Ego Boyo Explained

Ego Boyo
Birth Name:Nwakaego Nnamani
Birth Date:6 September 1968
Birth Place:Nigeria
Nationality:Nigerian
Education:University of Benin
Years Active:1991–present
Works:Checkmate
The Ghost and The House Of Truth
A Hotel Called Memory
Spouse:Omamofe Boyo
Children:3
Website:http://egoboyo.com/
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Office:President of the International Women's Society, Nigeria
Term Start:2017
Term End:2018
Predecessor:Izarene Adams
Successor:Abimbola Bawaallah

Nwakaego (Ego) Boyo (; born 6 September 1968) is a Nigerian actress, producer, executive producer and creative entrepreneur who is popular for her role as Anne Haatrope in the early 90s soap, Checkmate. She is the founder and Managing Director of Temple Productions, Temple films and Temple Studio.[1] [2]

Early life

Boyo was born in Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Umuahia, Nigeria during the Nigerian Civil War to the family of Augustine Nnamani and Gloria Nnamani Nee Harewood.

She left Nigeria at just ten days old during the Nigerian Civil War and lived in Barbados for the first four years of her life before returning to Enugu in 1971. In 1976, her family moved to Lagos. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Theater Art from the University of Benin.[3]

Career

Boyo started her career in the early 1990s series Checkmate, where she played the character of Anne Haatrope, acting alongside Francis Agu and Richard Mofe Damijo.

1995–1996

After Checkmate wrapped up in 1995, Boyo started work with Igwe on the film Violated, which was released in 1996. Several members of the Checkmate cast and crew also worked on the film, which was well received by the audience.[4] She started her own production company, Temple Productions in 1996.[5] Ego Boyo is the founder and Managing Director of Temple Productions and Temple Media[6]

1998

The studio was set up in 1998 with its first set of digital equipment, one of the first companies to do so as the industry made the gradual change from unstick equipment. In 1998, she bought digital equipment and opened an office on Dolphin Estate in Lagos with a staff of ten.

Temple's first major client was 'The Obasanjo For President' campaign in 1998, for which the company produced jingles, music videos and advertisements. Other major corporate clients including-dividing technical support for the industry meant the company went on to great success.

2017

She produced the silent movie A Hotel Called Memory in 2017,[7] [8] which won the audience award for best experimental film at the BlackStar Film Festival in Philadelphia.[9] In 2019, she produced a movie The Ghost and the house of truth[10] [11] that was directed by Africa Movie Academy Award Winner, Akin Omotoso. She was the 60th president of International Women Society (IWS),[12] an independent, non-political, non-governmental and non-profit organisation founded in 1957.[13] [14]

Advocacy

She was Global Rights Ambassador for Global Rights Nigeria; whose work focuses on combating sexual violence against women.[15]

As the founder and trustee of Tempio Media Advocacy and Information Foundation, she is focused on highlighting women's education and women's healthcare. The foundation works with the non-governmental organizations on their visual messaging to help educate the less privileged. She has worked on documentary and advocacy videos focusing on maternal health as well as sexual assault. She is the Chair of the Advisory board of the Lagos Fringe Theatre Festival, a multi disciplinary Festival which runs annually in Nigeria and encompasses the full spectrum of artistic diversities and also on the governing board of the Mirabel center, the first sexual assault referral center (SARC) in Nigeria.[16] [17]

As an advocate for education, Boyo was on the advisory board of Oando Foundation, which has founded schools across Nigeria to create a sustainable educational system that will empower pupils and was a member of the Nigerian Oscar Selection committee.[18] [19]

She previously served as a member of the advisory board of the Oando Foundation and was the 60th president of The International Women’s society, and a member of the charity serving in multiple capacities. and a non executive director on the board of Lagos Preparatory and Secondary School, Ikoyi, a private British curriculum School based in Lagos.[20]

Personal life

Ego has been married to Omamofe Boyo since 1992,[21] the deputy group chief executive officer at Oando Plc.[22] She has three children.[23]

Filmography

!Year!Film!Role!Note!Award
1996ViolatedProducer and ActressAs Peggy3 NOM (Thelma Awards)
1998To Live AgainProducer and ActressAs Dr. Zainab
2002Keeping FaithProducer and Executive Producer
200730 DaysProducer and Executive Producer
2017A Hotel Called MemoryProducer and Executive ProducerAMAA Awards nominations Best Director, Best Editor, Best Film, Best Nigerian Film, Achievement in Sound and Sound Track
2018 - 2023The Mr X Family ShowActressAs Deka
2019The Ghost and the House of TruthExecutive ProducerOfficial Selection Urban World Film Festival New York 2019, Winner Best Narrative Feature Film (World cinema)
2021La Femme AnjolaActressAs Yejide Johnson
2022Earth WomanCo-executive producer

Awards and nominations

!Year!Award Ceremony!Film!Nomination!Award!Ref
2017Africa Movie Academy AwardsA Hotel called memory-Best Achievement in sound & soundtrack-Best achievement in editing

