Events
Rita, Dakore, Genevieve, Nneka – Scenes, Stars & Divas at the 2010 Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF) held in Port Harcourt
Port-Harcourt was awash with stars of screen and television from the 1st to 5th of December 2010 as they gathered for the long awaited maiden edition of the Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF). The festival opened in grand style with the red carpet premiere of Andy Okoroafor’s movie “Relentless” at the Genesis Deluxe Cinema.
Nollywood and other Nigerian celebrities mixed it up with Bollywood stars and Hollywood’s Rockmond Dunbar and Malcolm Jamal-Warner, whilst the big wigs of Rivers State, led by the Governor, Rt. Hon Rotimi Amaechi and the First Lady Judith Amaechi, came out to showcase the State’s potential for entertainment, culture and tourism.
Beyond red carpet premieres, there were workshops, panel exposes and the Africa Film and Equipment Market which was an opportunity for networking and collaborations amongst film makers, content buyers, distributors and investors from around the world. The closing Awards Gala at the Presidential Hotel Music Arena honoured the best African cinematic works in 2010, whilst the crowd was wowed by live performances from P Square and “Port Harcourt Boy” Duncan Mighty.
Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF) 2010 – Winners
Best People’s Choice Award:
Working Girl by Nigel Trellis (Antigua+Barbuda)
Best Animation:
URS by Montz Mayerhofer (Germany)
Best Short Film:
Pumzi by Wanuri Kahiu (Kenya)
Best Documentary:
Stolen by Daniel FallShaw (Australia)
Best Feature Film:
Soul Boy by Hawa Essuman (Kenya/Germany)
AFRIFF 2010 Party & Fashion Show
Celine Loader
Chineze Anyaene with a guest
Segun Arinze
Nneka
Eku Edewor
Kunle Afolayan
Ibinabo Fiberisima
Caterina Bortulossi
Memry Savanhu & Barbara Ukattah
Bantu
Omoni Oboli
Gideon Okeke
AFRIFF Team
Alex Kothoor with guests
Eku & Rita rock the runway in Kina Buti Fashow Show
AFRIFF Awards Gala & Other AFRIFF 2010 Events
Dakore Akande
Genevieve Nnaji
Chika Chukwu and Ibinabo Fiberisima
Memry Savanhu, Rita Dominic & Barbara Ukattah
Rita Dominic
Celine Loader & Tonye Faloughi
Rockmond Dunbar, Chioma Ude and Malcom Jamal-Warner
First Lady, Judith Amaechi and Hon. Marcus Nle-Eji
Rt. Hon Rotimi Amaechi
Mike & Keke Ezuruonye
Omoni Oboli
Antonella with a guest
Eku interviews AFRIFF participants
Anwar Sadiqi, Maria Ast and Ayesha Omer
Evelyn Egejuru & Nneoha Eziri
Caterina Bortulossi & Tonye Faloughi
Debbie with a guest
Ntare and Soledad
Omoni Oboli, Malcolm Jamal-Warner & Tosin Sido
Photo Credit: AFRIFF | Kola Oshalusi | Face Front Concepts
Amy L.N
January 20, 2011 at 5:26 pm
Mike and Keke look sooooo Beautiful!!
Babydee
January 20, 2011 at 5:27 pm
yayyyy first!!
aunty tawa
January 20, 2011 at 5:54 pm
not really
D.O.T.M.H.
January 20, 2011 at 9:36 pm
Lol
gbeborun
January 23, 2011 at 11:44 am
LWKMD hahahahahaha, this made my day
Emem
January 20, 2011 at 5:27 pm
nice
Rachael Nsofor
January 20, 2011 at 5:46 pm
Almost everyone looked stunning, Nigerian’s are killing it all the way..
aunty tawa
January 20, 2011 at 5:50 pm
i love Memry Savanhu’s outfit.
sidenote: Mike & Keke Ezuruonye look so cute
Miss ATL
January 20, 2011 at 6:02 pm
Eku Edewor is a bonafide style icon!!!! I don’t care what anyone says – she has killer style
D.O.T.M.H.
January 20, 2011 at 9:36 pm
I concur!
lizzy
January 21, 2011 at 8:54 am
true….
i like i like
January 21, 2011 at 3:22 pm
sooo true!! the girl has got style and beautiful taste!
lola
February 28, 2011 at 4:24 pm
Dont forget she has a stylist
lizzy
January 20, 2011 at 6:13 pm
Lovely lovely pics, everyone’s looking pretty. From Rita to Gene etc.
osiko
January 20, 2011 at 6:33 pm
yawnnn…enough with the black miss genevieve
D.O.T.M.H.
