Wednesday, 13 July 2016

THE AFRICAN OSCARS (NAFCA) 2016




The 6th annual NAFCA also known as Nollywood & African Film Critics' Awards will be on the 17th of September 2016 at the prestigious Orpheum Theatre of Los Angeles, California, USA. 

The Nollywood & African Film Critics’ Awards, commonly known as The NAFCA, is U.S. awards for achievements in the film industry and The NAFCA Honors are awarded to recognize outstanding individuals whose professional careers have been marked by extraordinary personal and professional accomplishments.

 Honorees and winners are awarded the NAFCA Trophies, officially the Award of Merit that is much better known by its nickname NAFCA.


The NAFCA Special Honors were presented for the first time in 2011 to President Nelson Mandela. Recipients of this award in subsequent years include President Yahya Jammeh of The Gambia, President Jonathan E. Goodluck and President Ellen J. Sirleaf.
 The NAFCA is designed to globally promote African Cinema and culture.

The Nollywood and African Film Critics’ Awards also known by the press as the African Oscars and or the NAFCA was founded in 2011 which is the most prestigious film, honorary and people’s choice awards in Hollywood by an African organization.
The mission for the NAFCA has been to improve the African cinema by connecting Africa to the rest of the world.

It should be noted that the African NAFCA is the first African film and honorary award to be held in Hollywood.

Some categories include; Best Actor in a Leading Role, Best Actress in a Supporting Role and Best Promising Actor in a Film.

For more information, visit www.africannafca.com

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