Charles Osa Igbinovia (born 20 November 1971), commonly known as Charles Novia, is a Nigerian film director, producer, screenwriter, actor, social commentator and essayist. Born and raised in
Benin City, the capital of
Edo State, Novia is known for films such as ''
Missing Angel'' (2004), ''Caught in The Middle'' and ''
Alan Poza'' (2013). In 2014, he was chosen as part of the Nigerian team to screen
Nollywood
Nollywood is a sobriquet that originally referred to the Nigerian film industry. The origin of the term dates back to the early 2000s, traced to an article in ''The New York Times''. Due to the history of evolving meanings and contexts, there ...
films for Best Foreign language category of the
Academy Awards
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by the
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
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.
Filmography
*''
Alan Poza''
*''
Missing Angel''
*''Caught in the Middle''
*''The Pastor and Harlot''
*''The Bridesmaid''
See also
*
List of Nigerian film producers
This is a list of notable Nigerian film producers.
* Abdalla Uba Adamu
* Adegboyega Dosunmu Amororo II
* Adekunle Adejuyigbe
* Ado Ahmad Gidan Dabino
* Afro Candy
* Aisha Augie-Kuta
* Akanimo Odon
* Akin Ogungbe
* Remi Abiola
* Toyin Abr ...
References
External links
Official Website*
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1971 births
Nigerian male film actors
Living people
Nigerian film directors
Nigerian film producers
People from Benin City
Male actors from Edo State
Nigerian screenwriters
University of Nigeria alumni
Nigerian essayists