The Ooni of Ife, his Imperial Majesty, Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi Ojaja II, 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 NAFCA, 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 honoured at NAFCA 2016 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.
