FUNKE AKINDELE WINS BEST ACTRESS @ ZUMA FILM FESTIVAL
Funke Akindele on Wednesday night,
May 9, 2012 received the ‘Best Actress’ award at this year’s ZUMA Film Festival
which was held in Abuja.
Akindele beat the likes of Genevieve Nnaji and Lillian
Bach to clinch the title.
Akindele received the award for her role in ‘Maami’,
the film produced by veteran cinematographer Tunde Kelani who was himself
awarded the ‘Best Director’. ‘Maami’ also won the award for ‘Best Nigerian
Film’.
Akindele, whose career has grown in leaps and
bounds, since the success of her hit movie Jenifa, dedicated the award to her
father.
Other winners of the night are Yemi Blaq who won
the Best Actor’s award for his role in the film, ‘The Impostor’, Mahood
Ali-Balogun whose film, ‘Tango With Me’ won the Best Script award, film critic,
Shuaibu Husseini, who won the Best film Journalist award and Idi Nasiru whose
‘Naked Truth’ film was adjudged the Best Student film.
The award was held at the NICON Luxury hotel, Abuja.
May 9, 2012 received the ‘Best Actress’ award at this year’s ZUMA Film Festival
which was held in Abuja.
Akindele beat the likes of Genevieve Nnaji and Lillian
Bach to clinch the title.
Akindele received the award for her role in ‘Maami’,
the film produced by veteran cinematographer Tunde Kelani who was himself
awarded the ‘Best Director’. ‘Maami’ also won the award for ‘Best Nigerian
Film’.
Akindele, whose career has grown in leaps and
bounds, since the success of her hit movie Jenifa, dedicated the award to her
father.
Other winners of the night are Yemi Blaq who won
the Best Actor’s award for his role in the film, ‘The Impostor’, Mahood
Ali-Balogun whose film, ‘Tango With Me’ won the Best Script award, film critic,
Shuaibu Husseini, who won the Best film Journalist award and Idi Nasiru whose
‘Naked Truth’ film was adjudged the Best Student film.
The award was held at the NICON Luxury hotel, Abuja.
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