Film
Renewed hope for international acceptance as the Academy embraces two Nigerian filmmakers
6 years agoGenevieve Nnaji (left), Pete Edochie and Nkem Owoh on set of the movie Lionheart
For Nigerian filmmakers, the year began with news from the 2020 Oscars that shook the industry. The country’s Academy Award entry, Lionheart, was controversially disqualified for the ‘Best International Feature Film’ category on the grounds that most of the dialogue was in English.
