It is amazing to see the famous Nollywood diva, Genevieve Nnaji making her way through early years of Nollywood as a young actress from 1998 to her directorial debut of "Lionheart" that is the first Nollywood movie to make the official selection in the Discovery Section of the 43rd annual Toronto International Film Festival in Canada and also the first Netflix original film from Nigeria. This classic Nollywood home video shows the humble beginnings of Genevieve Nnaji in a romantic role with popular actor Emeka Ike.

TIFF 2018 Women Directors: Meet Genevieve Nnaji — “Lionheart” By Antora Majumdar September 7, 2018 . Genevieve Nnaji has been a prominent fixture in the Nigerian film industry for over 20 years, primarily as an actor. Her contributions to filmmaking have received several awards and nominations over the course of her career. In recent years, she has moved into film production, acting as writer, financier, and producer through her production company, The Entertainment Network (T.E.N). “Lionheart” is her directorial debut.

Famous Nollywood diva, Genevieve Nnaji has made history for the Nigerian film industry! Accorfing the Hollywood Reporter @THR,  Netflix has acquired its first movie from Nigeria. The streaming giant on Friday said it has picked up the world rights to "Lionheart", the directorial debut of Genevieve Nnaji which had a world premiere at the 43rd Toronto International Film Festival in Canada,  #TIFF18 . Netflix said, “Lionheart marks the first Netflix original film from Nigeria.” The film was produced by The Entertainment Network. The sale was brokered by MPM Premium, and represents the first ever Nigerian sale to Netflix. NOLLYWOOD MIRROR®Series: The only book series on the Nigerian film industry.

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The Hotel Lobby in Lagos City In the lobby of a hotel in Lagos, Africa's largest megacity, the facts of life play out before a visitor as he watches from a distance as people are coming and going; meeting and going about with or without luggages. We see the summary of life in one spot. ~ By Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima, director of "Lagos in Motion" travel documentary film and author of the photo book distributed by Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/author/ekenyerengozimichaelchima .

Nigerian International Film and TV Summit 2018 is beginning from September 4-5, at the Protea Hotel in Ikeja, Lagos. It is going to be a gathering of the major practitioners and stakeholders in the Nigerian entertainment industry with focus on the sustainable development of film and TV productions in Nollywood and Kannywood  for international distribution.

The 6th annual Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards (AMVCA) was held on Saturday, September 1, 2018, at the Eko Hotel & Suites on Victoria Island in Lagos city, the commercial capital of Nigeria. The event was hosted by South African media sweetheart, Minnie Dlamini-Jones and Nigerian on-air-personality, IK Osakioduwa. "18 Hours", the directorial debut of Kenyan filmmaker, Njue Kevin won the Overall Best Movie Award.