Nigerian Times

  Calling for Academy Awards for Best Feature and Best Animated Film Produced with AI AI is Exponentially Advancing the Film Industry The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) is dedicated to the advancement of the arts and sciences of motion pictures should celebrate and not fret about advancement of filmmaking with AI. Because whatever art or science that is necessary for the general enlightenment and entertainment of the society is for the advancement of human civilization. AMPAS should be the leading advocate and champion of the technological advancement of the film industry. Multiple Academy Award winning director James Cameron called generative AI performances "horrifying", because they attempt to replace real human artists and experiences. But he cannot deny and dismiss the exponential advantages of using AI for the following: Workflow Efficiency & Democratization: Independent creators and studios use AI fo r pre-visualization, storyboarding, and...

  The second edition of the  NOLLYWOOD MIRROR® Series, the first book series on Nollywood and the Nigerian film industry is the most beautiful book on the phenomenal first indie film industry in Africa and has the largest film production of movies on continent. The book in full colour with glossy paper is the first publication of the first Nigerian actors in "Palaver", the first feature film shot in Nigeria in 1926 by the Academy Award winning English filmmaker and military officer, Geoffrey Barkas; the beauty queens of Nollywood and Kannywood and the celebration of life Fair and White beauty pageant with the most celebrated icons of  beauty, fashion and lifestyle in the Nigerian society making this special second edition of the NOLLYWOOD MIRROR® Series a collector's edition. The book series is printed in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America and distributed by Amazon, Barnes and Noble and other booksellers. #books #series #nollywood #kannywood #academyaward #...