These days, Nigerian movies are gradually going global and being appreciated in various parts of the globe.
During her interview, she shared her
experience as a Nigerian actress including her love for Nollywood and
her desire for it to be greater.
One of her movies "The Wedding Party" made its debut at the influential Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in 2016. It is one of the highest grossing films in Nigeria. It is currently available on Netflix.
Genevieve Nnaji
In 2018, Nnaji's directorial debut, "Lion Heart"
got picked up by American streaming service, Netflix. It became the
first Nigerian Netflix original movie. A few days later, the movie was
premiered at TIFF.
Apart from telling a good story about family
bond and female empowerment, it also showed off some of Nigeria's best
screen icons like Pete Edochie and Onyeka Onwenu at one of the largest film festivals in the world. Reportedly, over 480,000 people attend TIFF every year.
Nnaji was also at the film festival for a 2018 movie called "Farming". It featured Kate Beckinsale and was directed by fellow Nigerian Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje.
Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde
After joining the movie industry in 1995, at
the age of 16, the A-list actress got invited to join the Academy of
Motion Pictures and Science (Oscars) in 2018.
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