NEWS
GENEVIEVE AWARD - MONACO FILM FESTIVAL
Wednesday 22 February 2012
GENEVIEVE NNAJI WINS AWARD FOR ‘BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE’ FOR ‘THE MIRROR BOY’ AT THE 6th ANNUAL MONACO FILM FESTIVAL
MONACO – Thursday 12th May 2011 – African film star GENEVIEVE NNAJI was awarded the ‘Breakthrough Performance’ accolade at the annual Monaco Charity Film Festival (MCFF) last night. A specially selected jury, headed by Russian film actor Oleg Vidov awarded the actress the prize for her gripping role as ‘Teema’ in the 2011 Nollywood movie ‘THE MIRROR BOY’ (directed by Obi Emelonye and produced Patrick Campbell.) The glittering ceremony was held at the prestigious Hermitage Hotel in Monte Carlo.
Now in its 6th year, the Monaco Charity Film Festival is a non‐profit charity event for the benefit of poor children around the world. The festival also helps new and developing filmmakers to find financing and distribution for their films.
Nnaji, who was unable to attend the ceremony said in a statement; “I’m thrilled to have received such an amazing honor from the MCFF.
I put a huge amount of passion and love into every role I play so it’s wonderful to be recognized not only in my country Nigeria but now on the international stage. I would like to thank the MCFF jury, my amazing team, family and of course my fans”
The Mirror Boy is set for general release in UK across selected Odeon Cinemas on June 10, Ghana June 17 and Nigeria June 24. Additional release dates to be announced.
