Veteran Nollywood actor Olu Jacobs was given a standing ovation at the closing ceremony of the 15th Écrans Noirs Film Festival, Saturday night of June 25, 2011, in Yaoundé, Cameroun.
He was greeted with applause by the ecstatic audience as he mounted the stage to receive the Prix Charles Mensah (Ecran d’Honneur) for his outstanding life achievements as an actor of local and international repute, especially for the great impact Nollywood has made in Africa.
“African cinema and its actors” the theme of 15th edition of the Écrans noirs was a noble tribute to those who work in the continent to advance the seventh art, according to the administrator Bassek Ba Kobhio. It attracted thousands of people from June 18 through 25.
Cameroun honours Olu Jacobs Who’s on Set with Funke Fowler: An actress or a fashionist? Fun-loving young fashion entrepreneur and daughter of Tunde Fowler who steered the affairs of the Lagos State Internal Revenue Service, Leila Olufunke Fowler stands like a star in the world of fashion.
Funke strikes the image of a complete woman, suffused with beauty and brain. She epitomises sophistication, elegance and exudes class at each outing she makes. Her style which seems almost effortless and incorporates classic Hollywood actress invokes some kind of feelings among her admirers who believe, her impact as a radiating beauty will be felt more on screen than it is appreciated, when she adorns the red-carpets and fashion shows.
In one of her interviews, this fashion crazy damsel muted, “I have always loved fashion and have grown up around very glamorous women” She is the owner of Leila Fowler , one of Lagos’ upscale boutiques. Though Funke is not an actress, her name rings bell even in the world of acting
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