Chinny Onwugbenu is a

Nigerian Nigerians or the Nigerian people are citizens of Nigeria or people with ancestry from Nigeria. The name Nigeria was derived from the Niger River running through the country. This name was allegedly coined in the late 19th century by British jo ...

film producer notable for co-producing '' Road to Yesterday'' and producing '' Lionheart''. She is the co-founder of ''The Entertainment Network (TEN)'', a film production company in Nigeria.

Education

Chinny attended the

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and graduated with a degree in

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in 2006. In 2010, she had her

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from the

UCLA Anderson School of Management The John E. Anderson Graduate School of Management (branded as UCLA Anderson) is the graduate business school at the University of California, Los Angeles. The school offers MBA (full-time, part-time, executive), Post Graduate Program for Executi ...

Career

In 2015, Chinny co-produced Road to Yesterday, and produced the

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acquired Lionheart in 2018. She is also the co-founder of ''the Entertainment Network (TEN)'' alongside

Genevieve Nnaji Genevieve Nnaji (; born 3 May 1979) is a Nigerian actress, producer, and director. She won the Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role in 2005, making her the first actor to win the award. In 2011, she was honoured as a ...

, a film production company in Nigeria.

Awards and recognition

* Best Movie (

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) at 2016

AMVCA The ''Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards'' (AMVCA) are a set of accolades presented by MultiChoice recognizing outstanding achievement in television and film across Africa,, through an annual ceremony hosted in the Exhibition Center of the Eko ...

Road to Yesterday (film) ''Road To Yesterday'' is a 2015 Nigerian Road movie, road romantic drama film directed by Ishaya Bako. It stars Genevieve Nnaji and Oris Erhuero in lead roles, with Majid Michel and Chigul, Chioma 'Chigul' Omeruah in supporting roles. The film, ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Onwugbenu, Chinny Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Nigerian film producers Nigerian women film producers Pennsylvania State University alumni UCLA Anderson School of Management alumni Igbo people