By Benjamin Njoku

Producer of foremost Nollywood movie “Living in Bondage” and founder of TAVA awards, Mr Okey Ogunjiofor was on Thursday evening named Honorary President of Leap International Film Festival LIFF.

Organisers of the prestigious film festival also confirmed the list of nominees for this year’s of edition of LIFF Lifetime Achievement Awards.

Eucharia Anunobi

One of the nominees is a marketer /producer Mr Azubuike Udensi who died last week in a ghastly auto-crash on Benin Ore road. He will be given a post humous award on December 7, 2011, at the Cinema Hall of Binez Hotels Aba.

Others are Otunba Adebayo Salami(Oga Bello),Mr Solomon Eze (Mike Ori Ihe di Nma),Prince (Sir) Ossy Affason,Ace Cinematographer Steve Enahoro,actress Eucharia Anunobi and business mogul Dr Henry Orayelu.

According to CEO of the festival, Madu C Chikwendu , “we are particularly proud to honour this outstanding individuals. The LLAA is awarded only to the very best…of the best.”

Oga Bello is being recognized for literally being the last man standing. He successfully transited from the Yoruba travelling theatre to the celluloid era of the seventies remaining a major factor in present day Nollywood.

Ace cinematographer, Steve Enahoro is being recognized for his pioneering achievements in Cinematography.Enahoro was the single most influential cinematographer in the first ten years of nollywood.

Any discussion of film markeing in Nigeria cannot be complete without  the name Prince (Sir) Ossy Affason.His thoughts,views and ideas have shaped the way Nollywood movies are bought and sold in Nigeria.

Actress Eucharia Anunobi is the epitome of towering achievements in the thespian art. From her debut in “Nneka the Pretty Serpent”, through “Glamour Girls” she has captivated audiences around the globe.