President of the Guild, Oliver O. Mbamara stated that besides being an occasion for fun and holiday interactions, the annual end of year gathering has become a tradition that provides members with a casual atmosphere to discuss important current issues facing Nollywood…
“His passing was appropriately dubbed the “exit of a Legend” and treated as a “celebration of life” considering that he peacefully passed at a ripe age and as the oldest person in his community after having lived a very fulfilling life.”
” All I can really offer is that you keep consistent, do the work – no shortcuts, have patience, persistence, positivity and be yourself, not what you think others want or need you to be. Believe in yourself…”
“Africans must rise to the challenge of telling their own stories. There are many African stories to be told, and histories and cultures to be safeguarded through the African perspective. Nollywood offers both a voice for our people and a bed of investment opportunities to be explored and enjoyed.”
The Nollywood Producers Guild USA (NPG, USA) recently held its official inauguration event in New York, USA
The NAFCA Trophies for Nollywood & African People’s Choice Awards Hollywood 2016 Winners will be formally presented at the Star-Studded prestigious NAFCA Will Smith FAVORITE HOLLYWOOD ACTOR Taraji P. Henson FAVORITE HOLLYWOOD ACTRESS Jacinth Sutphin Chillton De M. James FAVORITE PROMISING ACTRESS […]
Nollywood Producers Guild USA Hold Annual Dinner / Get Together Members of the Nollywood Producers Guild USA came together over the weekend to celebrate their annual end of year/new year get together event. The event was both a celebration of the end of a challenging year as well as the ushering in of a new […]
The NAFCA Honors Hollywood 2015 is pleased to announce the recipients of the prestigious NAFCA Literary Arts Award for this year. Mr. Wole Soyinka, Dr. Kole Odutola, Dr. Fumi Hancock and Mrs. Odile Koudou are well known for their work as a civil rights activist, artist, and prolific body of work includes writing poetry, memoirs, novels […]
Los Angeles, California: It is a new day for the Nigerian Film Industry, popularly referred to as NOLLYWOOD and the entire African Film Industry as The Pan African Film Festival; the premium black film festival in the world finally agrees to host its festival in different African countries every year on rotational basis after its […]
Los Angeles, California: This year’s Pan African Film Festival which spot lighted various films from Nigeria will be ending with a bang showing more films from Nigeria. This spotlight edition which is part of the Project ACT Nollywood Nigeria initiative have made it possible for films from Nigeria, made by Nigerians home and abroad to […]
Brooklyn, New York, USA: The Nollywood Producers Guild, USA recently held its annual get-together and dinner event at the Amarachi Prime in Brooklyn, New York. In attendance were guild members from around the United States such as Pascal Atuma, Oliver Oscar Mbamara, Chisom Oz-Lee, Bethels Agomuoh, Moses, Adedeji, Felix Nnrom, Chuck Ajoku, among others. Also, […]
Beverly Hills, California: On the 13th of September at the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills the African NAFCA honored thespians among the best in the field of entertainment. Over 500 Hollywood celebrities came to celebrate the strides being made in Nollywood, the second-biggest film-producer in the world after India. The African NAFCA Awards Show was […]
PROFILE: Genevieve Nnaji is an actress, singer, & humanitarian, Genevieve Nnaji started her acting career as a child actress in the then-popular television soap opera “Ripples” at the age of 8. She was also featured in several commercials, some of which included Pronto beverage and Omo detergent. In 1998, at the age of 19, she […]
PROFILE: Oliver Oscar Mbamara, is an attorney, filmmaker, actor, writer, & poet. Background and Legal Career: Oliver Oscar Mbamara started writing and acting while pursuing a legal career in Nigeria before moving to the United States where he was also admitted to the bar. He subsequently became an Admin Judge for the State of New […]
The third annual Nollywood & African Film Critics’ Awards (NAFCA 2013) was held recently at the Warner Theatre, Washington DC USA. In attendance were filmmakers, actors, producers and other entertainers from around the world. HOW IT HAPPENED: The NAFCA 2013 program generally commenced the day before with the premiere of some Nollywood movies with some […]
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