Delegates of the National Film and Video Censors Board, filmmakers, stars and other players in the Nigerian movie industry have ‘lit up’ the Pavillon Afriques at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival.
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Adedayo Thomas, the Executive Director of National Film and Video Censors Board on Monday, said the board was set to seize foreign films sold in the Nigerian market.
The National Film and Video Censors Board says it will soon raid markets of unclassified and unlicensed films across the country.
Veteran actor and scholar, Prof. Sola Fosudo, has decried the prevalence of violence and sex scenes in Nigerian movies in recent times.
Adedayo Thomas, the Executive Director of National Film and Video Censors Board on Tuesday said the board was set to classify videos of Stand-up Comedy shows to ensure they were age-rated and regulated.
Bola Athar, Acting Director of Operations, National Film and Video Censors Board, has disclosed that the board seized pornographic and other unclassified films worth N2.5 billion in two years.
The National Film and Video Censors Board, South African Film and Publication Board and similar industry regulators across Africa are seeking a collaborative approach to harmonise regulation of creative content in the continent.
Ekejimbe reportedly died on Saturday at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital after a few weeks of illness.
The NFVCB had approached the apex court, challenging 2012 decision of the Court of Appeal, Akure, which upheld a 2004 judgment of the Federal High Court, Osogbo, in favour of the retailers.
The Unions, who spoke in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday in Abuja, urged the committee to understand the urgency of its assignment to workers and the nation at large.
Thomas, in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday in Abuja, said this while expressing displeasure on why a Nigerian show was being held in South Africa.
News Agency of Nigeria reports that Adedayo Thomas, Executive Director of the board, made the disclosure on Friday while briefing the NFVCB Board members on its operations for the past year.
Thomas, in a retrospective look into the past year, noted that many Nollywood producers have now given quality of production a top priority and had enhanced marketing and distribution.
Adedayo Thomas, the Executive Director of the board, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos on Wednesday.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the operation was led by the Executive Director of the board, Adedayo Thomas, in collaboration with the men of the Nigeria Police.
Speaking at the ZAAFAR Film Award in London, Ugboma said: “The process of accessing the fund is too cumbersome and film makers are discouraged to access it
He emphasizes the harm of infringement to copyright holders in the movie industry and promised to with the NUJ towards sensitizing the general public on the danger of piracy
This was contained in a statement signed by the Acting Head of Corporate Affairs of the board, Caesar Kagho, in Abuja
The statement said that 19 of the films approved were produced in English language, Yoruba had eight, Hausa seven, while Bini had one film only
The statement said 19 of the films were produced in English, 14 in Yoruba, seven in Hausa, two in Ibibio, and one in Bini