Countdown Begins For Nollywood Film Festival in Germany

Countdown has begun for the first of its kind Nollywood Film Festival, which will hold in Frankfurt, Germany from September 11 to 14, 2014. The 4-day programme scheduled to hold at Hessen’s Filmforun Höchst VHS in Frankfurt will showcase films, discuss Nollywood and its growth, hold a talent competition and wrap up with Nollywood E Golden Awards (NEGA) which is in its second edition.

Nominated to receive NEGA plaques this year are star actress, Patience Ozokwor, Chinedu Ikedieze and Osita Iheme better known as Aki and Pawpaw, and Victor Osuagwu while fast rising Afro hip hop sensation, Olamide, who is set to commence a tour of Europe where his music is currently making waves, will thrill the guests.Continue.......

Aside the movie stars, two Nigerian entertainment journalists, Azuh Amatus; Editor of Entertainment Express and Shaibu Hussieni (Guardian) will also be honoured at the award ceremony for their roles in projecting Nollywood. The first edition of NEGA saw this reporter clinching the Distinguished Nollywood Profiler Award.

Speaking with The Entertainer, the organiser, Isaac Izoya, said the decision to hold the festival is based on the interest shown by Germans and other Europeans to watch classic Nollywood films on big screen for the first time. “Nollywood Film Festival Germany – NFFG/Nollywood E-Golden Awards (NEGA 2014) aims at creating a platform that will facilitate an opportunity for Nigerian directors, actors, film distributors, producers and journalists to interact with their European counterparts about the nature and future of Nollywood and the movie industry generally.

“It will be a platform for intercultural dialogue and international exposure and the films will provide so much entertainment. I am glad with the films already received. The screening department has a big job on their hands because there are many interesting productions to select from,” he said.