NFC, UNICEF, others to support Nigerian filmmakers

The Nigerian Film Corporation (NFC) said in a statement that in partnership with the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development, UNICEF and the UN-Women, it had started activities that will empower filmmakers to undertake film production activities that seek to highlight the disproportionate impact of conflict on women as well as their pivotal […]

The Nigerian Film Corporation (NFC) said in a statement that in partnership with the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development, UNICEF and the UN-Women, it had started activities that will empower filmmakers to undertake film production activities that seek to highlight the disproportionate impact of conflict on women as well as their pivotal role in peace building.
This comes as Nigeria joins other nations to commemorate this year’s International Day of Peace, which kicked off on September 21 and ends today.
Dr. Danjuma Dadu, NFC’s Managing Director, said in the statement that 30 years after the declaration of the United Nations General Assembly for global peace, it had become much more expedient for Nigerian filmmakers to champion the quest for endurable and lasting peace for in the country through film.
Dadu stated that film has the double power of appealing to the conscience of people and therefore was a veritable tool that can easily be used to achieve peace.
“Part of the Nigerian Film Corporation’s responsibility in the partnership, is the promotion of sustainable peace, security, development and the rights of people, especially vulnerable groups including women and children,” he stressed.
Promoting women’s engagement in peace and security in northern Nigeria, the statement added, is the focus of the partnership which is being funded by the European Union.
Dadu noted that Nigerian filmmakers must take the lead in highlighting the consequences of insurgency, domestic violence, rape, discrimination and negative practices against women and the girl-child. This he said will ultimately lead to sustainable peace building efforts by the Nigerian state.