Nigeria: Kannywood - the 20th Anniversary of Pioneer Movie Industry

25 December 2010

Abdulaziz Abdulaziz and Chioma Rita Odili report on the recent event to commemorate 20 years of the Hausa movie industry, Kannywood, held penultimate week in Kano.

The celebration of 20th anniversary of Kannywood served as an avenue to celebrate wonderful achievements of the self-developed industry. It also provided the practitioners an opportunity to review the activities of the industry so far. The one-day event featured a well-attended opening ceremony, paper presentations and an interactive session with prominent actors, actresses and other stakeholders in attendance.

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