FIRST PICS: 'UDEME MMI' PREMIERES IN UYO!

The major cast: Bishop Umoh, Obongawan James, Moses Inwang. Belinda Effah and Grace 'Sunshine' Johnson

'Udeme Mmi' the hilarious Ibibio film was premiered to an appreciative crowd in Uyo, Akwa Ibom state. The movie which touches on the consequencies of forced marriage (with a humourous twist) was well received by the audience. The movie was produced by Emem Isong, directed by Lancelot Oduwa Imasuen, Assistant Directed by Uduak Oguamanam and screenplayed by Rita Onwurah. Enjoy the lovely pics!

MEET THE CAST & CREW OF THE MOVIE 'UDEME MMI'

As Royal Arts Academy gets ready to premiere the movie 'Udeme Mmi', we'd like you to meet the cast and crew of the movie.

CAST

Moses Armstrong  


Imeh Bishop Umoh    


Belinda Effah          




Obongawan Bennett James


Justina Roberts                  

Grace Johnson                     



Vanessa Koko                   




CREW


Emem Isong             Producer



Lancelot Imasuen    Director



Rita C. Onwurah      Screenplay


Udeme Mmi premieres on the 20th of September at the Silverbird Cinemas, Tropicana Complex, Uyo and will start screening in the cinemas from the 21st of September.

ROYAL ARTS ALUMNI TO GET THEIR CINEMA DEBUT.

3 former students of Royal Arts Academy will be getting their cinema debut as the movie ‘UDEME MMI’ hits the big screens.

Belinda Effah, Grace Johnson and Vanessa Koko are all alumni students of Royal Arts Academy who starred in the Emem Isong production.

Belinda Effah

Grace Johnson

Vanessa Koko

UDEME MMI will be premiered on the 20^th of September 2012 at the Tropicana Cinemaplex, Uyo Akwa Ibom State and will start screening in Uyo cinemas from the 21^st. 

UDEME MMI TO PREMIERE ON SEPTEMBER 20TH

Come 20th September 2012 in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Royal Arts Academy will be premiering Udeme Mmi one of their newest productions and their first Ibibio movie to be shown in cinemas.

A family drama laced with humor, Udeme Mmi has amongst its cast, Belinda Effah, Moses Armstrong, Imeh Bishop Umoh, Obongawan Bennett James amongst others.

Subsequent information and promotions will be released on this blog.

ALUMNI IN THE SPOTLIGHT: LILLIAN 'LEELEE' BYOMA

Lillian Byoma

Lillian 'Leelee' Byoma who hails from Kaduna State, was one of the pioneering students of Royal Arts Academy. 

Originally a screenwriting student, she took her shot at acting when she auditioned for a role in 'Catwalq' a soap opera produced by Royal Arts Academy. Her audition was successful and she landed the role of Biola, a secretary and one of the chief gossips in Catwalq.

Since then, Lillian has gone on to star in other movie and stage productions such as "I'll take my chances"for Royal Arts Academy, "Love is Not Enough" for PSI multimedia, “Echoes” for Galaxy TV and “Obstacle Race" for Black Heritage Festival with Wole Oguntokun.

She also made her screenwriting debut with Royal Arts Academy’s new TV series, “A Perfect Love”. Her most recent project is acting the role of Chima in an Emem Isong film"Mrs. Somebody".

"Hoodrush", where she plays the vibrant Presenter will be out in cinemas later this year.

NOW AVAILABLE ON DVD: THE MOVIE 'KOKOMMA'

Royal Arts Academy is pleased to announce that its newest release 'Kokomma' is now out on Dvd.

Interested buyers can either purchase copies at our office at 4 Adebisi Close off Ajao Road off Ogunlana Drive Surulere, or get in touch with Nollywood by Mindspace via twitter on @nollywoodtweets to get their copies of the movie.

OFFICIAL POSTER & TRAILER FOR THE MOVIE: UDEME MMI

This September, Royal Arts Academy will be releasing another addition to their portfolio of movies titled 'Udeme Mmi'

Udeme Mmi tells the story of Ima, the only child of a wealthy and doting father who indulges her. He dies unexpectedly, leaving Ima alone in the world and heir to his massive wealth and estates but under one condition; she has to be married.

To resolve the situation, Ima marries Asuquo in a bid to help her claim her inheritance but little did she know that Asuquo had other plans.

Starring: Belinda Effah, Moses Armstrong, Ime Bishop Umoh, Obongawan Bennett James

Producer: Emem Isong
Story: Uduak & Chidi Oguamanam
Screenplay: Rita C. Onwurah
Director: Lancelot Imasuen

More details on the movie release will be made available soon.

Below is the official trailer for the movie.

ROYAL ARTS ACADEMY WELCOMES NEW ACTING STUDENTS

Royal Arts Academy are happy to welcome the 2012 final batch of acting students. The session is going to be  lots of fun as the students will interact with each other as well as the teachers, producers, screenwriters, directors, talent managers and celebrity guests.

Once again we welcome you all and hope you have a pleasant stay.

The big screen calls!