-Best editor

-Best Film

-Best Nigerian Film

-Best Director

-Best sound & soundtrack,-Best Editor[24] [25]
2019AFRIFFThe Ghost and the house of truth-Closing night film-Best Nigerian Film (Official selection)

-Best Director (Official selection)

-Best Actress(Official selection)

-Best Nigerian Film-Best Director

-Best Actress

[26]
2019Urbanworld Film FestivalThe Ghost and the house of truth-Best world narrative feature(World cinema)-Film Festival (Official selection)-Best world narrative feature|[27] |}

References

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Notes and References

  1. News: Akinwale . Funsho . 15 September 2018 . Ego Boyo is joyful at 50 . Guardian . 5 October 2019.
  2. Web site: 2020-03-11 . How Nigeria police can improve image through film – Ego Boyo . 2021-03-08 . en-GB.
  3. Web site: Okiche . Wilfred . The Nollywood pioneer seeking perfection in African storytelling . 2023-12-12 . Al Jazeera . en.
  4. Web site: 2012-10-14 . Why I may never act again —Ego Boyo . 2021-03-08 . Latest Nigeria News, Nigerian Newspapers, Politics . en-US.
  5. News: Anonymous . 13 June 2016 . Talent is not enough — Boyo . Punch . 21 October 2019.
  6. Web site: Nigeria . Guardian . 2023-04-04 . Renowned film producer and MD Temple Productions; Ego Boyo celebrates women in media and film . 2023-06-19 . The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News . en-US.
  7. Web site: 2017-12-13 . Boyo, Omotoso challenge Nollywood, make a different kind of film . 2023-05-04 . The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News . en-US.
  8. Web site: 2017-11-25 . When the stars gathered for 'no dialogue' movie: A hotel called memory in Lagos . 2023-05-04 . The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News . en-US.
  9. Web site: 2017-11-18 . A Hotel Called Memory comes on big screen in Lagos tomorrow . 2023-05-04 . The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News . en-US.
  10. Web site: 2019-09-21 . Ego Boyo Takes The Ghost And The House Of Truth To Urban Film Festival . 2023-05-04 . The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News . en-US.
  11. Web site: Online . Tribune . 2019-09-20 . 'The Ghost and the House of Truth' set for US premiere . 2023-05-04 . Tribune Online . en-GB.
  12. Web site: Kareem . Tolu . Ego Boyo Becomes 60th President of the International Women's Society Xplorenollywood . 17 March 2017 . 2022-08-22 . en-US.
  13. Web site: 2017-10-25 . Ego Boyo's IWS partners House of Oduduwa, QMA to empower women The Nation Newspaper . 2022-08-22 . en-US.
  14. Web site: 2017-03-17 . Ego Boyo Becomes 60th President of the International Women's Society - Xplorenollywood . 2023-05-04 . en-US.
  15. Web site: Mrs. Nwakaego Boyo - Immediate Past President - International Women's Society, Nigeria . 2021-03-08 . www.iwsnigeria.org . 2018-03-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180327105817/http://www.iwsnigeria.org/mrs-ego-boyo-iws-president-20172018 . dead .
  16. Web site: Obinna . Emelike . 2022-03-04 . Ego Boyo: Creating magic with filmmaking . 2022-08-22 . Businessday NG . en-US.
  17. Web site: Oshin . Sheriff . 2022-07-28 . Temple Film's 'The Ghost and the House of Truth' Gets BET+ Streaming Deal . 2022-08-22 . ENTERTAINMENT . en-US.
  18. Web site: 2020-09-03 . Nigeria OSCAR Selection Committee calls for feature film entries . 2022-08-22 . Punch Newspapers . en-US.
  19. Web site: Bankole . Idowu . 2020-09-10 . Nigeria Oscar Selection Committee call for entries to the 93rd Academy Awards . 2022-08-22 . Vanguard News . en-GB.
  20. Web site: ADANNE . 2022-03-01 . Ego Boyo: Creating Magic With Filmmaking . 2022-08-22 . Olisa.tv . en-US . 2022-08-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220822165808/https://olisa.tv/ego-boyo-creating-magic-with-filmmaking/ . dead .
  21. News: Mosope . Olumide . 6 September 2018 . Veteran Nigerian Screen Goddess Ego Boyo Is 50 Years Old Today . The Net . 16 October 2019.
  22. Web site: Omamofe Boyo, Oando PLC: Profile and Biography . Bloomberg News.
  23. Web site: Shoyege . Boluwatife . 2016-09-06 . I've spent half of my life with my husband –Ego Boyo . 2022-08-22 . QED.NG . en-US.
  24. Web site: Latest Nigerian Entertainment News & Updates . 2023-05-04 . Pulse Nigeria . en.
  25. Web site: 2017-11-25 . When the stars gathered for 'no dialogue' movie: A hotel called memory in Lagos . 2023-05-04 . The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News . en-US.
  26. Web site: 2019-11-23 . Big win for Omotoso's The Ghost and The House of Truth at AFRIFF . 2023-05-04 . The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News . en-US.
  27. Web site: Rapheal . 2020-11-20 . The Ghost and the House of Truth debuts on Showmax . 2023-05-04 . The Sun Nigeria . en.