The six-day event, ITRealms gathered has been scheduled to
hold between November 5 and 11 this year across six venues in Lagos, the nation’s
entertainment capital.
Among those unveiled are Nigerian
actor, Ramsey Nouah, British-Ghanaian multi-talented actress, Ama Konadu
Abebrese, Actress Sandra Seghers Mushid from the DRC, the Cameroonian duo of
Lizzette Benz and Ayuk Thambi Atem-Ebai and Beninoir actor, singer and model,
Serge Parick Laleye and Guinean Model, Bintu Sylla. Others are Liberian actor, Major Owusu Danshaw, Nollywood
actress, Oghenekaro Itene, Vanessa Swert from South Africa and Nollywood
actor and Rycardo Agbor.
The resource persons include Dr. Iyabo
Ajibola, Adeniran Makinde, Akin Lewis, Kingsley Nwosu, Prof. Hygeniu Ekwuazi,
Prof. Chukwuma Okoye, Dr. Tunde Bakare, Alex Gansallo, Yinka Smart Babalola,
Prince Kojo Hilton, Dr. Alphonsus Orisayemi, Michael Mulutombo, Frank Adekunle
Macaulay and Nwendamutswu Maanda
Speaking at the unveiling, the
founding matron, Africa Cinematography Festival (ACF), Mrs. Folorunsho Alakija
described the ACF as “a roadmap into the future of the
film industry cum economy” of both Nigeria and the African continent”.
Mrs.
Alakija noted that the ACF shares a “common optimism which speaks to our
collective desire for a better future guaranteed under a system run by a new
generation of stakeholders whose distinctive qualities are not primarily tied to
age but rather bother on their commitment to professionalism, promotion of
industry growth over self-gratification and in their ability to harness
potentials to drive the economic growth of country and continent.“
Mrs.
Alakija also revealed that the ACF will feature training in
such areas as sound
production, light design and lighting, script writing, production design,
make-up artistry, costume design, directing, motion and still camera, lens
handling, editing and film-making among others.
Also speaking, the Managing Director
and Chief Executive of the Nigerian Films Corporation, Dr. Chidia Maduekwe
while lauding the initiative assured on the commitment of his agency to
providing the enabling environment that will enhance the development of the
industry.
“The NFC has and shall continue to initiate, provide and
champion the required policy environment that will support the accelerated
growth of the industry. The increased film production activities within the
industry across the country, its acceptance by the citizens of Nigeria, and
lately, its contribution to the growth of the nation’s economy are indication
that there are opportunities that are yet untapped,” he said.
Meanwhile, the National Films and Video Censors Board
(NFVCB) has pledged to rid the industry of piracy and all other forms of rights
infringements that hinder adequate returns on investment for stakeholders.
The Executive Director of the
NFVCB, Alhaji Adedayo Thomas, who stated this at the Unveiling said that the
board was not only committed to providing an enabling environment which will facilitate global film content production but also
ensure that film and video investment is guaranteed through structured
distribution and right protection.
“This is why we took the fight against unlicensed distribution, distribution of
unclassified films and video works, the unapproved release of film and video
works and illegal export and import of film and video works to Alaba in August
and we were able to rid the market of films and video works worth over 100
Million Naira,” he said.
Uj. N. Dominic/GEE
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