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Desmond Ovbiagele’s ‘The Milkmaid’ Emerges as Nigeria’s Official Oscar Submission for 2021
Nigeria’s Official Selection Committee (For the Academy Awards® IFF Submissions) has confirmed Desmond Ovbiagele’s ‘The Milkmaid’ as Nigeria’s official 2021 submission.
The selection committee confirmed this on Tuesday, December 1, 2020 while revealing that it beat three other films in the final voting stage.
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Contending films include ‘Ibi’ (The Birth), ‘Voiceless’, ‘Eyimofe’, ‘Sanitation Day’ and the Mo Abudu produced ‘Oloture’.
‘The Milkmaid’ explores the harsh reality of insurgency in Northern Nigeria using the story of two Fulani sisters, Aisha and Zainab who get kidnapped by insurgents. It stars Anthonieta Kalunta, Maryam Booth, and Gambo Usman Kona.
Already a trendsetter, ‘The Milkmaid’ has eight nominations at this year’s Africa Movie Academy Awards including the Best film category.
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American actress, Lisa Banes, aged 65 has died 10 days after being injured in a hit-and-run accident in New York City, police have confirmed.
The Gone Girl actress was struck by a motorized scooter in a hit-and-run that took place on June 4. Ms Banes was taken to Mount Sinai Morningside hospital with a traumatic brain injury and died on Monday, June 14.
Banes was crossing the road when she was struck by a scooter. The driver of the scooter fled the scene and is currently being searched for by police.
Banes was best known for starring in 2014’s Gone Girl alongside Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike, playing Marybeth Elliott. In 1988, the actress starred alongside Tom Cruise in the movie Cocktail.
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Lizzy Anjorin to Throw All-White Child Dedication Parties Within 3 Months in 10 Different Cities in the US
Popular Nollywood actress and entrepreneur, Lizzy Anjorin and her husband recently became new parents as the new mum announced the arrival of her daughter, Florida on her official Instagram page.
In a recent post on Instagram, the entrepreneur revealed that she would be holding all white parties in honour of her child’s dedication.
Anjorin who is going all out has revealed that her baby’s dedication parties will hold in different cities across the US.
The actress who is most popular for her character in Yoruba movies, won the Best Actress Award at the Young Achievers Awards in 2012, among others.
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U.S actor Ned Beatty, known for his roles in Superman, Toystory3 and many other films, has died at the age of 83.
According to his manager, Beatty died from natural causes “surrounded by his family and loved ones”.
Born in Kentucky in 1937, Beatty was Oscar-nominated in 1977 for playing a corporate CEO in Network, a role he filmed in a single day.
He also appeared in All the President’s Men and was heard as menacing teddy bear Lotso on Toy Story 3.
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