Nollywood Comes to Frankfurt in September

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Patience Ozokwor, aka Mama G, will present two of her films in Frankfurt. Other Nollywood top acts expected at the festival include Osita Ihemen (aka Pawpaw) and Victor Osuagwu (One Dollar). Hip Hop star Olamide Adedeji will perform at the Awards ceremony

The Nigerian home-grown film industry, known globally as Nollywood, has a date with its fans in Germany in September.

On 11-14 September, Ehizoya Golden Entertainment will showcase the best of the Nigerian film in Frankfurt am Main at the Nollywood Film Festival Germany. “The decision to hold this festival is based on the interest shown by Germans and Europeans to watch classic Nollywood films on the big screen for the first time,” said the event organiser, Isaac Izoya.

The festival will be held in partnership with the State of Hesse’s Filmforum Höchst and with the support of Frankfurt’s Office for Multicultural Affairs, the Nigerian Association Rhein/Main Area, the Nigeria Television Authority and the Nollywood Radio France. The four-day event will feature an opening night cocktail, daily screenings of two full-length films, a premiere and a symposium at which Nigerian and European film-makers will exchange ideas and experiences.

Izoya spoke of plans to hold an event titled Diaspora Talent Hunt as part of the festival. “We want to leverage the event to discover African talents in the Diaspora for Nollywood,” he said. “The winners will be rewarded with, at least, sub-lead roles in Nollywood films.”
The festival will be crowned with the Nollywood E-Golden Awards at which selected industry practitioners who, according to Izoya, “have played important roles in making Nollywood what it has become today” will be honoured. Izoya also revealed that an A-list stand-up comedian, cultural dancers and Nigerian hip-hop performances would also feature at the awards event.

ByAUSTIN OHAEGBU
Source: The African Courier Magazine