Nigeria’s foremost campus/youth magazine, ACADA Magazine is leaving no stone unturned to make sure that her
debut movie, “ATUBOTAN – Nemesis” is
a blockbuster hit. Arrangements are in top gear to stage auditioning to cast
for young actors and actresses for the upcoming flick which will debut on the
big screens soon.
According to the publisher of the youthful magazine, Biodun Caston-Dada, he stated that the magazine will be making use
of fresh and talented young cast as the scouting teams will be visiting University of Lagos and University of Ibadan’s Theatre Arts
faculties to fish out these “new
stars”. “We are passionate about this movie and like we’ve been promising,
we will be making new Nollywood Stars
with ATUNBOTAN. We don’t want to
keep recycling the old faces and stars, hence our aim of visiting these
campuses to seek out fresh faces. ATUNBOTAN
will be giving chances to young campus students who are looking for an
opportunity to be discovered and take their acting careers to the next level”,
he explained.
Though a definite date is yet to be fixed, but we learnt that the
auditioning will surely be done in September as the team planned filming in
November when the rain would have subdue and the weather is bright for filming.
Bidoun Caston-Dada further speaks
on the movie project. “We’ve criticized the industry for long and it is time we
take the Bull by the horn and show the world that a good movie can be made in Nigeria. It’s time to up the game”. “There’s
a standard, and with the film ACADA is producing, we cannot do
anything below ‘Tango With Me’, ‘Phone Swap’, ‘Last Flight To Abuja’, ‘Ije’,
‘Figurine’ or ‘Arugba’. These are world-class movies
produced by Nigerians who work by the standard and the rules. You can’t cut
corners and expect a good result in movie making. Everything is not just about
the money but details. You must do a thorough research on your story. I believe
we will be making a great statement in terms of story line, cast, picture
quality and aesthetics when this movie is finally shot. Lest I forget, we will
be using this movie to introduce fresh and talented faces and there will be
minimal usage of established actors”.
The script of the movie is ready and marketing for sponsorship and products
placement in the movie is ongoing. Corporate sponsorship are also been sought
to partner with the magazine in making the movie project a reality. This will
afford corporate brands the unique opportunity to subtly advertise their
products and services.
“ATUNBOTAN” which is been planned
to be shot in Yoruba language will
make use of the best filming cameras and editing equipments, and it will be
sub-titled in English, Portugues and
French for international audience and viewership. On the choice of the
movie Language, Biodun Caston-Dada
explained, “we decided to shoot the movie in Yoruba to support the Nigerian
government clamour for the teachings of Mother Tongues in schools and to encourage young people to speak
their native language which is part of our cultural values. More so, movie shot
in mother tongue makes it easier for actors to deliver their lines without
restrains or cautious. Good examples are Indian
and Chinese movies which most of us grew up to watch and love”.
When completed, “ATUNBOTAN” will
be screened across major Nigerian
campuses, various International Film
Festivals across the world and also at the Cinemas.
Acada Magazine was established about five years ago to fill
the void been created by non-existence of a national campus/youth lifestyle magazine that is circulated across
various Nigerian campuses. Since its
establishment, the magazine had gone through various transitions. From a
monthly magazine with a cover price of N200, it’s now a FREE
bi-weekly magazine. The movie project is the next level for the
magazine. The magazine is currently in circulation Nigeria, Ghana and the Republic of Benin.
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