January 20, 2011 at 9:38 pm
Please tell her
kamasutra
January 22, 2011 at 3:51 pm
she said its her favourite colour on ovation
dave
January 20, 2011 at 6:50 pm
Gennny lukd wow, very simple yet classy,elegant n sexily differnt.. n Rita lukd gud 2..
damilola
January 20, 2011 at 7:06 pm
Almost everyones dressing was on point, love genny’s dress but maybe she should try wearing a lighter colour.
Mike and Keke look so lovely.
As for Psquare, they are looking hot as usual.
Rita dominics dressing is always on point, love dakore, she looked so beautiful (no homo). Then Mrs Rotimi she don dey add weight o abi is it just me?
Omoni’s dressing looked so casual but she looked pretty, everyone looked good sha, nice pics!!
Ib
January 20, 2011 at 7:49 pm
What can i say?..LOVELY…well put together
Adaeze
January 20, 2011 at 7:50 pm
Mike Ezuruonyes wife is extremely beautifullllllllllllll she seems to be getting more beautiful in every new pic… Awww may God bless their union, very perfect match. Everyone looks really nice, i see Genevieve loves black a lot lool, she still looks beautiful as usual.
BC
January 20, 2011 at 8:00 pm
Mike’s wife has a lovely smile. She must be a warm lady. I like her.
9ja gal
January 20, 2011 at 8:56 pm
Mkey..ur wife is da bomb!!! Genny is beauty personified! Riri..ur skin glows~~ Naija is killing it!
missy
January 20, 2011 at 8:59 pm
i love malcom jamal warner from cosby show….btw rita is becoming lighter by d day or may be its the camera or sth
Miss ATL
January 20, 2011 at 11:29 pm
THANK YOU!!!!!! as per Rita getting lighter. her skin color seems other-worldly
Iceprincess
January 21, 2011 at 9:19 am
yeah…jes realised am not over d crush i had 4 him then!
ruby
January 20, 2011 at 9:24 pm
they all LOOK STUNNING
naya
January 20, 2011 at 9:28 pm
lovely pics..genny on point as usual..love dakore s flawless look..u go girl..rita,black suits u…omono,is just a simple lady…keep up d good work nollywood…
TRINAH
January 20, 2011 at 9:36 pm
I love genny, rita, babarwa and her friend’s outfit , lovely dresses…… those complaining gene with black always, may be u missed the recent previous 3 events where she didn’t wear black,,,,I love her dress so much and Rita’s short black dress,,,,,, way to go,,,,,,Omoni. oh Pls Omoni find yourself a stylist to help u put u on the road maan,,,,
D.O.T.M.H.
January 20, 2011 at 9:40 pm
Suffice it to say I agree with most of the comments 🙂 Didn’t look like a stuffy event… I like the dancing picture
Adebo Larry
January 20, 2011 at 9:47 pm
It’s 2011. Please why are the ‘P-Square’ boys still dressing like this???????
Even being on a stage is inexcusable…. common’ already!
Demilade
January 20, 2011 at 10:23 pm
EKU EDEWOR. GBAM. IN EVERY OUTFIT.
kenora
January 21, 2011 at 12:33 am
rite ad the EKU rock it all.but they all are lukin great wit there outfit nigeria are tryin..
anon
January 21, 2011 at 2:41 am
Rita is my girl anyday. But, do you want to turn white overnight? I understand if you want an eventone skin but turning white almost pale is not a good look at all. PLEASE RITA, STOP IT.
Mike and Keke look beautiful.
I have the biggest crush on Jamal Warner from Cosby show, good to see him in the motherland.
Rockmand Dunbar from Soul food, one of my favorite show, good to see you too.
Bantu is probably vegan, but can someone please toss him some burgers.
I love P sqaure, but seriously, they need to stop with the matching outfit and all white that they usually wear. Ok, we get it you guys are twins.
I notice a lot of chocolate women tend to stay away from color, but color compliments their skin tone very much. So, Genny, don’t run away from color, embrace it.
THE AMAKA
January 23, 2011 at 8:31 am
she said black is her favorite color…not that she is using black to run away from different colors.
