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Joke Silva, Eddie Ugboma honoured at ZUMA Film Festival

 

Late movie star, Eddie Ugboma and other practicing professionals,
including Joke Silva, veteran actress, have been honoured with the
Movie Rock of Fame Award of the Nigerian film industry.
They were recognised on Friday, at the closing ceremony and award
night of the 2019 edition of the annual ZUMA Film Festival (ZUFF) in
Abuja.
Ugbomah, known for his 1979 classic`The Rise and Fall of Oyenusi’, was
posthumously honoured with a Rock of Fame Award for his contribution
to the growth of the country’s film industry.
Silva and Alex Eyengho, award-winning filmmaker and actor, as well as
other living and practicing professionals were honoured with Life-Time
Achievement Award.
Other eminent Nigerians honoured included Muhammad Bello, FCT
minister; Abayomi Olonisakin, chief of defence staff (CDS); and Godwin
Emefiele, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), among others.
Chidia Maduekwe, managing director, Nigerian Film Corporation (NFC),
who was chairman of the festival organising committee, described the
honour bestowed on the thespians and stakeholders as “well-deserved”.
According to him, the recipients – living and dead – have contributed
to the exponential growth of the Nigerian movie industry, popularly
known as Nollywood.
“This is our modest attempt at appreciating the enormous contributions
of these film practitioners in the Nigeria film industry and their
achievements thereof,” he said.
The Nigerian Film Society Rock of Fame Award, now in its third year of
introduction, is the highest professional recognition within the
Nigeria film industry based solely on merit.
Some of the recipients of the maiden edition in 2017 included late
thespians Sam Loco-Efe, James Iroha, popularly known as ‘Giringori
Akabogu’ and Adeyemi Afolayan, also known as Ade Love, father of
veteran movie director Kunle Afolayan.

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