Ifunanya 'Funa' Maduka, a filmmaker, is a former director of international original films at Netflix. She was on the front line of Netflix’s international expansion, launching and expanding the international film offering across more than 100 territories. Her acquisitions brought Netflix its first feature film nominations at both the Golden Globes (Houda Benyamina’s Divines) and the Academy Awards (Ildiko Enyedi’s On Body And Soul). Further notable acquisitions and productions include: Atlantic, I Lost My Body, Happy As Lazzaro, The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind , Calibre, and Lionheart. Maduka also oversaw the French production, I Am Not an Easy Man, the upcoming Quebecois production from Patrice Laliberte. Funa holds a BA in History from Cornell University and a Masters in Business Administration from Harvard Business School, where she served on the Board of Trustees and as President of the Student Body, respectively. She has also held leadership and strategic position...
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