Nollywood Week Paris

NollywoodWeek Paris is an annual event dedicated to showcasing the best of Nollywood to a French audience in order to foster distribution opportunities in this untapped market and 2013 marks its first edition.

The event starts on Thursday May 30th with an Opening night launch party and ends Sunday June 2nd 2013 with a Closing ceremony featuring the film voted best feature by the public.

Date: May 30 - June 2, 2013

Time: 6:00 pm to 11:00 pm

Venue: L’Arlequin Theatre, Paris.

 

NollywoodWeek will take place in the heart of Paris at L’Arlequin Theatre, right between the Latin Quarter and Montparnarsse. During the course of the festival, seven of the best feature length films by Nigerian directors will be screened throughout each day and open for public voting. In addition to the film screenings, there will be a marketplace, a panel discussion, and special events taking place.

The seven films selected to screen this year are:
Phone Swap by Kunle Afolayan
Maami by Tunde Kelani
Inalé by Jeta Amata & Keke Bongos
Tango with Me by Mahmood Ali-Balogun
Ijé by Chineze Anyaene
Man on Ground by Akin Omotoso
Last Flight to Abuja by Obi Emelonye

This year, Nollywood turns 21. Now is the perfect time to shift gears away from its perception of low-quality films and move towards bringing recognition to the most influential story-teller in Africa. The Nigerian film industry has gone beyond national borders obtaining worldwide recognition. Now, it will become known to the 62 million inhabitants of France, the birthplace of cinema.
For schedule of events, CLICK HERE. For more info, visit: nollywoodweek.com