Stunning
January 21, 2011 at 4:53 am
Rita’s boobs were almost falling out in that runway outfit.It was cut a bit much but other than that, she killed that outfit!
That Memry Savanhu girl is a babe sha!
I coulda done without Dakore’s ball gown dress tho’…..a bit much for such an event don’t ya think?Something slim fitting coulda sufficed.But it wasn’t so bad still
Stunning
January 21, 2011 at 4:56 am
BTW what in the world was the girl in the 15th picture from the top thinking?She looking tacky….and my gawd!Did she have to accessorize like that…….Wow!When will our people stop the matchy matchy craziness!
OY
January 21, 2011 at 7:44 am
Under “Anwar Sadiqi, Maria Ast and Ayesha Omer” the two ladies there are Evelyn Egejuru and Nneoha Eziri. I shd know, I attended high school with them 🙂 On the whole…nice!
Teebaby
January 21, 2011 at 8:36 am
This Omono Oboli can like to wear nonsense
Iceprincess
January 21, 2011 at 9:05 am
Happy looking people…9s’
Me
January 21, 2011 at 9:23 am
Dakore is a germ,her skin is flawless, what does she use? Genny is always on point..
shay shay
January 21, 2011 at 9:52 am
ok a lot of wacky dressers, the Eku girl is one hawt tamale, rita dominic should hav vehemently refused modeling that dress- very -, Gideon watchu got in ur pants teeehehehe, Nneka and denrele should hook up: they’d “get” each other, girl behind genevieve eeeerm choking perhaps?, p-square eeeew stop that aso-ebi crap already, mike and keke-well i actually mean keke, hot mami!!!omoni, shaking my head for u
Ifunanya
January 21, 2011 at 10:21 am
Ok.. am not hating here 🙂 Barbara Ukattah looks pale; don’t get me wrong, I love her outfits. Rita, could lay off the bleaching – I am serious!!!! I know the guy Chineze Anyaene is with, he works at Odeon Cinema London @ Greenwich; I recognised him. Genevieve Nnaji looks good, so effortlessly. Omoni Oboli looks great. Tonye Faloughi, I don’t think she is very particular about her appearance – she doesn’t make and put that effort into her appearance. Na wah oh..
PSquare; those sexy looking brothers, mehn, I am trying to take deep breaths *oweee*
It looks like a nice and well put together event. 🙂
Look at Rockmond Dunbar and Malcolm Jamal-Warner. Vivica Anjanetta Fox, please we await your visit, and not forgetting Queen Latifah, Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey visits…
Lots of love xx
esther
January 21, 2011 at 10:33 am
pls tell african girls that they beautiful when they look brown,coffee,chocolate,coffee brown u name . this urge or desire to become light skin has become an obcession in nollywood almost every girl wants to be white and naturally fair ones want to become albinos.pls help me tell’em they are gorgeous even in dark skin.
kamasutra
January 22, 2011 at 4:09 pm
my dear, help me tell them. look at mike and his wife who are naturally fair. they still look normal not like the rest competing with beyonce and rihanna in the bleachers competition
dewaa
January 21, 2011 at 11:04 am
Nneoha Eziri n Evelyn looking so astonishing.Riri always elegant,keke n mike beautiful coups.
partyrider
January 21, 2011 at 12:48 pm
keke is gorgeous abeg kai! beautiful smile and i love wen mike smiles.. definitely my fav celeb couple
olivia
January 21, 2011 at 1:06 pm
Mike n Keke are my new fav couple. Mike’s wife is hella CUTEEEE! They just radiate love n goodness and everything wonderful. Bro Mike, u done gooood!
In all, the event looks great n guests dressed the part. Hope it leads to better content, quality, acting etc from our film industry.
laraak
January 21, 2011 at 1:34 pm
They all look ravishing n take home,mike n keke lovely couples God bless your union.
marvel
January 21, 2011 at 2:44 pm
BN gals are as accurate as it gets… It would be great to see Rita with a fake tan. This lighter, lighter look can be so ageing if aided. Apart from that, ppl looked great. BN keep the good work up.
kreamy
January 21, 2011 at 4:25 pm
Eku edewor looks stunning as usual. N d pics r rili nice
Solape
January 21, 2011 at 4:30 pm
Isn’t that the african american actor from soul food that’s clapping his hands in a pic with rita dominic?
mbabazi
January 25, 2011 at 11:41 am
nope that is ntare guma ,a ugandan Hollywood actor,h is great n has apereared in several things including heroes. google him.
ruchylicious
January 21, 2011 at 4:50 pm
Nneoha. Haaaa, where will u not go. Take am easy oh
someborry
January 21, 2011 at 6:21 pm
MIKE & KEKE!
