Mildred Okwo

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Mildred Okwo
Mildred Okwo and others on set of The Meeting.jpg
Okwo on set of The Meeting in 2011
Born28 April [1]
NationalityNigerian
Alma materUniversity of Benin
Orange County, California
Occupation(s) producer, director
Years active2006 - present
Notable workThe Meeting

Mildred Okwo is a Nigerian film director and producer. [2] [3] She was nominated for Best Director award at the 4th Africa Movie Academy Awards. In 2012 she directed the romance comedy-drama film The Meeting which won several awards including Nigeria Entertainment Awards, Africa Movie Academy Awards and Nollywood Movies Awards.

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Okwo was born on 29 April 1966 in Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria. [4] She studied Theater Arts at University of Benin. She is also studied law at the Whittier Law School, Orange County, California, USA. [5]

Okwo is a Nigerian film director and producer whose films have been nominated and won several prestigious awards in Africa including AMVCA, AMAA, NMA and "Publix du Prix" at Nollywood Paris. In 2006, after her return to Nigeria, she wrote, co-produced and directed her film ‘30 days'. [6] Many popular film actors in Nigeria performed in the film including Joke Silver, Najite Dede, GenevieveNnaji, Segun Arinze, Rita Dominic, Kate Henshaw and Norbert Young. 30 days was released in the US on April 30, 2006. It received 10 nominations at the 2008 Africa Movie Academy Awards including Best Art Direction, Best Screen Play, Best Cinematography and Best Picture. [7] In 2016, Okwo was named one of "50 Women Shaping Africa" by Elle Magazine and 100 Most influential people in Nigeria by Y'Naija.com

Academy Awards Committee

Okwo alongside eleven other Nollywood practitioners founded the Nigerian Oscars Selection Committee (NOSC) and were approved by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) to screen Nigerian films to be submitted for the Best Foreign Language Film category at the Academy Awards. [8] [9] [10]

Filmography

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef
2022 Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards Best Overall Movie La Femme Anjola Nominated [13]
Best DirectorNominated

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  2. ↑ "Afrinolly meets Nigerian Filmmaker Mildred Okwo". allafricancinema.com. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
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  7. ↑ "Mildred Okwo Talks Sex, Love, Forbidden Romance in 'La Femme Anjola'".
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