March 17, (THEWILL)- Ever since Mo Abudu dumped her career in Human Resources at Mobil Nigeria and ventured into filmmaking, she has turned herself into a reputable film maker and a force to reckon with on the big screen while earning numerous accolades in the make belief world. This year’s International Women’s Day was another day she was singled out in celebration of her achievements.
The Chief Executive Officer of EbonyLife, a premium media lifestyle and entertainment conglomerate, was honored with the 2024 FORBES WOMAN AFRICA Businesswoman Award at an event held at the Emperors Palace in Johannesburg on Friday, March 8.
The 2024 FORBES WOMAN AFRICA Awards is a platform where remarkable women are celebrated for their achievements across different sectors and industries on the African continent. This year’s awards gala was part of the ninth annual FORBES WOMAN AFRICA Leading Women Summit.
That Mo Abudu as she is fondly called has clearly stamped her feet on the sands of time cannot be over emphasized. Her magic wand produced top Nollywood blockbusters via her EbonyLife Films. Movies such as ‘The Wedding Party,’ ‘Fifty,’ ‘The Royal Hotel Hibiscus,’ ‘Chief Daddy’. Abudu was also responsible for some TV productions that includes ‘The Governor,’ ‘Desperate Housewives Africa,’ ‘Sons of the Caliphate,’ and ‘Fifty the Series.’
In 2018, she signed a deal with Sony Pictures Television (SPT) for a three-year deal to produce ‘The Dahomey Warriors,’ a series about the Amazons who took on French colonialists in a 19th-century west African kingdom. In 2020, she also signed a partnership deal with AMC Networks to produce ‘Nigeria 2099,’ an afro futuristic crime-drama. In the same year, she also signed a new partnership between EbonyLife TV and Netflix.
The streaming giant acquired some of EbonyLife’s drama series the success of which led Netflix to sign another deal with her to create two original series as well as multiple Netflix-branded films. Making a significant impact in the industry is evident in her mention in ‘The Hollywood Reporter’s’ annual list of the ‘25 Most Powerful Women in Global Television’ and also getting herself a seat as one of the academy directors for the prestigious Emmys and an honorary doctorate degree holder from Babcock University, in recognition of her contributions to the broadcasting industry in Nigeria.
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