Want to go behind the scenes in Nollywood?
Want to get the inside scoop on what’s going on in Nigeria’s vibrant film industry?
Want to catch up with your favourite Nollywood stars as they chat about their stellar careers?
Then make sure that you tune in to JARA on AfricaMagic!
The flagship new series is packed with fun news and information, direct from the thriving heart of Africa’s busiest film hub. Screening to DStv audiences every Saturday evening in primetime (19.30 CAT), JARA is hosted by two of Nigeria’s hottest stars…popular and sociable Big Brother All Stars winner Uti Nwachukwu and sensational entertainment personality Helen Paul.
Speaking about the debut of JARA, M-Net Managing Director Biola Alabi said the series had been in planning and development for some time.
“M-Net has created numerous original productions like Tinsel, Studio 53 and Comedy Club, which have been shown on the AfricaMagic channel. Further to this, we’ve licensed a lot of African series from producers across the continent. Now we felt it was time for AfricaMagic to have its very own original production, something we developed specifically for this very popular channel and its enthusiastic audience. JARA is the result and we’re very pleased to have the chance to really profile Nigeria’s directors, producers, stars - showing them at premieres, galas, awards shows and at work.”
She continues, “This kind of programming is in demand internationally and is very powerful. We are delighted that we can help facilitate a closer relationship between the world of Nollywood celebrities and their fans across Africa - those viewers who just love the movies and those stars that want to share their experiences with these viewers.”
JARA is filmed on location in Lagos and some of its first inserts have included – a focus on the Bon Awards and the Tima Awards, a visit to the Port Harcourt International Film Festival, a countdown of the top female actresses to watch in 2011 and profiles on producers Tunde Kelani and Lonzo Nzekwe. Guests in studio have already included Ini Edo and Omoni Oboli plus JARA has also included an insert on Desmond Elliot on holiday. Also coming up is an interview with Nollywood legend Ramsey Noah (Saturday January 29).
For information on JARA, log on to www.mnetafrica.com or follow the show on Twitter and Facebook (jaratv). JARA is re-screened on AfricaMagic every Monday at 12.00 CAT and Wednesday at 23.00 CAT.
M-Net’s AfricaMagic, the first channel of its kind in Africa, celebrated its 7th birthday in December and the AfricaMagic Hausa and AfricaMagic Yoruba channels celebrate their first anniversary in March 2011.