WOW!
Dmz
January 22, 2011 at 3:34 pm
Awwww, chei Mike tek eye go Market o…….. Wohooooo and she used to live here in Canada so I like her even more.
kamasutra
January 22, 2011 at 4:07 pm
dunbar…….he was on prison break too and i heard that his wife is a nigerian….well, that’s what ovation said.
Ujubaby
January 22, 2011 at 11:44 pm
Awwwwwwww, Mike n Keke Ezuruonye!
feyi
January 23, 2011 at 8:04 am
Why does Genny have only one pic of her? Don’t we all know who the superstar there is and we demand to see more pics of her rather a bias of rita’s everywhere. And what’s it abt Genny loving black? Its called choice moreover rita was also on black and so was dakore. Genny looks stunning never the less and chineze and dakore does too
THE AMAKA
January 23, 2011 at 8:27 am
GENE LOOKS GREAT! I’m usually tired of her in black, but she looked so effortless here…LOVE IT.
Rita Dominic (in the pic next to Eku)…dress does not fit her; she looks good in the short black one though.
Mike and Keke…..so cute!!
Dakore “Akande” damn, i gotta get used to that. haha
Nneka looks super cute and girly! when she first came out, i never thought she’d EVER wear anything like that. love how she doesn’t overkill with the makeup either. still very natural.
Eku Edewor looks great, anyone know who her outfit is by?
Omoni in the black and white, BAD CHOICE OF SHOES! (why is it so hard for people to get it right when it comes to the shoes? do they not think the shoes are essential, or what?)
NICE EVENT! i guess Port Harcourt is on the rise…
mary007
January 23, 2011 at 8:21 pm
BN where is my comment! so its only sweet comments u now publish! ok I shall only say sweet things, hmmmm it would be boring
jennietobbie
January 25, 2011 at 9:23 pm
Mike and wife…..muahz!!!!!!!!!
Oyetayo
January 26, 2011 at 3:56 pm
Dakore is lookn good each passn day, Genny go gurl yhu lookd astonished dont mind the haters. Mike nd keke hmmnnmmn am short of words cos yhu guys look so beatiful and compatible. Rita why do yhu want to turn urself to a white woman? watch it gurl…
Fairy Godsister
January 26, 2011 at 8:35 pm
Keke and Mike are my picture of the event, they look so cute!!! Genevieve places a close second, I AGREE without whoever said she looked effortlessly beautiful! And for those of you hating on her choice of black, at least she knows what suits her and carries it well, and she doesn’t wear the same outfit to every event! Even if she did, we would still love her!
http://www.fairygodsister.wordpress.com
BigU
January 29, 2011 at 4:00 am
who are Memry Savanhu & Barbara Ukattah?? and what do they do?
David
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lola
February 2, 2011 at 10:58 pm
the yellow and brown jumpsuit eku is wear is not by JBL!!!!!! Nigerians you don’t waste time to copy o!!!!!
Miss Prada
February 7, 2011 at 2:36 am
Genevieve is Beautiful! her skin is flawless 🙂
mamallete
February 7, 2011 at 7:41 pm
Jenny is were beauty ends
Mike and keke so adorable
N G
February 15, 2011 at 1:23 am
Ve anyone noticed dat the longer couples live together, d more they look alike.An example is my own parents (32 years in marriage); so Keke & Mike maybe in 10years time pple ll be asking if both of u re twins. Cheerish ur ur couple smile n glow.
Sylvia
March 15, 2011 at 3:20 pm
Genny….u ROCK gurl. Am your No 1 fan
eyong
March 16, 2011 at 7:14 am
THE GUY SITTING NEXT TO RITA IS AN AMERICAN ACTOR! HE ACTED IN TYLER PERRYS FAMILY THAT PREYS!!
efa effiko
May 20, 2011 at 1:53 pm
rita dominic did it , genevieve also did it , buh nneka : best dressed 4 me , she looked so ’17yrs old’ ……………meanwhile dat mike wife make sense oooooo , d guy get eye