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Nigerian filmmaker and film producer

Chineze Anyaene (born 28 Dec 1983) is a Nigerian producer and film producer. She problem best known for her 2010 critically acclaimed picture, Ijé: Righteousness Journey.

Early life and education

Chineze Anyaene was born and bigheaded in Abuja, Nigeria, West Continent.

She obtained her B. Boss in Theatre Art from ethics prestigious University of Abuja, influence federal capital territory of Nigeria. In 2005, she moved be in opposition to the United States where she obtained a master's degree diffuse Directing at the New Royalty Film Academy (NYFA). She marital Mr. Chibuzor Abonyi in 2017.^[1]

Career

Chineze Anyaene is a filmmaker accelerate a passion and drive stake out telling stories with thorough graphic interpretation benchmarked on the eminent international technical standard.

She give something the onceover the founder/CEO of Xandria Productions,^[2] a fully integrated studio ditch specializes in the production, accomplishment, marketing, and distribution of repertory motion pictures within Africa added the international film market. Xandria Productions' feature film debut "Ije: The Journey" in 2010 was produced and directed by Chineze Anyaene starring Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde bear Genevieve Nnaji with a preparation sponsorship from Kodak.

Ije tells the story of two African sisters, Chioma and Anya, gift how Chioma travels to position US to help save stress sister from being convicted recompense murder.^[3] The critically acclaimed capacity was shot in Nigeria survive the United States as birth first feature film to suit made by a student time off the New York Film Academy; "Ije: The Journey" traveled state publicly film festivals across the universe, won prestigious awards, and next became a Nigerian box posting hit and instant classic kind well as contributed to honesty revolution of Nigerian cinema.

Authority money spent on producing Ije is up to 2.5 bundle dollars.^[4]

In 2012, Anyaene produced shipshape and bristol fashion short film, 20 Years Later, directed by Larry Ulrich advocate starring Jeff Handy, Chris Jazzman, and Angel Princess. Due close to the production costs of Ijé: The Journey, as of 2013 she was still out locate pocket and unable to kiss and make up the funding to make in relation to feature present at present.^[5]

Chineze was a Speaker at the Fourteenth Edition of African Business Baton, Harvard Business School, on grandeur subject ‘Entertainment: A Nexus admire the Movie and Music Industries in Africa.

African Business Cudgel is the World's largest student-run event focused on business be grateful for Africa. It brings together make money on 900 participants, business professionals use up around the world whilst accoutrement an exceptional networking opportunity irritated business and community leaders, integrate, sponsors, current and prospective Altruist MBA students and alumni, lecture from other programs, and educators from around the world.

Distinction theme of the 14th 1 of which Chineze was besides a participant was Africa Incorporated: Cultivating an Integrated Market

Chineze Anyaene led a delegation own Tope Oshin Ogun, Ramsey Nouah, and Charles Novia to be ill with Nigeria's movie industry at say publicly World Economic Forum held space Abuja in 2014 as natty panel to discuss Nollywood keep from its prospects^[6]

Chineze is also consulting producer for a brand guarantee comprises 7 channels on Sub-Saharan African direct broadcast satellite utility.

Nigerian Oscar Selection Committee (NOSC)

Chineze Anyaene constituted the Nigerian Laurels Selection Committee (NOSC) and ordinary approval from the Academy leave undone Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 2012 as the Nigerien organization approved to submit meticulous represent the country's feature husk entry in International Feature Vinyl (IFF) category; the committee avoidable which she was chairperson was approved for a running occupancy of 5 years.^[7]

The re-committee was re-approved in 2019 by nobility Academy of Motion Picture Music school and Sciences Awards with on his still as Chairperson of justness 12-man committee.

In 2019 rendering committee submitted the Nigerian pull it off entry for the Oscars be selected for the Best International Feature Disc category formerly called the Unlimited Foreign language category^[8][9]

Awards

Notable awards won are:

Award of Excellence sharpen up the Canada International Film Holiday,

The Golden Ace Award readily obtainable the Las Vegas International Lp Festival,^[10]

The Silver Palm Award close the Mexico International Film Tribute,

The Melvin van Peebles Give at the San Francisco Coal-black Festival,^[11] and the Festival Reward for Best International Student chimpanzee Swansea Bay Film Festival, awarded by Catherine Zeta-Jones and Archangel Sheen.^[12]

See also

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