JOHN YOILA GOTIP'S SHORTZ. THE MOVIE

SHORTZ is a story built around a 17-year-old boy infected with polio at a very young age. Uninvited, he journeys through different locales to play a football match and his love for football leads him on a journey of self-recognition and inner strengthening.

Directed by John Yoila Gotip, produced by Terry Jerry Awase, filmed on the Plateau and utilising a select team of aspiring actor's, producers and Crew men, SHORTZ is an anticipated must watch!

Premiere date is the 31st of October 2021 to be screened at the TAMARALD EVENTS CENTER, INDUSTRIAL ROAD, OLD AIRPORT, JOS-PLATEAU STATE.

MERCY MANAS BAGS A 2021 AAFMA AWARD

As of Sunday the 10th of October 2021 at the prestigious Sarau events center in Jos-Plateau State, MERCY MANAS was awarded with the "MOST PROMISING ACTRESS ON THE PLATEAU" award from the organisers of AAFMA (Actor's And Film Makers Award) 

The gorgeous and truly fast rising  actress and pioneer celebrity from the Nollywood Artist's Association of Nigeria recently just concluded her role playing in the movie KHUM'GBOW THE LEGEND shot in the city of Jos where she played the legendary role of MAGAJIYA, an undercover bori priestess resident in the caliphate aiding in the Secret Service to queen Amina. She also stars in AREWA 24's new viewers choice series titled : "BUKAN AFRICANA" as HAUWA which is directed by Sani Muazu and richly casted with the best of the best from kannywood the likes of Jamila Nagudu, Alamin Buhari, Farouk Sani Muazu and a host of others from Jos Plateau state.

MERCY MANAS is set to appear in more than a couple jobs for cable network in Kano, Jalingo and Nasarawa states and set to use her potential as a creative to promote Plateau state's enormous youth potential to the world and be a role model for women interested in engaging the film making field of endeavor from this part of the country.

EGBE PAUL ANAYO & HIS AAFMA AWARDS

 

EGBE Paul ANAYO, born and bred in Jos-plateau state and hails from Ebonyi state in Ebonyi local government area has in less than a year of engaging professional acting with the Nollywood Artist's Association of Nigeria shown that he is here for serious business as he has clinched the "BEST SKIT COMEDIAN FOR THE YEAR 2021" on the Plateau at the ACTORS AND FILM MAKERS AWARDS (AAFMA AWARDS CEREMONY) held on Sunday the 10th of October at the SARAU EVENTS CENTRE. 

PAUL speaks English,Igbo and Hausa and more than just a seasonal actor also a comedian with panache and a style of his own as well.

He is already been earmarked to play a role in the upcoming Nollywood Artist's Association Nation wide flic scheduled for February 2022 while plans for script reading, costuming and role playing towards the film commences from the months end of November 2021!.

SHI'ANGHEN NIGERIA'S "THE LEGEND OF KHUM'GBOW" GOES TO HOLLYWOOD

IT IS THE ESTEEMED PLEASURE OF THE ENTIRE NOLLYWOOD ARTIST'S ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA TO ANNOUNCE THAT A FILM PRODUCED ON THE JOS-PLATEAU TITLED "THE LEGEND OF KHUM'GBOW" HAS BEEN SELECTED TO BE SCREENED AT THE 7TH ANNUAL HOLLYWOOD WEEKLY MAGAZINE FILM FESTIVAL IN THE USA!

The 7th Annual Hollywood Weekly Magazine Film Festival will take place from 3:00 pm - 11:00 pm at the Fine Arts Theater in Beverly Hills, California on the 6th of November 2021.

This year's prestigious event will honor and entertain dignitaries from Nigeria of which the Northern national coordinator Nollywood Artist's association and Plateau state Peace & Unity ambassador in the person of Ambassador Hoomsuk (who wrote, directed and also started in the awesome ethnic epic movie) will be there.  The invitees will be treated to live performances with a packed house followed by a viewing of a selected film presented to the audience of film & television executives from Hollywood, and invited guests.

All film projects (including the Legend of Khum'gbow) will be reviewed by the judges and published in the prestigious and international Hollywood weekly magazine for public feedback. The film "THE LEGEND OF KHUM'GBOW" starring a cast of wonderful and skilled actor's handpicked from the crop of local talent in the city of Jos-Plateau State demonstrated interest and favorable judges rating that made the 100% Jos made film to be featured in the Film Festival.

Upon submission, Shianghen Nigeria (an indigenous casting agency existing on the Plateau) had the option of purchasing advertising space in the festival's magazine and will be published in the International and National Los Angeles area distributed Hollywood Weekly Magazine.

 This was made possible by the contributions of the executive producers of the film namely: Lady Gertrude Longwan Odoala, Lady Josephine Ibrahim, Dr Haggai Gutap and Mercy Manas (a kannywood actor cum producer) with support from The Nollywood Artist's association of Nigeria, Plateau Diaspora Tourism agency LLC USA/ UK, PLASMEDA (Plateau Small & Medium Enterprise Development Agency) , AFRICULFASH and SHI'ANGHEN NIGERIA (CSN) the casting society of Nigeria.

 Films with the most favorable rating (including the Legend of Khum'gbow) will be screened at the 7th Annual HWMFF which will be held at the Fine Arts Theater in Beverly Hills, California on November 6, 2021!

Actor's discovered from this film includes Mercy Manas, Mary Yunana Anera, Jesse Klever, Papa Sunday Akpome, Nanle Illiya Shaibu, Nadia Runan Maina, Rhoda Bala, Theophilus Ojukwu, Okibe Patrick, Joshua Kalu, Ntiem Maryann Katman, Abayomi Abayomi, Sardauna na Jos, Benjamin Logo, Prince Salfat, Clement Gyang and a host of others.

This is good news for filmmaker's on the Plateau as efforts have been made for years to return at least 50% of Nollywood activity to the city of Jos which has for years been earmarked for hosting the landmark for filmmaking activities. This dream has been made possible as this independent film content from an indegeniuos casting agency from the city pioneered by Ambassador Hoomsuk jibrin has been achieved and will spur the next generation of actors, producers and directors from the indigenous society of the Plateau.

Expect international collaborations with foreign and reknowned film companies in the USA when  Plateau state comes back from taking centre stage at the Hollywood weekly magazine film festival 2021!.