The Nigerian Film Corporation (NFC) said on Friday that the
corporation would promote the Nigerian film industry at the 2013 Film
Festival in Cannes, France.
The festival is the 66th edition of the fiesta which is scheduled to hold from May 15 to May 26.
The acting Managing Director of NFC, Tekena Benibo, said in in
Abuja that NFC would dialogue with interested parties and offer
incentives that would attract investors to Nigeria in order to enhance
the quality of movies produced in the industry.
He said that attractive tax incentives, custom clearance facilities
and funding schemes were crucial in supporting the development of the
industry in Nigeria.
``Each time you go to film festivals and film markets like this,
visitors will be coming to your stand or to your pavilion asking you
questions about your industry, what do you have to offer?
``They will be coming with proposals like ‘can I get a Nigerian
film production company to do co-production with us’. ‘Do you have
incentives such as tax incentives, custom clearance facilities or
procedures or processes’ they will ask you all of that.
``And they will also ask you ‘do you have funding that can support such productions if we come in’.
``Yes they will be coming in with their money, but they want to
find out whether we have the capacity to support productions like
that.’’
Benibo also said that the corporation would partner with the
Nigerian Export Import (NEXIM) Bank, the Federal Inland Revenue Service
(FIRS), and the Nigeria Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) to address
some of the challenges that could slow down efforts at developing the
movie industry.
According to him, Lagos State has expressed its interest to
participate in the festival and sell Nigeria as an attractive
destination for entrepreneurs seeking to invest in the nation’s film
industry.
He said: ``Similarly, Kano State with its `Kannywood’ plans to
promote its own genre of film production at the festival in Cannes.’’
Source-Daily Times.
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