The National Film and Video Censors Board, NFVCB, under the leadership of Dr Shaibu Husseini, has trained over 300 undergraduates across five major tertiary institutions in Lagos State.
The participating youths, who were drawn from the University of Lagos (UNILAG); Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH); Lagos State University(LASU); Trinity University; and the Lagos State University of Science and Technology (LASUSTECH), were also awarded certificates of participation after a two-day interactive session and capacity building event.
In the same vein, the Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of NFVCB rewarded three of the participating students with N175,000 for taking part in a challenge with the theme Naija Spirit. The winner of the challenge got N100,000 while the first runner-up was rewarded with N50,000 and the second runner-up with N25,000.
The event was held at the Afe Babalola Hall situated inside the University of Lagos for the training sessions that were specially created to empower and build capacity in various aspects including directing, cinematography, acting, screenwriting, costume design, and art creative design.
The opening ceremony had the keynote remarks delivered by Julie McKay, Public Affairs Officer, US Consulate, Lagos, as well as the chairman of the occasion, Toki Mabogunje, and Dr. Theresa Ifeoma Amobi of the Mass Communication Department of UNILAG.
The two day event had top film practitioners like Uzodinma Okpechi and Lancelot Oduwa Imasuen taking the directing session, John Duloju taking the cinematography session, Keppy Ekpeyong and Bimbo Akintola taking the acting sessions, Toyin Ogundeji taking the Costume Design sessions, Leo Omoseebi taking the creative design session, Anthony Kehinde Joseph and Bunmi Ajakaiye taking the scriptwriting sessions.
Other Nollywood stakeholders spotted at the event included Ambassador Dr Queen Blessing Ebigieson, Bolaji Amusan aka Mr Latin, Owolabi Ajasa, and others.
