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Chike Nwoffiah
Encyclopedia
Chike C. Nwoffiah is an actor
, theater director, educator and award winning filmmaker, and consultant on theater, film, television and multimedia
projects.
Listed as one of the "Top Ten Most Influential African Americans" in the San Francisco Bay Area
by CityFlight Magazine in 2000. He has served on several regional and national grant review panels including: the National Endowment for the Arts
, Pennsylvania Council on the Arts
, Sacramento Arts Commission, San Francisco Arts Commission, Arts Council Silicon Valley
, Walter and Elise Haas Fund and the Center for Cultural Innovation. His latest project is a feature length narrative film “Sabar” based on the African dance
movement in the United States
.
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, theater director, educator and award winning filmmaker, and consultant on theater, film, television and multimedia
Multimedia
Multimedia is media and content that uses a combination of different content forms. The term can be used as a noun or as an adjective describing a medium as having multiple content forms. The term is used in contrast to media which use only rudimentary computer display such as text-only, or...
projects.
Listed as one of the "Top Ten Most Influential African Americans" in the San Francisco Bay Area
San Francisco Bay Area
The San Francisco Bay Area, commonly known as the Bay Area, is a populated region that surrounds the San Francisco and San Pablo estuaries in Northern California. The region encompasses metropolitan areas of San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose, along with smaller urban and rural areas...
by CityFlight Magazine in 2000. He has served on several regional and national grant review panels including: the National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Arts
The National Endowment for the Arts is an independent agency of the United States federal government that offers support and funding for projects exhibiting artistic excellence. It was created by an act of the U.S. Congress in 1965 as an independent agency of the federal government. Its current...
, Pennsylvania Council on the Arts
Pennsylvania Council on the Arts
The Pennsylvania Council on the Arts is an agency serving the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.Established in 1966, its mission is "to foster the excellence, diversity and vitality of the arts in Pennsylvania and to broaden the availability and appreciation of those arts throughout the state." Each year...
, Sacramento Arts Commission, San Francisco Arts Commission, Arts Council Silicon Valley
Arts Council Silicon Valley
The Arts Council Silicon Valley is the official Santa Clara County, USA arts council.Established in 1982, Arts Council Silicon Valley is a private, nonprofit arts organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for Santa Clara County residents by creating and fostering arts and culture...
, Walter and Elise Haas Fund and the Center for Cultural Innovation. His latest project is a feature length narrative film “Sabar” based on the African dance
African dance
African dance refers mainly to the dance of Sub-Saharan Africa, and more appropriately African dances because of the many cultural differences in musical and movement styles...
movement in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
Education
- Government College, UmuahiaGovernment College, UmuahiaGovernment College Umuahia, is a secondary school for boys located along Umuahia Ikot Ekpene Road in Umuahia, Nigeria.Twenty years after the establishment of Kings College, the first government-owned high school, by the British colonial government, three similar public schools were founded in 1929...
, Nigeria - University of LagosUniversity of LagosThe University of Lagos - popularly known as Unilag - is a federal government university with a main campus located at Akoka, Yaba and a college of medicine located at Idi-Araba, all in Lagos, Lagos State, southern Nigeria...
, Nigeria - Columbia University Graduate School of Business (INM), USA
- Hollywood Film Institute, USA
Career
- President - Rhesus Media Group, CaliforniaCaliforniaCalifornia is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, USA - Executive Director - Oriki Theater, California, USA
- Adjunct Faculty - Menlo CollegeMenlo CollegeMenlo College, often referred to as Menlo, is a private, four-year baccalaureate college specializing in business located in the Silicon Valley town of Atherton, California.-Campus:...
, California, USA - Principal Partner - C3 Media, AbujaAbujaAbuja is the capital city of Nigeria. It is located in the centre of Nigeria, within the Federal Capital Territory . Abuja is a planned city, and was built mainly in the 1980s. It officially became Nigeria's capital on 12 December 1991, replacing Lagos...
, Nigeria - Director - Silicon Valley African Film Festival, California, USA
Community service
- Board of Trustees - Arts Council Silicon Valley (Chairman of Grants Committee)
- Board of Directors - Alliance for California Traditional Arts (VP Development)
- Advisory Board - California Black Arts Alliance
- Former President - Mountain View Community Television
- Former Vice President - Chamber of Commerce Mountain View
- Former Board member - Palo AltoPalo Alto, CaliforniaPalo Alto is a California charter city located in the northwest corner of Santa Clara County, in the San Francisco Bay Area of California, United States. The city shares its borders with East Palo Alto, Mountain View, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Stanford, Portola Valley, and Menlo Park. It is...
Red Cross
Community recognition
- 2000: San Francisco Bay Area Top Ten Most Influential African Americans - CityFlight Magazine.
- 2001: Kuumba Award for Creativity - Silicon Valley Jazz Arts Music Network.
- 2002: Humanitarian of the Year Award - Parent’s Coalition Mountain View.
- 2003: Freedom Fighter Award - San JoseSan Jose, CaliforniaSan Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...
/ Silicon ValleySilicon ValleySilicon Valley is a term which refers to the southern part of the San Francisco Bay Area in Northern California in the United States. The region is home to many of the world's largest technology corporations...
Chapter of NAACP. - 2004: Director’s Award -California Arts CouncilCalifornia Arts CouncilThe California Arts Council is a state agency based in Sacramento. Its eleven council members are appointed by the Governor and the state Legislature...
. - 2006: Community Service Award - Alpha Phi AlphaAlpha Phi AlphaAlpha Phi Alpha is the first Inter-Collegiate Black Greek Letter fraternity. It was founded on December 4, 1906 at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. Its founders are known as the "Seven Jewels". Alpha Phi Alpha developed a model that was used by the many Black Greek Letter Organizations ...
fraternity (Eta Sigma Lambda Chapter) - 2007: Mover of Mountains Award - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Association of Santa Clara ValleySanta Clara ValleyThe Santa Clara Valley is a valley just south of the San Francisco Bay in Northern California in the United States. Much of Santa Clara County and its county seat, San José, are in the Santa Clara Valley. The valley was originally known as the Valley of Heart’s Delight for its high concentration...
- 2007: Diversity Award - Santa Clara CountySanta Clara County, CaliforniaSanta Clara County is a county located at the southern end of the San Francisco Bay Area in the U.S. state of California. As of 2010 it had a population of 1,781,642. The county seat is San Jose. The highly urbanized Santa Clara Valley within Santa Clara County is also known as Silicon Valley...
Board of Supervisors - 2008: Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition - United States CongressUnited States CongressThe United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Congress meets in the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C....
Filmography
- 2000: Growing Black in America
- 2001: Jamaica - Spirit of Enterprise
- 2002: Tantu
- 2003: A Jewel in History
- 2004: A Killing in Choctaw
- 2005: Every Drop Counts
- 2006: Bridges
- 2007: Wake Up Africa
- 2009: A Prayer for the Inauguration
- 2009: Sabar - life is a dance!
External links
- http://www.sabarthemovie.com
- http://www.rhesusmedia.com
- http://www.oriki.org
- http://www.c3media.net