The Federal Government, President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan have awarded another N150m to Nollywood, and it was not the first time for the industry to receive such.
On March 3, 2013, President Goodluck Jonathan organised a dinner at Marina in Lagos to celebrate Nollywood at 20. On that occasion, he announced a N3billion grants geared towards supporting the nation's foremost movie industry, Nollywood.
But
ever since the announcement, a sharp division has risen among the
members of the umbrella body of actors and actresses, Actors Guild of
Nigeria (AGN), with key players having different stance on how the money
should be disbursed.
What
happens to the fund? It's obvious it has been squandered. While
practitioners suffer from lack of funds and humiliation in the quest to
produce films, some people are busy working to ensure that the money
lands in their bank account.
Currently,
Nollywood stars operating in the country's film industry under the
recently launched Capacity Training Fund of the Presidential
Intervention scheme called "Project ACT Nollywood, "with an objective to
help the industry make further progress on a more solid foundation."
The
Federal Government said on November 20, 2013, Wednesday, it awarded
various grants adding that this was in line with President Jonathan's
vision for the industry.
The
training portion of the Capacity Building Fund valued at about N150
million is dedicated to training and skill acquisition for Nigerian
movie practitioners in all competences along the value chain of
Nigeria's movie industry.
Paul
Nwabuikwu, the Special Adviser to the Minister of Finance and
Coordinating Minister for the economy has acclaimed that the
beneficiaries of the grant emerged after the applications submitted by
the practitioners were processed and found to have met the qualification
for the training and skills acquisition programme
The
training programme covers script writing, directing, film production
and production design, special effects, lighting, sound effect, HD
techniques, acting, cinematography, make-up, editing, etc.
The
grants, which are currently being processed, would enable the
practitioners receive high quality training in accredited institutions
to improve their competences in various areas of film craft.
She
said another N150 million has been set aside as grants to existing
Nigerian-owned private institutes that offer training courses,
programmes and technical certification in the movie industry.
The
Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance, Ngozi
Okonjo-Iweala, expressed satisfaction with the development and appealed
to individuals or more applications from qualified practitioners.
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