His Imperial Majesty, Adeyeye Enitan
Ogunwusi Ojaja II (Ooni of Ife), Governor
Benedict Ayade, Richard Mofe Damijo, Spike
Lee, Dionne Warwick, Dr. Alexander
Cummings, and Floyd Mayweather Jr, are
among personalities to be honoured by The
Nollywood & African Film Critics’ Awards
(NAFCA)
Founder and the CEO of Nollywood & African
film Critics’ Awards, Victor O. Olatoye, said
that over 100 films have been received from
filmmakers across Africa and the Diaspora.
“We are very proud of our filmmakers for the
significant improvements we continue to see
as we review these films. NAFCA 2016 is
going to be our biggest award to date since
we moved the award to Hollywood in 2014
and we are partnering with Hollywood
producers including over 400 members of the
press to spread the word.
“We also have some dignitaries who will be
honored at NAFCA 2015 His Imperial Majesty
Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi Ojaja II(Ooni of
Ife) , President Ali Bongo and Governor
Benedict Ayade of Cross River State.
Nollywood will also be represented and so far
over 100 A-listers from the African film
industry have requested invitations and
hundreds from Hollywood,” he said.
Dry, Boxing Day, Tribe, Mud, Return of the
Don and Oxford Garden run away with this
year’s nominations as the show holds on
Saturday, Sept 17, at the Legendary Orpheum
Theater, Los Angeles, California USA.
NAFCA is an accolade bestowed by the
Nollywood Film Critics, USA, a movie review
organization for Nollywood and African films
to recognize excellence of professionals in
the African film industry. The annual formal
ceremony started September 16, 2011 in
North Carolina, USA.
Source: THE NATION
