Nollywood actress, Genevieve Nnaji, has been unveiled as one of this year’s Toronto Film Festival, TFF, ambassador.
The celebrated filmmaker will join globally recognized filmmakers including Priyanka Chopra, Tatiana Maslany, Shamier Anderson among others for the festival which is scheduled to kick start virtually from September, 10 to September 19, 2020. The move to hold the first of its kind festival comes in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Nnaji’s TIFF recognition comes barely months after she made the list of Academy members. The ‘Lionheart’ producer joined 819 other invitees alongside Nigerian director, Akin Omotoso, on the exclusive list.