"I came to see films and I saw films ; that is what film festivals are all about, not talk shops,” said Peace Anyiam-Osigwe, the CEO of the African Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) on the fourth day of the 2nd Eko International Film Festival when Joseph Ugochukwu Ubaka’s Lilies of the Ghetto and Abba Makama’s Direc-Toh were screened at the Silverbird Galleria in Lagos, Nigeria.


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Mahmood Ali-Balogun the director of [i]Tango with Me [/i]and Hope Obioma Opara, President of Eko International Film Festival (EKOIFF) at the 2nd Eko International Film Festival on Thursday July 14, 2011, at the Silverrbird Galleria, Victoria Island, Lagos,

Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima, aka "Orikinla" the Founder/Festival Director Eko International Film Festival with Faruk Lasaki the director of Changing Faces andone of Faruk Lasaki's managers on the opening day of the 2nd Eko International Film Festival.

Abba Makama, the director of the fastest movie in Nigeria and his pals in front of the Silverbird Galleria after the world premiere of his mock documentary DIREC-TOH, at the 2nd Eko International Film Festival.

Upcoming Nollywood actress and model Meg Masha and Atlanta based Nigerian rapper Outragiuz were among the special guests at the event.
Meg in particular braved the stormy weather and deluge to find her way to the Silverbird Galleria, the venue of the 2nd Eko International Film Festival.
Watch out for her in the new films coming out from Nigeria and America in 2012