, in Haiti, the Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka was officially decorated as a ‘Honourable Citizen’ of Cap Haitien, capital of the northern region of the…
Lagos@50 Launches “Lagos under the Lens” Celebrating the Lagos Historical Narrative
The directorate of the Lagos@50 Creative Task Force launches Lagos Under the Lens — the film component of the on-going celebration of LAGOS AT 50 (May2016-May2017). Designed to provide opportunity for the motion picture industry to also celebrate Lagos State as hub and capital…
Kunle Afolayan Celebrates Birthday with Kulture Centrik
Ace Film Maker, Kunle Afolayan, launched Kulture Centrik in grand style, at his birthday party. The son of Ade Love, also one of the greats of Nigeria film industry, has shown that he is not only a film maker, but an Omoluwabi. A term which…
‘We are committing suicide by not speaking our language’ Prof Spohie Oluwole
In a recent interview with Tunde Kelani.tv, Sophie Oluwole, a professor of African Philosophy, said we are committing suicide, by not speaking and learning our languages. The professor said the prevailing attitude in Nigeria is that our own languages are primitive and inferior to English….
Throwback Indigenous Content on Tunde Kelani Tv
Have you watched YEEPA, TI OLUWA N’ILE, THE NARROW PATH, among others? Have you seen Prof Wole Soyinka speak Yoruba language? Do you know about Susanne Wenger, AKA Adunni Olorisa? Check out all these and more on www.tundekelani.tv …and WATCH OUT for something exciting on…
The Story Room Presents Time Out With Tunde Kelani
A reflection of what the owner embodies, the paintings in his office were simple but deep. They hung gracefully on the finely painted walls like they were aware of the importance of the meeting about to happen. TK was at his usual best, welcoming and…
Video: Prof Wole Soyinka Speaks in Yoruba Language
Rare,interesting and captivating. Professor Akinwande Oluwole Babatunde Soyinka is one of the world’s leading authority of the English language, a literature world authority and Nigeria’s only Nobel laureate He’s known for his expression of the English language and not a lot of people have heard…
Tunde Kelani Launches Online Tv Channel
One of Nigeria’s biggest Film Maker,Mr Tunde Kelani is launching an online Tv Channel. The Film maker made the announcement on his Facebook page yesterday. He said “ I’m delighted to announce the launch of our online TV channel, www.tundekelani.tv . This channel, which debuts…
WSICE 2015 Wraps up in Grand Style With “Kongi’s Harvest”
Arts lovers across the country and beyond converged Tuesday to watch Crown Troupe of Africa perform Soyinka’s ” Kongi Harvest” as part of wrap-up events of the Wole Soyinka International Culture Exchange(WSICE)2015, commemorating the icon’s 81st Birthday in Abeokuta. The audience saw the play in…