MTN Nigeria will on Saturday reward outstanding winners for their effort at the just concluded MTN Afrinolly Short Film competition.
The competition, which started on September 1, 2013, with over 400 entries from African film makers from 16 countries, has produced 10 budding film makers in Africa.
After three months of competition, which deployed top range technological platforms involving online master classes and voting procedures, an international panel of judges announced Florian Schott as the best in the Short Film category, while Victor Okoye emerged winner in the documentary category.
To this end, MTN Nigeria will this weekend in Lagos reward Schott and Okoye with $25,000 each for their exceptional skill in film and documentary making.
Daniel Etim Effiong and Ronke Ogunmakin will be rewarded with $10,000 each, while Gbenga Salu and Ng’endo Mukii will smile home with $5,000 each for coming second and third respectively.
Other finalists in both categories will receive $5,000 each.
The Chief Marketing officer, MTN, Larry Annetts, explained that the company will continue to empower Africans and give them the platform to unleash their talents.
Annette said: “We are happy to discover another set of talents across the continents.
“As part of our corporate social responsibility, we will continue to discover, develop and empower people with aptitude through our various programmes geared towards enriching the lives of Africans and the world at large.”
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