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THE ERA OF RISING STARS IN BOTSWANA

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  Bakalanga (Baks) - Photo by Francis Nkoro T he collaboration between NDMax Jojo Production, a Nollywood Nigerian based film production company and The Tear Drainer Crew, a film production and entertainment firm in Botswana within a short period has defined the purpose of coming together to engage this epoch making adventure. Bakalanga Kewame - Photo by Francis Francistown hosted a crew of local and foreign actors for the production of the film, "Queen of Hearts", an African epic base film which was recently concluded, as another film production kick-starts in a couple of days. The film featured talented actors which a Nollywood correspondent classed as hidden raw talents. According to a Nollywood correspondence, Bakalanga Kewame Mahoko (Baks) and Jethro Ndebele were projected to have the best character representation in the film, "Queen of Hearts". The duo however, has been classed as African rising stars of our time.  Jethro Ndebele (Umaga) - Photo by Francis In

NOLLYWOOD AND BOTSTORIES; THE DAWN OF A NEW ERA IN BOTSWANA FILM INDUSTRY

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  Cross section of the crew C ulture and entertainment is globally known as a means of social integration amongst nations. Apart from the social impact entertainment brings in the society, it is also classified as a means of livelihood to talented minds who apply exhaustive consistency in doing what they know how to do best.  NDMax vs  Umaga Nigeria is one of the countries that have brought about global attention in entertainment industry through film making and music, among others. The cinema of Nigeria, often referred to informally as Nollywood, consists of films produced in Nigeria; and its history dates to late 19th century (1903), and into colonial era of 20th century when Geoffrey Barkas made "Palaver" in 1926. Nigeria film industry, and the emergence of the video film market in Nigeria is also traced back to 1980s when television production thrived, when Jimi Odumosu's "Evil Encounter", a 1980 horror film was released directly on television. Consequently,