Nollywood Film Producer Amaka Igwe Dies On Location
Shock, disbelief and sadness on Monday enveloped Nollywood as veteran filmmaker, Amaka Igwe, passed on in Enugu where she had gone, in company with her husband, Charles, for pre-production preparations for a new Igbo soap.
Igwe, 51, suffered asthma attack and was immediately rushed to the hospital after initial interventions had failed. She died before getting to the hospital. Igwe is survived by her husband of 21 years, three children, mother, and siblings.
Born Amaka Isaac-Ene, she was an accomplished writer, producer, director, entrepreneur and teacher. She was the founder of BoBTV Expo, founder and CEO, Top Radio 90.9FM, Amaka Igwe Studios, and the newly-launched Q Entertainment Networks.
A visionary and pioneer of modern Nigerian TV drama and film, Igwe hit the national limelight as the writer and producer of award-winning TV soap, ‘Checkmate’ and its off-shoot, ‘Fuji House of Commotion’. Her Nollywood projects include ‘Rattle Snake’ and ‘Violated’ – two critically acclaimed movies that set apart Amaka Igwe Studios from others in the industry.
Igwe was educated at All Saints School (now Trans Ekulu Primary School), Girls High School, Awkunanaw, Enugu, and Idia College, Benin, Edo State. She studied Education/Religion at the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University), Ile-Ife. She had a Masters degree from the University of Ibadan and later worked as a lecturer at the Anambra State University of Technology. Igwe had a stint in oil and gas sector before settling for the motion picture industry where she excelled.
Source:sunnewsonline.com
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