{"id":6309,"date":"2024-03-10T18:45:54","date_gmt":"2024-03-10T17:45:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nollywoodweek.com\/le-festival\/"},"modified":"2026-03-21T14:05:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T13:05:13","slug":"le-festival","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nollywoodweek.com\/en\/le-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"The Film Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"6309\" class=\"elementor elementor-6309 elementor-6039\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-126f035 thegem-e-con-layout-elementor e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"126f035\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;thegem_container_layout&quot;:&quot;elementor&quot;}\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1f7d85 flex-horizontal-align-default flex-horizontal-align-tablet-default flex-horizontal-align-mobile-default flex-vertical-align-default flex-vertical-align-tablet-default flex-vertical-align-mobile-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a1f7d85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">NollywoodWeek Film Festival is a non-profit initiative created to promote African film<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2872f4 thegem-e-con-layout-elementor e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c2872f4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;thegem_container_layout&quot;:&quot;elementor&quot;}\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93a8e8f flex-horizontal-align-default flex-horizontal-align-tablet-default flex-horizontal-align-mobile-default flex-vertical-align-default flex-vertical-align-tablet-default flex-vertical-align-mobile-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"93a8e8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">The\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">NollywoodWeek Film Festival<\/span><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">\u00a0(NOW)\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">was launched in 2013 in Paris, France by\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">film enthusiasts and curators after they noticed a lack of films that appealed to the large and diverse Black community in France and Europe at large. Paris is the epi-center of film yet there wasn\u2019t a single festival that catered to the second largest film industry in the world: <\/span><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Nollywood.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">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,\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">NOW<\/span><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">\u00a0continues to celebrate films that embrace the\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Nollywood spirit and delight audiences.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-968c7cc thegem-e-con-layout-elementor e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"968c7cc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;thegem_container_layout&quot;:&quot;elementor&quot;}\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-511036f e-con-full thegem-e-con-layout-elementor e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"511036f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;thegem_container_layout&quot;:&quot;elementor&quot;}\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5331ff flex-horizontal-align-default flex-horizontal-align-tablet-default flex-horizontal-align-mobile-default flex-vertical-align-default flex-vertical-align-tablet-default 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Noukou\u00e9.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"gem-textbox-bottom gem-textbox-bottom-none default-fill\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-339959c e-con-full thegem-e-con-layout-elementor e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"339959c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;thegem_container_layout&quot;:&quot;elementor&quot;}\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-576cec6 flex-horizontal-align-default flex-horizontal-align-tablet-default flex-horizontal-align-mobile-default flex-vertical-align-default flex-vertical-align-tablet-default flex-vertical-align-mobile-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-thegem-styled-textbox\" data-id=\"576cec6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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left\"><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">To associate your brand with a positive and growing segment (arguably one of the most important success stories that the continent has to offer).<\/span><\/li><li style=\"text-align: left\"><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">To connect with the stars of tomorrow.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"text-align: left\"><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">To connect in a deeper way with your audience.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"text-align: left\"><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">To better connect the youth of Africa and Europe. NOW festival is a gateway.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"text-align: left\"><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">To support an event that has proven itself over a decade of existence.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gem-button-container gem-widget-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"gem-button gem-button-size-small gem-button-text-weight-bold gem-button-style-flat\" href=\"https:\/\/nollywoodweek.com\/en\/sponsorship\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gem-inner-wrapper-btn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gem-text-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSUPPORT THE AFRICAN FILM INDUSTRY\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"gem-textbox-bottom gem-textbox-bottom-none default-fill\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-defd450 thegem-e-con-layout-elementor e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"defd450\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;thegem_container_layout&quot;:&quot;elementor&quot;}\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2bb09b flex-horizontal-align-default flex-horizontal-align-tablet-default flex-horizontal-align-mobile-default flex-vertical-align-default flex-vertical-align-tablet-default flex-vertical-align-mobile-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f2bb09b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Stay Up-to-Date<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7847cef thegem-e-con-layout-elementor e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7847cef\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;thegem_container_layout&quot;:&quot;elementor&quot;}\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d07f38 elementor-widget__width-initial flex-horizontal-align-default flex-horizontal-align-tablet-default flex-horizontal-align-mobile-default flex-vertical-align-default flex-vertical-align-tablet-default flex-vertical-align-mobile-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"0d07f38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<iframe width=\"540\" height=\"475\" src=\"https:\/\/sibforms.com\/serve\/MUIFAEwSA3sVWVt0vgue6u6AFhqAsZSgbsy2oGCzqsSN6M4w4dXXD84hE8rzaNExonA2n7V1KZdH8S99sADEKMmO6LdaTB-ShWCEBI8p0vdJ9WB1OjO1dLAEKUUjyKTfLXzkxk8A-Jh6m4y5dX-6vNOPj3BpaxneElM0ds5_8EjxnW2rrHAQK9oz4qFJrV7KRBZZR3QYBX1YyVgA\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"auto\" allowfullscreen style=\"display: block;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;max-width: 100%;\"><\/iframe>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NollywoodWeek Film Festival is a non-profit initiative created to promote African film The\u00a0NollywoodWeek Film Festival\u00a0(NOW)\u00a0was launched in 2013 in Paris,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6309","page","type-page","status-publish"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nollywoodweek.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6309","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nollywoodweek.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nollywoodweek.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nollywoodweek.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nollywoodweek.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6309"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/nollywoodweek.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6309\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10449,"href":"https:\/\/nollywoodweek.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6309\/revisions\/10449"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nollywoodweek.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6309"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}