NFC parleys filmmakers in Kano

Dr. Danjuma Dadu assured the filmmakers that “the NFC will do its best within available funds and enabling environment to sustain film activities within the Zone and the country in general. The Corporation places high premium on the activities of filmmakers in making the sector viable as an employment generator, Nigeria a film and tourism […]

Dr. Danjuma Dadu assured the filmmakers that “the NFC will do its best within available funds and enabling environment to sustain film activities within the Zone and the country in general. The Corporation places high premium on the activities of filmmakers in making the sector viable as an employment generator, Nigeria a film and tourism destination, and as a tool for international diplomacy.”
NFC, Dadu said, is going to constructively engage practitioners in tackling the various challenges within the sector. This, he said explained the reason for the interactive forum. “Issues of Funding, Piracy and Training, will receive the attention of Nigerian Film Corporation. You should strive to abide by all extant rules and regulations within the sector. A new department, Industry Support Services (ISS) has been created to adequately articulate industry issues for appropriate intervention.”
Dadu further assured that the National Film Institute will design programmes that will address the training challenges for filmmakers with the Zone.
He called on practitioners within the Zone to strive to engage in good practices in filmmaking.  Production of films, Dadu said, should have a distribution and marketing strategy and network in order to strengthen the fight against pirates.
Building a film industry for Nigeria, that will stand the test of time, Dadu said, will depend on good practices, participation and collaboration of all relevant agencies of government.
Practitioners unanimously called on the NFC to adequately sustain the promotion of film activities within the Zone.