The Guradian

Jetta Amata, the young Nigerian home movie director and producer and son of the veteran actor Zack Amata arrived Cannes Thursday to "screen his new feature film, Amazing Grace'. Soon as the filmmaker sighted him, he raced to the press centre located on the second floor of the Palaise de Festival to invite the Nigerian journalists covering the Cannes to come "meet the only Nigerian filmmaker whose work would be screened at the Cannes". None of the journalists budged because first, the movie was not listed for screening and there was also no prior information about Jeta's intention to screen the movie, which though is still in the works at such a prestigious festival as the Cannes. Ugbomah left disappointed but when he showed up later, he said he understood why the journalists didn't bother. 'The boy thought you can just bring a film to a well-planned festival like this to screen without prior arrangement'

The Guradian

'The boy thought you can just bring a film to a well-planned festival like this to screen without prior arrangement'

I hope he's kidding. How can someone from such a known movie family, not know that you don't just show up with a movie on festival day and expect it to be shown? Wow, good idea trying to get it there...but poor planning.

Jetta Amata deserves our commendation.
I don't think the young man was ignorant of the guidelines. He must have gone there to make contacts for future benefits.

As I said earlier in another post, the Nigerian films are coming.
Jetta Amata is a hardworking young director who knows what he is doing.
I met him once. Then, he was still a gangling teenager with a tall ambition. He has dreams and dreams make the man and the man makes the world to spin around on the big screen. The big picture shows more. Let us make big pictures!

Jetta, I raise my two thumbs to you!