By Alex Enebeli
Enugu, April 19, 2023

Chairman, Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Enugu State Chapter, Brown Ene says nomination of the movie “Ifediche” for the 2023 African Magic Viewers’ Choice Award (AMVCA) is a dream come true.

Ene told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Enugu on Wednesday that the movie was nominated by AMVCA for the best Indigenous Movie (Igbo) awards.

The chairman said he passed through a lot including accusations of embezzlement by some members to produce the movie.

He said that the outcome has proved that they were not embezzlers but passionate about their work.

The AGN chairman called on aggrieved members to support him to move the union forward rather than seeking their personal interests.

Ene commended Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State for making the funds available for the project, adding that they still needed more funds for its premier.

“We are appealing to Enugu State government to help us showcase this movie to the world and this can only happen when we do world premier and send the film to cinemas for theatrical releases.

“What we have done is equal to the contents in either Netflix or Amazon and we are confident of releasing Ifediche in them,” he said.

According to Ene, going to cinemas requires about N7million to N15 million as a lot of publications and promotions are involved.

“We cannot afford it as an organization.

“We are finding it difficult to release the movie because releasing a very beautiful movie in a local market won’t complement what we have done for Enugu people.

“We are therefore calling on Enugu State government, members of the public and corporate organisations to support us in making our efforts and dreams come true,” he said.