LAGOS AGLOW FOR ZAFAA AWARDS

The stage is set for the seventh edition of The African Film Festival and Academy Awards (ZAFAA), which holds in Lagos between October 28 and October 31 at Eko Hotel & Suites Victoria Island, Lagos.

According to Kenneth Chamberlain, Head of Logistics & Marketing of the platform, this year’s edition will not only be held in Lagos, Nigeria, it will also attract the presence of the British Film Institute and the London Metropolitan Film School among a host of others.

Commenting at an event to unveil the 2015 edition at a media parley at NTA, Victoria Island, Lagos, Chamberlain said: “ZAFAA Awards 2015 is holding in Lagos Nigeria and it is going to be bigger and better. It will feature lots of talented artistes, directors and producers from across Africa.

“We are bringing ZAFAA to Nigeria because Nigeria is the most populous black nation in the world and besides, the organisers are Nigerians so we want to celebrate our cultural heritage and diversity,” Chamberlain added.

So what will be different about the Lagos edition? “What will be different is that other academy awards may not have the British Film Institute and the London Metropolitan Film School coming to train Nigerians from October 29 to October 31 and then, bring them back to London for a continuation of the training next year when the award returns to the UK. This is a big opportunity for Nigerian motion picture and we must harness it.”

Presnt at the event were officials of NTA, Nollywood stakeholders, actors and actresses including ZAFAA officials among a host of others.

Partners for ZAFAA 2015 includes NTA and the British Film Institute.

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