Official Convention of The National Association of Theatre Owners , otherwise called CinemaCon, has honoured the Nigerian movie industry with the Emerging Market Award.
The award was received by the Nigerian delegation at the event, including members of Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria ’s Kene Okwuosa, CEO of Filmhouse Group; Moses Babatope, MD of FilmOne Production and Distribution; Jonathan Murray Bruce, Executive Director of Silverbird Group; Isabella Okechukwu, Business Manager at Silverbird Cinemas; and Executive Director of National Film and Video Censors Board , Mr. Adedayo Thomas.
In 2013, the country’s cinema business recorded revenues in the amount of N1.72trillion, with the industry valued at N853.9billion .