Weekend Getaway

Weekend Getaway
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDesmond Elliot
Screenplay by
  • Bola Aduwo
  • Kehinde Joseph
  • Uduak Isong
Produced by
Starring
Edited byVictor Ehi-Amedu
Production
company
Emem Isong Productions
Distributed by
  • Royal Arts Academy
  • Silverbird Distributions
Release date
  • March 29, 2012 (2012-03-29)
[1]
CountryNigeria
LanguageEnglish
Box office₦22,895,273 (domestic gross)[2]

Weekend Getaway is a 2012 Nigerian romantic drama film directed by Desmond Elliot and starring Genevieve Nnaji, Ramsey Nouah, Monalisa Chinda, Ini Edo, Uti Nwachukwu, Alexx Ekubo, Bryan Okwara, Beverly Naya and Uru Eke. It received 11 nominations and eventually won 4 awards at the 2013 Nollywood & African Film Critics Awards (NAFCA).[3][4] It also received 2 nominations at the 2013 Best of Nollywood Awards with Alexx Ekubo eventually winning the award for Best Actor in a supporting role. The film was a box-office success in Nigerian cinemas generally because of its star-studded cast.[5]

  1. ^ "Movie Premiere of Weekend Getaway". TheNet Ng. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
  2. ^ "Top 10 Films in Nigeria in 2013 and the worrying trends". Talking Drum Entertainment. 23 May 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  3. ^ "NAFCA 2013 Nominees". Information Nigeria. July 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
  4. ^ "NAFCA 2013 Winners". Retrieved 10 April 2014.
  5. ^ "Weekend Getaway breaks Nigerian Box Office Record". BellaNaija. 23 April 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2014.