LATE
Nollywood film maker, Amaka Igwe, will be buried on June 13 in her marital
home, Ndiuche Arondizuogu in Imo.
The burial
date is contained in a statement issued on Friday.
The statement
listed the programme of events to include an evening of tribute and Service of
Songs at Haven Gardens, Ikeja GRA on June 9 and at the Michael Okpara Square,
Enugu, on June 12.
It stated
that a tribute website; www.amakaigwe.ng, had been created for goodwill
messages and pictures.
The site
would also contain tweets and Facebook messages to celebrate the late film
producer.
Also, past
pictures, videos and speeches of the late veteran would be uploaded onto the
site continuously.
The News
Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported that Igwe, 51, died on April 28 from
complications resulting from an asthmatic attack.
She is
survived by her husband, Charles Igwe, three children, an aged mother and
siblings.
Igwe had
contributed immensely to the development of indigenous television drama series
and Nollywood for 25 years and was conferred with a national award of the
Member of the Federal Republic (MFR) in 2011 by the Federal Government.
Amaka Igwe
was the founder of BoBTV Film, Television Programmes Expo, Top Radio 90.9FM,
Amaka Igwe Studios, and the newly launched Q-Entertainment Network.
She was a
visionary and pioneer of modern Nigerian TV drama and film, who first hit
national limelight with the award-winning TV soap, “Checkmate’’ and “Fuji House
of Commotion.”
Her Nollywood
productions include “RattleSnake” and “Violated.”
Igwe studied
Education and Religion at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Osun State.
She worked as
a lecturer at the Anambra State University of Technology and had a brief stint
in the oil and gas sector, before she settled down in the motion picture
industry.