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Amaka Igwe (1963–2014) was a prolific, award-winning and critically acclaimed Nigerian filmmaker and broadcasting executive. She was the owner of Top Radio 90.9 Lagos, Amaka Igwe Studios, and many other companies. Her legacy includes being a stakeholder and engineer of the international phenomenon that is now known as 'Nollywood', the world's third largest film industry after Hollywood and Bollywood. She was a Christian, and an inspiration to her juniors, seniors and peers alike.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Amaka Igwe: Atiku, Nollywood, AfricaMagic, AMAA mourn )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Amaka Igwe, renowned Nollywood Movie Producer is Dead )〕 ==Early life and education== Uzoamaka Audrey 'Amaka' was born to Isaac and Patience Ene on 2 January 1963 in Port-Harcourt. She was the fifth of seven children, and the fourth of six sisters. Nicknamed ‘Uzanka’, Amaka was also known in her household as 'GOC (General Commanding Officer)' by her father and 'Storm' by her mother because she always had activities around her. The Isaac-Ene household was eccentric and lively. Her portfolio in the household was Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, a premonition to the career path she would eventually follow. Her favorite color was blue. She had her early education at All Saints School and Awkunanaw Girls High School in Enugu. She could box, and she also put up a hoop in the back of her house and played basketball. Most times she would be found playing football with the boys in her neighbourhood, as the captain of the all-boys Ngwo Park football team, with her hair cropped short and mud deliberately covering her ear holes. She said she did not want any special treatment because she was a girl, she just wanted to play. This formed an essential part of Igwe’s ethos in life. She refused to be gendered. She would rather just be her best, not anyone else’s. Having her own self as her only competition came from her father, Isaac Anekwe Ene. Amaka also set up a library, as well as many other public works and ventures on behalf of her neighborhood. She also remembered vividly many aspects of the Nigerian Civil War, despite only being three years old at the time. It was a dream to eventually be able to capture some of those memories on film. During her A-Levels in Idia College, Benin, Igwe fully and publicly engaged with her creative side. She trained people in the Atilogu dance, and it eventually became the school dance and was used to compete nationally. She also came up with plays, songs, and other creative exploits. Interestingly, Amaka Igwe wanted to study law but officials of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) offered her a chance to study Education and Religious Studies (Theology) instead. Hence, she studied Education/Religion at the University of Ife (Now Obafemi Awolowo University). From OAU, Igwe signed the MNET short celluloid film "Barbers Wisdom" as director and then proceeded to the University of Ibadan, where she obtained a master's degree in Library and Information Services. She spent her time during her NYSC Youth Service as a travelling secretary for the Scripture Union, procured an MSc in Information Science and afterwards she worked at the Anambra State University of Technology and as an executive director at Eida Information Systems, before settling fully with the creative industry. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Amaka Igwe」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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