Dakore Egbuson-Akande, Bolanle Olukanni, Bovi, Basketmouth, Mercy Eke, Iyin Aboyeji, others confirm participation in NECLive8
As Sunday, April 25, 2021, approaches, high-profile media personalities, comedians, actors and entrepreneurs have confirmed their participation in the eighth edition of the Nigeria Entertainment Conference (NECLive8), tagged ‘Building the Future.’
This year’s event will combine a studio set-up with a live global broadcast. Confirmed participants will provide deep insights into the future of the entertainment industry.
Nollywood superstar, Dakore Egbuson-Akande; entrepreneur and founder, Temple Management Company, Idris Olorunnimbe; accomplished entertainers, Basketmouth and Bovi; Big Cabal CEO, Tomiwa Aladekomo; Andela Co-Founder, Iyin Aboyeji and, 2019 Big Brother Naija winner and business woman, Mercy Eke, have been confirmed as speakers. Media personality and producer, Bolanle Olukanni, will host the conference.
Nigerian Production Powerhouse FilmOne Brings Slick Commercial Slate to EFM (EXCLUSIVE)
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One year ago, as thousands of global film and TV industry reps descended on Berlin for the European Film Market, executives from Nigerian production and distribution powerhouse FilmOne Entertainment had good reason to feel optimistic. The company had recently unveiled a $1 million film fund with China’s Huahua Media and South Africa’s Empire Entertainment, an unprecedented pact for the Nigerian movie industry. Production on the first film financed by the fund had just begun, and it looked like the start to a promising year.
Directors are crucial to the success of a film. So crucial that there can be no production without a director at the helm of affairs steadily bringing the story to life.
Over the years, Nollywood has seen the emergence of talented creatives making magic. These directors continue to revolutionize the film industry with uniquely told stories.
Undoubtedly, 2020 came with its numerous surprises, some of which left the film industry struggling to break even. In spite of the year, directors still pushed to secure the future of Nollywood.
Here are five Nollywood directors with some of the best films of 2020, in no particular order of hierarchy.