Known for their crowd-pleasing blockbuster collaborations – The Wedding Party Series and My Wife and I – Inkblot Productions and FilmOne Production and Distribution have teamed up yet again for New Money
New Money tells a story of a struggling young designer Toun Odumosu (Jemima Osunde) whose life changes following the death of an absentee tycoon father (Kalu Ikeagwu) who left her to fill his shoes. The film is a comedy drama about a young girl coming to terms with newfound riches and follows her journey as she tries to successfully merge her newfound wealth with her old life.
Directed by Tope Oshin (Shuga, Tinsel and Journey to Self) and written by Chinaza Onuzo (The Arbitration, My Wife and I, The Wedding Party 2), New Money boasts of a stellar cast led by Jemima Osunde, Blossom Chukwujekwu, Kate Henshaw, Dakore Egbuson, Wale Ojo and Folarin “Falz” Falana.
The star studded film also features Femi Branch, Osas Ighodaro, Wofaifada, Daniel Etim Effiong, Adeolu Adefarasin, Kalu Ikeagwu and Bikiya Graham-Douglas.
“Having successfully worked with FilmOne in the past, we knew that they were the right partner to work with to bring this exciting story to the Nigerian audiences” says Chinaza Onuzo, one of the founding partners at Inkblot says
“With over a billion naira in box office from our previous collaborations, we were very excited to work with Inkblot again,” says Moses Babatope, the Chief Operating Officer of Film One, “ we continue to believe that collaboration is the secret weapon in the Nigerian film industry and we are happy that we continue to demonstrate this.”
New Money will mark the forth collaboration between these two industry powerhouses and will be released in cinemas across Nigeria on March 23 2018.
Their previous collaborations, The Wedding Party Series (December 2016 and December 2017) and My Wife and I (August 2017) were top Nollywood earners at the box office.
About Inkblot Productions:
Inkblot Productions is a Lagos-based production company founded with the goal of creating high quality, commercially viable films and television shows for Nigerian and international audiences. Since inception in 2011, Inkblot has been one of the fasted growing production companies in Nigeria, releasing crowd-pleasing hits such as The Wedding Party Series, My Wife and I, The Arbitration, Out of Luck and The Department. Further information on Inkblot can be found at www.ink-blot.tv
About FilmOne Distribution and Production:
FilmOne Distribtion and Production Limited is the leading West African independent distributor of filmed entertainment. Based in Lagos, Nigeria, we distribute a wide-range of mainstream, commercial pictures including international and indigenous titles. Since its foray into production, the company has also become one of the leading production houses releasing crowd pleasing hits such as The Wedding Party Series, My Wife and I, Lunch Time Heroes and the upcoming Maaket Must Sell. Further information on FilmOne can be found at www.filmoneng.com
