RealTime Film Festival debuts Sept 29
…With world premiere of ‘Nollywood’s most controversial movie’, Behind the Wheels
The REALTIME Film Festival, a film festival founded by and for independent filmmakers who seek to express themselves through the showcase of the mastery of their craft, on Thursday, announced its maiden edition which takes place from September 29 to October 3, 2016 in Lagos.
The festival, which is a celebration of artistic excellence will bring together cinema enthusiasts, filmmakers and artists from across the world to discover the richness of Nigerian culture and tourism and also experience an unforgettable collection of cross – cultural films.
At the festival, an array of feature films, short-films and animations representing various cultures will be screened along with a special celebration of Nigeria’s veteran filmmakers, discussion panels, awards presentation and free master classes by industry giants over a four day period.
Interested participants in the masterclasses can log on to www.realtimefilmfestival.com for further details on registration and festival schedule.
At a press briefing in Lagos, Festival Artistic Director and multiple award winning filmmaker, Stanlee Ohikhuare, announced that 800 films were submitted for consideration for the festival from 60 different countries both on the Festival website and on FilmFreeway.
He said: “Our vision is to build a truly International and remotely accessible Film Festival. Our mission is to become the biggest and most acclaimed technology – driven, remotely accessible Festival in Africa within two years of our existence”.
Commenting, Festival Industry Head and exceptional film producer/director, Tope Oshin, said he is optimistic and ready to host storytellers from around the globe.
He said: “As the world shrinks, and the ability of Filmmakers to connect with diverse global cultures becomes easier, we are bringing the world together through the art of film.
“So far, we have over 800 Film submissions from 60 different countries out of which 55 Movies have been selected for screening over a four day period. We shall employ the use of current Technology to achieve the Real-Time attribute of the Festival making it possible for film makers and enthusiasts alike to participate remotely.”
Also, the Festival will feature the world premiere of the movie tagged “Nollywwod’s most controversial movie” -Behind The Wheels, directed by Stanlee Ohikhuare at the New African Shrine in Ikeja, Lagos, making history as the first feature film to be screened at the esteemed African cultural centre.
Heading the jury panel of this year’s festival is Bayo Awala who will be bringing years of experience as into the Festival’s scrutiny of diverse film expressions in ensuring credibility of the eventual outcome based on recommendations by the International Judges from the USA, Nigeria and Australia.
On the panel are – Animator, Michael Loeck (USA); Lighting Designer and Director of photography, Christian Epps (USA); Filmmaker and Festival organiser, Jef Gray (USA); Documentary filmmaker, Femi Odugbemi (Nigeria); Music composer, Aaron Latina (USA); Filmmaker, Janelle Meager (Australia) and ace photographer, Phillip Trimnell (Nigeria).
