Chidia Maduekwe, Managing Director of the Nigerian Film Corporation ( NFC ) and Chairman of ZUMA Film Festival ( ZUFF ) has called for more film festivals to attract investors and create market for Nigeria films.
He made the call during an interview on Sunday night on the side line of events at the 2017 edition of ZUMA Film Festival held in Abuja.
The eight edition of the Nigerian prestigious film fiesta, with the theme, “Feast on Films”, holds from Dec. 1 to Dec. 3 at the Jabi Lake Mall in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
According to Maduekwe, as the Nigerian film industry grows, it needs to be promoted as a viable investment option to both local and the international business communities, and film festivals are veritable platforms to be used.
“We are aware of the tremendous impact of the Nigerian film industry on the economy of the nation, Africa and indeed around the world.
“The enormous impact of Nollywood, as the industry is popularly called, is to be further strengthened through Film Festivals,” he said.
ZUFF 2017: Organisers want more festivals to market Nigerian films
