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Emeka Chiakwelu |
Reported By A Citizen Reporter
“I will use my membership to promote
Nollywood in Hollywood and USA -Emeka Chiakwelu
The US based
Nigerian intellectual - Emeka Chiakwelu has been nominated into the prestigious
America Film Institute (AFI). Chiakwelu
is a policy strategist and environmental consultant based in United States of
America. He is the principal policy strategist at AFRIPOL – (Africa Political
and Economic Strategic Center). AFRIPOL is a policy public center that
primarily analyze and recommends policies for African economic and political
advancements. Chiakwelu is also a partner in Texas Storm and Engineering, an
environmental consulting firm based in Houston, Texas.
The prestigious
America Film Institute (AFI) occupies a superlative cultural epicenter in American
film industry especially in Hollywood. The institute
is composed of leaders from the film, entertainment, business and academic
communities “It is an organization that educates filmmakers and honors the
heritage of the moving picture arts in the U.S. A.
“American Film Institute is America's promise to preserve the
heritage of the motion picture, to honor the artists and their work and to
educate the next generation of storytellers. As a nonprofit educational arts
organization, AFI provides leadership in film and television and is dedicated
to initiatives that engage the past, the present and the future of the moving
image arts.”
Chiakwelu promised that he will use his membership in AFI to
speak and spread the well deserve news about Nollywood and its contribution to the
global film industry. And to remind the American movie industry that Nigeria’s
Nollywood is open for business and investments.
“Nollywood films can
be a great source of foreign exchange for Nigeria in the face of declining oil
price and can even replace crude oil as a major source of foreign currencies
for our country,” Mr. Chiakwelu reiterated.
The strategist therefore reassured that he will urge the
lovers of movies and film global community to come and participate in the emerging,
prosperous and sensational Nollywood.
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