Stakeholders in Jos for ’Middlewood’ forum

Dr. Danjuma Dadu, NFC’s boss said building an enviable film industry for Nigeria should be a collective endeavor which requires diligent and pragmatic policy making mechanism.Almost all contributions from stakeholders dwelt on challenges facing filmmaking in Nigeria. They include poor training, funding, weak marketing and distribution framework and piracy.It was agreed that for industry to […]

Dr. Danjuma Dadu, NFC’s boss said building an enviable film industry for Nigeria should be a collective endeavor which requires diligent and pragmatic policy making mechanism.
Almost all contributions from stakeholders dwelt on challenges facing filmmaking in Nigeria. They include poor training, funding, weak marketing and distribution framework and piracy.
It was agreed that for industry to move beyond leading production quantity to becoming a professionalized sector operating with ethics and values, the NFC initiatives of the NFC in charting the way forward should be supported.
Dan Tenshak, Chief Executive Officer of Yakubu Gowon Foundation said Nollywood should operate with a blue print.  “The unavailability of a working document providing vision and leadership amounts to wild goose chase.” The absence of concrete strategic plans for the industry, he said, will keep the sector grapping in the dark and in uncertainties.  He called on the Federal Government to expedite plans to produce a blue print and a working document that all practitioners will key into at the state and local government levels.
Hollywood trained filmmaker, Prince Chwang Rwang Pam, advised filmmakers to start with building personal capacities and creating confidence in others to support the industry.  “Foreigners, from individuals to groups and organizations are willing to work and invest in Nigeria’s film sector, if players can secure their confidence.  Dynamism in filmmaking at the global level is almost instantaneous and Nigerian filmmakers must wake up to this reality.”
On Jos reclaiming its filmmaking glory, all, including government functionaries agreed that the State had to create a blue print for the State to harness the potentials of motion picture production within the State.