On The Brink: Chiemela Mgbeahuru’s VR film shines light on hunger crisis in Africa
In 2022, more than 20 million people in Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya needed food assistance. To put this figure in perspective, this represented an increase in needs
Outrage as militants strip women, film them naked in Akwa Ibom
NWANIBA— SUSPECTED militants and pirates, last week, in Akwa Ibom State, abducted several market women, whisked them to their hideouts in the creeks, where they forced them at gunpoint to take their clothes off, defiled and took several pictures of their womanhood with their phones.
Borno Govt. to support establishment of film production centre
The Borno Government on Tuesday pledged to support the Motion Picture Practitioners Association of Nigeria (MOPPAN), towards actualising its dream of establishing a film production centre in the state.
NFC,NFVCB,others endorse National film development fund
The Nigerian Film Corporation (NFC), Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC), Nigerian Film & Video Censors Board (NFVCB) and the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) which forms the quartet for the Nigerian film industry have jointly endorsed the establishment of the National Film Development Fund (NFDF) to enable the nation deal, urgently with the dearth of funding for film production activities, and investment opportunities yet untapped in the Nigerian film industry.
Uganda bans Dutch film for showing gay scenes
Uganda’s censorship board has banned a Dutch film, The Dinner Club, after accusing it of “glorifying homosexuality” the Embassy of The Netherlands in Kampala has said.
Steve Ayorinde hails nine Lagos-based film directors
The Lagos State Government has congratulated nine Lagos-based film directors whose latest films will be screened to global audiences at the world-acclaimed Toronto International Film Festival holding in Toronto, Canada between September 8th and 18th 2016
