The Guest Speaker at the March 2016 edition of The Nollywood Studies Centre’s Filmmakers’ Forum was Iyen Agbonifo- Obaseki. It held on Saturday, 19th of March, 2016 by 3:00 pm at No. 2 Ahmed Onibudo Street, Off Adeola Hopewell Street, opposite Nigerian Law School, Victoria Island, Lagos
Iyen Agbonifo- Obaseki is the President of the Creative Designer’s Guild of Nigeria, with experience spanning over two decades in the industry. She has featured as Costume Designer in major movies like the award winning epic movie Igodo, and Adesuwa, for which she received an Achievement in Costume Design (AMAA Awards) 2012. She also featured as Artistic Director in Invasion 1897. Iyen was the Costume Designer for Nigeria’s Drama Presentation at the 2012 London Olympics.
She spoke on the topic: ” Two Decades of being a Costume Designer and Make -up Artist: The Challenges of the Profession”
The session included a short practical demonstration and tips on film make up.