One of Africas biggest film stars Genevieve Nnaji was on Thursday, 12, 2011, presented with the award of Best Breakthrough Performance at the annual Monaco Charity Film Festival MCFF held at the Hermitage Hotel, Monte Carlo.According to her spokesperson, Genevieve, 32, was awarded the prestigious prize for her riveting role as Teema in the 2011 Nollywood movie The Mirror Boy which has, since its premiere, received rave reviews and several nominations and awards.
‘I’m thrilled to have received such an amazing honour from the MCFF. I put a huge amount of passion and love into every role I play so it’s wonderful to be recognized not only in my country Nigeria, but now on the international stage. I would like to thank the MCFF jury, my amazing team, family and of course my fans’, Genevieve who was not present to receive her award said in a statement
Now running in its sixth year, The Monaco Charity Film Festival is a non-profit charity event for the benefit of poor children around the world. The festival also helps new and developing filmmakers to find financing and distribution for their films .
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