Nollywood stars Gabriel Afolayan and Tana Adelana have been revealed as nominees for the maiden edition of the Nigerian Electronic Media Content exhibition and Awards, NEMCEA.
With 12 categories, other nominees for the awards ceremony include Iyke Okechukwu, Ronke Odusanya, Harry Dorgu, Emeka Ossai, Uche Agbo, Nnamdi Odunze, Sunshine Olawore, Shileola Ibironke, Wendy Lawal, Lydian John, Adeniji Omirin, and Lisa Molapo.
The awards ceremony, which is a brainchild of the Electronic Media Content Owners Association of Nigeria, EMCOAN, is a three-tier ceremony that would last for three days.
The NEMCEA 2022 will have the Nigerian Electronic Media Content Market, the Nigerian Electronic Media Content Industry Annual Conferences, and the Nigerian Electronic Media Content Awards.
According to Jibe Ologeh, the president of EMCOAN, NEMCEA 2022 is designed to promote the development of and trade in Nigerian electronic media, film and other content types, expose Nigerian television and media content products amongst the local and to the international market, provide development and training support in the areas of marketing and selling these contents to potential buyers, reward achievements in prime time TV/Radio and Online performances by all stakeholders, reward content and productions that are educational, innovative, locally relevant, and reflective of African/Nigeria’s common values and cultural diversity, and reward production firms whose content has been outstanding over the year(s) under consideration thereby promoting not just the actors and the content in itself but the Content owners.
