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Media Personality, Toyosi Etim-Effiong, To Lead Nollywood To ‘Essence Film Festival 2024’
Media entrepreneurial personality, Toyosi Etim-Effiong, is set to lead and represent the Nigerian movie industry, in a prominent form, at the ‘Essence Film Festival 2024’, which will take place in New Orleans, USA, from July 5 to July 7, 2024.
With a special Nollywood activation cum recognition on July 5, the event would mark a significant turning-point in the journey of Nollywood toward international honour.
In an effective collaboration with ‘That Good Media’, where Etim-Effiong serves as founder and CEO, Nollywood is firmly set for its third appearance at the festival.
The event would also have the gathering of esteemed Nollywood celebrities and influential personalities from Hollywood, which would eventually bring about a robust exchange of ideas, knowledge, and experiences.
The panel of the event, titled ‘Building Bridges: Collaborating with Nollywood for Global Success’, aims to reinforce the importance of international partnerships in elevating Nollywood on the global stage.
The panelists will discuss strategic alliances and the role of storytelling in promoting cultural exchanges and deepening global understanding.
Toyosi Etim-Effiong expresses her vision for the event, and she said: “Our participation at ‘Essence Film Festival’ not only showcases the unique narratives and talents of Nollywood but also reinforces our commitment to creating global dialogues through film.”
Director of the ‘Essence Film Festival’, Lamonia Brown said: “We are thrilled to host Nollywood’s vibrant showcase, which is a testament to the rich cultural heritage and storytelling prowess that Nigerian cinema brings to our global audience.”
Notably, in acknowledging the success of the 2023 Essence Film Festival’s inaugural Nigeria Day, it would be seen that the event highlighted the vibrancy of Nigerian cinema and culture, with the featuring of prominent Nigerian film personalities such as Richard Mofe Damijo, Stella Damasus, and many others.
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Nigerian Afrobeats singer, Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, aka Wizkid, has announced that his sixth studio album would be dedicated to his late mum, Jane Morayo Balogun.
The ‘Ojuelegba’ hitmaker made the announcement in a video message shared via his social media platform on Saturday, June 1, 2024.
He also disclosed that the album, which is titled ‘Morayo’ and in honour of his late mum, would be released ‘very soon’.
Wizkid’s words: “My album ‘Morayo’, dedicated to my mum, the love of my life, drops very soon. Don’t dull. Don’t sleep.”
It could be recaled that Wizkid’s mother, Jane Dolapo Balogun, died on August 18, 2023, in London.
The singer said the pain of losing his mum ‘hurts deeply’.
In his words: “The pain is profound.”
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Actress Patience Ozukor: I Rejected The Name-Tag ‘Liz Benson of Enugu’ On Me, To Have My Own Name-Tag ‘Patience Ozukor’
Nollywood veteran actress, Patience Ozokwor, has disclosed and talked about how people tried to impose titles and name-tags on her at the beginning of her career and how she handled it.
The veteran actress said when she began her acting career, people tried to compare her with legendary actress, Liz Benson, by tagging her as ‘Liz Benson of Enugu’ but she rejected the tag because she believes they are both unique.
She disclosed that she also rejected suggestions to answer her husband’s first name as her surname and instead chose to bear his family name.
She actually disclosed this in an interview session via a media platform.
Her words: “I don’t know how it started, all I know was that when I started my acting career and people started recognizing this woman from Enugu.”
“So, there was a time I came to Lagos for a shoot and people started saying, ‘That’s her, this woman from Enugu.’ They said, “You’re the ‘Liz Benson of Enugu.”
“I said, ‘No, with all due respect, I don’t want to be like Liz Benson, I want to be myself. I am ‘Patience Ozokwor of Enugu’.”
“And some people came and said, ‘You don’t even need to answer Patience Ozokwor again. Answer your husband’s first name Edmund; Patience Edmund.’
“I said, ‘No, because in Igbo land, you’re not just married by one man, you’re married by a family. I don’t know about other tribes.”
“So, my husband’s people, their name is Ozokwor. When you mention Ozokwor in any part of this world, people who know the Ozokwors would say ‘I know where she comes from’,” she concluded.
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