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What’s NOW!
The NollywoodWeek Film Festival (NOW) was launched in 2013 in Paris, France by film enthusiast and curators, Nadira Shakur and Serge Noukoue noticed a lack of films that appealed to the large and diverse Black community in France and Europe at large. Paris is the epicenter of film yet there wasn’t a single festival that catered to the second largest film industry in the world: Nollywood.
NollywoodWeek Film Festival gave recognition where recognition was due and created a festival that not only showcased films from Nigeria but also bridged the gap between Francophone and Anglophone Africa. 10 years later, NOW continues to celebrate films that embrace the Nollywood spirit and delight audiences.
Notable Moments
10 editions
in Paris, 2 in Marseille with over Over 22,000 tickets sold.
Over 3500
articles, blogs and other write ups published on the festival and on the Nollywood film industry.
Hosted 100+
filmmakers, actors, influencers and other industry leaders from Nigeria, Africa and its diaspora.
Over 150
shorts, feature, documentaries, and animations screened and subtitled into French.
Over 12 filmmakers
awarded top-of-the-line lenses from Angenieux.
90% of films
selected at the festival obtained distribution deals which emphasizes the impact of a selection at NollywoodWeek for the film’s career.
The organizers
Association Okada Media
Run by Nadira Shakur and Serge Noukoué.
WHY YOU SHOULD SUPPORT NOLLYWOODWEEK:
- To be a part of a new narrative that places African Culture at the center.
- To associate your brand with a positive and growing segment (arguably one of the most important success stories that the continent has to offer).
- To connect with the stars of tomorrow.
- To connect in a deeper way with your audience.
- To better connect the youth of Africa and Europe. NOW festival is a gateway.
- To support an event that has proven itself over a decade of existence.
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