iREP film fiesta holds

The event, which began on Thursday, ends tomorrow. It features a producers’ roundtable, an international co-production and co-operation forum for documentary filmmakers established during the 2011 festival. The filmmakers’ roundtable explores innovative options and opportunities in international co-productions and distributions.The forum brings together international organizations such as Goethe, AGDOK, DOKFEST, AWDFF, Africa Magic and other […]

The event, which began on Thursday, ends tomorrow. It features a producers’ roundtable, an international co-production and co-operation forum for documentary filmmakers established during the 2011 festival.
The filmmakers’ roundtable explores innovative options and opportunities in international co-productions and distributions.
The forum brings together international organizations such as Goethe, AGDOK, DOKFEST, AWDFF, Africa Magic and other relevant support institutions for African cinema.
iREP 2014 also features a filmmakers’ workshop targeted at upcoming filmmakers who need an immersion into how to take advantage of digital filmmaking possibilities.
A rich collection of award-winning documentary films from across the world is complemented by works of young and old filmmakers in Nigeria.
According to Femi Odugbemi, iREP’s Executive Director, “this year, we also introduce a special room; which is entirely dedicated to filmscreenings all day throughout the period of the festival. This is to cater for participants who are wholly interested in filmscreening, and also allow other participants see a film they might have missed.”
iREP was founded in 2011 by three Nigerian culture workers and activists, Odugbemi, Jahman Anikulapo and Makin Soyinka, to promote independent documentary film production, expression and discourses, especially to spread global awareness about the role of documentary films in deepening participatory democracy.