American Film Market To Host the Biggest Showcase for Nollywood in America

American Film Market To Host the Biggest Showcase for Nollywood in America

Ms. Ijeoma Onah talking about the NIFS.

Ms. Ijeoma Onah, Founder/CEO, Nigerian International Film Summit (NIFS) on Friday morning had the first press conference on the inaugural Nigerian International Film Summit coming up at the 2017 American Film Market and Conference, from November 2-5, in Santa Monica, Los Angles, USA.
The press conference held at Silverbird Cinemas in the Silverbird Galleria on Victoria Island, Lagos.

Speakers at the conference included Mr. Kene Mkparu, Founder and Group Managing Director/CEO of FilmOne Film Distribution and Filmhouse Cinemas, Mr. Kene Okwuosa, Group Deputy Managing Director Co-Founder Filmhouse and FilmOne, Mr. Moses Babatope, Group Executive Director/ COO FilmOne, Mr. Guy Murray-Bruce, Vice President of the Silverbird Group, Emem Isong-Misodi, Film maker, writer and CEO of Royal Arts Academy, Mr. Okechukwu Madu, Entertainment/Creative Finance Analyst at Bank of Industry (BoI), Mr. Chijioke Uwaegbute, Partner - Global Enterprises Tax Solutions (GETS) at PwC and Franson Davis - GM of the Silverbird Group.

Mr. Franson Davis.

The summit will be the biggest showcase of the Nigerian film industry in the United States of America.

The Nigerian International Film Summit is an event that seeks to discuss the opportunities, possibilities concerns and challenges revolving around the business of film in Nigeria for international distributors and film investors and how fast the local Nollywood film industry is evolving to meet with international production standards and expectations.

Senator Ben Murray-Bruce.

Notable keynote speakers for the summit are Senator Ben Murray-Bruce, Chairman Senate Committee on Privatization and Vice Chairman Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs who is Founder of the Silverbird Group; Alhaji Lai Mohammed, Honourable Minister, Federal Ministry of Information and Culture Nigeria; Mr. Kene Mkparu, Founder and Group Managing Director/CEO of FilmOne Film Distribution and Filmhouse Cinemas and others.

Alhaji Lai Mohammed.

Mr. Kene Mkparu.

Other speakers include the following:
NIFS Production Summit Speakers.

Stephanie Okereke Linus.

Emem Isong-Misodi.

Kunle Afolayan.

Omoni Oboli.

Shirley Frimpong-Manso.

Kevin Nwankwor.

Ayo Makun.

Derek Baum.

The summit is for Nigerian producers looking at expanding their understanding of the business of film, seeking opportunities for international collaborations, partnerships and co-productions; officials of government agencies and parastalals providing oversight functions for the film industry; financial institutions providing film finance for Nigerian films and interested in providing financial services for foreign investment in the Nigerian film industry; film acquisition and development executives, agents, attorneys, directors, distributors, financiers, film commissioners, producers, writers; existing and potential Investors/film financiers interested in investing into the distribution structures in Nigeria; law firms, film consultancy firms, auditing and insurance companies interested in providing legal, consulting, auditing and insurance services for foreign investment in the Nigerian film ecosystem.

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