Nigeria’s official choice committee has expanded the lineup for the 97th Academy Awards. New voting members embrace actress imma grace aguManaging Director, Nigerian Movie Company alinuhuProducer/Director Blessings EgbeFilmhouse Cinemas Co-Founder/Group CEO kine okusaand journalist/author/movie critic winner he threw. The committee, which presently consists of 16 members, will choose Nigerian movies to enter the worldwide characteristic movie class.
Led by actress/filmmaker Stephanie Lynasthe committee contains returning members e.g. Victor OkayPresident, Administrators Guild of Nigeria (DGN); Actor Omotola Jarad-Ekinde; Former DGN Chairman, Andy Amenech; drama practitioners, it is them dimension; Screenwriter/Director, ojukwu week; movie maker, Emeison; director, twice Ajibola; Screenwriter/Director, Jude sheep; director, John sorry; and actress/multilingual, Meg you have got been taken away.
“The addition of latest members brings collectively people with numerous inventive backgrounds, enhancing the method of choosing Nigeria’s greatest movies,” mentioned Stephanie. “The crew is tasked with amassing, screening and voting entries to symbolize the nation within the IFF class.”
The 97th Academy Awards will probably be held on March 2, 2025, and will probably be broadcast reside from the Dolby Theater at Ovation Hollywood in Los Angeles to greater than 200 areas all over the world.