{{Short description|Nigerian actor, producer and writer (born 1971)}} {{Infobox person |image = |caption = |birth_name = Charles Osa Igbinovia |birth_date = 20 November 1971 |occupation = Film director, producer, actor, writer |years_active = 1996–present |birth_place = Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria |education = University of Nigeria |spouse = |children = }}
'''Charles Osa Igbinovia''' (born 20 November 1971),<ref>{{cite book |last=Novia |first=Charles|date=11 July 2012 |title=Nollywood Till November: Memoirs of a Nollywood Insider|location=Nigeria|publisher=Author House|isbn=978-1477224977 }}</ref> commonly known as '''Charles Novia''', is a Nigerian film director, producer, screenwriter, actor, social commentator and essayist. Born and raised in Benin City, the capital of Edo State, Nigeria, Novia is known for films such as ''Missing Angel'' (2004), ''Caught in The Middle'' and ''Alan Poza'' (2013).<ref>{{cite web | url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201408221318.html | title=Nigeria: Charles Novia Berates 'Second Class' Genevieve, Don Jazzy, P-Square, Others | publisher=allafrica.com | access-date=23 August 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | url=http://www.punchng.com/entertainment/e-punch/omotola-genevieve-missing-from-charles-novias-best-actress-list/ | title=Omotola, Genevieve, missing from Novia's best actress list | access-date=23 August 2014 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826114601/http://www.punchng.com/entertainment/e-punch/omotola-genevieve-missing-from-charles-novias-best-actress-list/ | archive-date=26 August 2014 |newspaper=The Punch}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.bellanaija.com/2014/07/27/charles-novia-lists-reasons-wrong-with-dorobucci-music-video/ | title=Charles Novia Lists Reasons Wrong with "Dorobucci" Music Video | date=27 July 2014 | publisher=bellanaija.com | access-date=23 August 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/12/rita-dominic-charles-novia-war/ |location=Lagos, Nigeria| title=Rita Dominic, Charles Novia at war | access-date=23 August 2014|newspaper=Vanguard}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.bellanaija.com/2014/03/10/read-charles-novias-review-of-the-2014-africa-magic-viewers-choice-awards/ | title=Read Charles Novia's Review of the 2014 Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards | date=10 March 2014 | publisher=bellanaija.com | access-date=23 August 2014}}</ref> In 2014, he was chosen as part of the Nigerian team to screen Nollywood films for Best Foreign language category of the Academy Awards by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.<ref>{{Cite news | url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/05/ramsey-nouah-charles-novia-others-get-oscars-job/ |location=Lagos, Nigeria| title=Ramsey Nouah, Charles Novia, others get OSCARS job | access-date=23 August 2014|newspaper=Vanguard}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2012/12/charles-novias-auto-biography-nollywood-till-november/ |location=Lagos, Nigeria| title=Charles Novia's auto-biography, 'Nollywood till November' | access-date=23 August 2014|newspaper=Vanguard}}</ref>
==Filmography== *''Put a Ring on it (2016)'' *''Alan Poza (2013)'' *''Atlanta Series (2011)'' *''Caught in the Middle (2007)'' *''The Covenant Church (2006)'' *''Real Love (2005)'' *''Missing Angel (2004)'' *''The Pastor and Harlot (2002)'' *''The Bridesmaid (2005)''
==See also== * List of Nigerian film producers
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20211116071602/http://www.charlesnoviadaily.com/ Official Website]}} *{{IMDb name|2104903}} {{authority control}}
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