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FG seeks India’s support for Nigeria’s film industry

by The Eagle Online
October 18, 2019
in Entertainment, Movies
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The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has enjoined the Indian Government to support Nigeria’s film industry with the technology that will enhance the quality of films produced in the country.
The Minister made the call in Abuja on Friday when he received the Indian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Abhay Thakur, on a courtesy visit to his office.
Mohammed said: “I think Bollywood is probably the biggest film industry in the world, closely followed by Nigeria, but while we are proud of what Nollywood is doing in terms of content, I think we still need to do more in the area of technicality and technology and I think this in one area that I would want us to concentrate on in our bilateral relationship.”
Mohammed also urged India to extend its support to the area of capacity building for the lecturers of the Nigerian Film Institute in Jos in order to enable them to acquire the requisite and relevant knowledge, which will be imparted to the film makers.
He said: “I want India to avail Nigeria of the opportunity to train not just our budding producers and film directors, cinematographers and the like but probably if India can stretch its hands of friendship to our Film Corporation, especially the Film College in Jos, so that they can be able to improve the technical quality of our films.
“I still believe that in the area of content, we have very rich content, very fecund imagination but I think in terms of the quality of the films, we still need to do much more and I don’t think there is a better place we can look forward to than India for this.”
The Minister said in spite of the huge population of India, it still shares some similarities with Nigeria, particularly in the plurality of culture and religion.
He sought the assistance of India in the area of capacity building for Nigeria’s cultural officers, as well as the provision of scholarships for Nigerians in culture-related fields.
In his remarks, Thakur said in order to further deepen the ties between the two countries, the Indian Ministry of Foreign Affairs is organizing Journalists Exposure Visits for a select group of Nigerian journalists to expose them to specific, Africa-focused business events in India
He also extended an invitation to Nigerian cultural troupes to participate in the India-Africa Cultural Festival, which is coming up in December as a platform to showcase the cultural endowment of the country.
The High Commissioner, who said his country is enjoying a long standing relationship with Nigeria, especially in the areas of trade, film, media and culture, disclosed that India is also organizing special events in the area of Performing Arts, music and painting.
He said over 50,000 Indians are currently residing in Nigeria, which he described as India’s biggest trading partner in Africa.

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