Nigeria is set to host the first ever Africa Cinematography
Festival.
According to the organisers, the week-long event which comes
up in the last quarter of the year in Lagos, Nigeria’s entertainment capital,
will feature contemporary issues in filmmaking, networking, business
opportunities and the general film economy which have impacted on the works of
filmmakers, actors, film marketers, industry professionals, investors, viewers,
cinema/studio owners/managers, the organized private sector, government
agencies, art councils and funding agencies.
Project Consultant, Sunnie Odafe, disclosed that the aim is
to provide a point of convergence for all stakeholders in the film industry
spectrum with a view to creating specific platforms that will facilitate
professional development for key players through knowledge sharing of trending
expertise by renowned and inspiring industry leaders, enable hands-on workshop
trainings and interaction with new film-making technologies and promote
pitching for film content buyers and media brokers among others.
“The Nigerian filmmaking industry has made tremendous
progress, especially in the last decade,” said Odafe who also is the COO of
Tasy Yact Media.
“This is however a far cry from what is obtainable in the
developed climes. The Africa Cinematography Festival is designed to bridge this
gap and make the industry comparatively competitive.
“It is an all-encompassing attempt to reposition the Africa
film economy by promoting and providing support for professionalism and
innovations while addressing head-on the technical, regulatory and financial
ills that have plagued filmmaking in the country through insightful knowledge
sharing.”
The festival, he added, will feature conferences and
workshops, exhibitions, open film expo, networking opportunities, film pitching,
auditions for film roles, film unveiling and promotion, and film production
funding.
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