Video: Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde Speaks On Her Career and BEFFTA Film Icon Award

ward winning Nollywood Actress, Omotola Jalade Ekeinde returned to the UK to collect her BEFFTA for Film Icon of the Year recently. The award represents individuals in Black, Entertainment, Film, Fashion,Television and Arts and was presented to Omotola by BEFFTA Founder, Pauline Long for her successful career in film.

Omotola Honoured as Beffta Film Icon

The multiple award-winning actress Omotola Jalade Ekeinde has been recognised with a special honorary award BEFFTA FILM ICON for her contribution to film industry in Africa, Europe and globally. BEFFTA(Black Entertainment Film Fashion Television and Arts) awards is Europe’s biggest award ceremony celebrating achievements of black and ethnic personalities in showbiz globally.



The Nollywood mega star who has appeared in over 300 hundred movies since starting her career at the tender age of 17 is popularly known for playing lead roles with films that smash the box office. Her recent films include Last Fight To Abuja, Amina, Ties That Bind and Ije.

Hailed as cinema box office queen, Omotola played lead role in the movie Ije, Africa’s biggest and highest earning movie in the cinemas to date. Omotola continues to appear on the screens globally with her latest movies Up Creek Without a Paddle and Blood on the Lagoon in post production .