Ayuko Babu

Ayuko Babu, Founder and Executive Director of the Pan African Film & Arts Festival.

Ayuko Babu is an international cultural, politique, and legal consultant specializing in Pan African affairs. He has been the Executive Director of the Pan African Film & Arts Festival (POP) depuis 1992. Dans 2016, M.. Babu was appointed to the California Film Commission. In addition to PAFF, M.. Babu currently serves as a permanent member of the jury of the annual Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA), headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria. AMAA is the world’s largest Pan African film awards event, covering the continent of Africa and its worldwide Diaspora. Dans 2015, M.. Babu was
honored by the California Legislative Black Caucus for his work as founder and executive director of the Pan African Film & Arts Festival as part of the Black History Month Celebration “A Century of Black Life, History and Culture.” The special ceremony was held on the floor of the State Assembly at the state capitol in Sacramento, Californie. M.. Babu
was nominated for this honor by the Honorable Holly J. Mitchell, State Senator (D-30th District).

Actuellement, he is developing formal ties with the National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) of South Africa, a government agency whose mission is to develop and promote the South African film industry. M.. Babu est titulaire d'un baccalauréat ès arts de l'Université d'État de Californie, Los Angeles, and attended the UCLA School of Law.

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