ACF UNVEILS LOGO, BRAND AMBASSADORS, RESOURCE PERSONS

ACF UNVEILS LOGO, BRAND AMBASSADORS, RESOURCE PERSONS

By Miles Olu

Mrs. Alakija, Founder Matron, ACF

Recently, at Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos, Africa Cinematography Festival (ACF) unveiled Logo, Brand Ambassadors and Resource Persons.

Speaking, the co-founder of Africa Cinematography Festival Sunnie Odafe said that he was well honoured to welcome all and sundry to the unveiling experimentation, but largely he gave credence to the team from the United States of America Consulate in Lagos, the Liberian Ambassador in Nigeria.

Odafe acknowledged the ACF founding matron an accomplished entrepreneur and a servant of the Lord, Mrs. FolorunshoAlakija as well as her members of Board of Advisors. Odafe disclosed to the audience that their gathering purely centred on the audience corporate board unveiling of Africa Cinematography Festival (ACF) and public presentation of Resources Persons, Partners and Brand Ambassador Odafe told the elatic audience that the event they were witnessing did begin a few months ago, precisely between March and April, 2017 from a harmless discussion that focused on producing and industry magazine. Odafetold the audience that Africa Cinematography Festival was not a rival platform, but rather one which complements existing efforts across broad which was directed at raising the profile of the Africa Film Industry while creating and providing opportunities that would enable many off the down trodden masses.

The co-founder of Africa Cinematography Festival (AFC) concurs that they wished to contribute their own quota to strengthening of relevant relationships with partners both local and foreign based on integrity and trust to increase the chances of meeting with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of United Nations especially in the areas of Education, Development and Economic Empowerment.

Speaking, the founding matron, Africa Cinematography Festival (ACF) said that she particularly welcomed their ambassadors, friends from African countries. She did give recognition to the board of advisers, Governing Councils, Resources persons, Regulatory Agencies, Foreign missions in Nigeria, Partners and sponsors.

Mrs. Alakija, Chief Shepherd of the Lord

The business mogul, Mrs. Alakija said that what ACF has started is a journey into a world that reflects on common philosophy of optimism that they started. The business mogul and servant of God, Mrs. Alakija in her words is the Africa Cinematography Festival (ACF) for which unveiling we are gathered here is a road map to the future of the film industry cum economy of this great country and continent.

I want to thank everyone who has come on board – the Governing Council, the Board of Advisers the regulatory authorities and foreign missions, the Brand ambassadors, various partners from both public and private sectors, sponsors and the media for the thinking in the same direction. The Africa Cinematography Festival (AFC) is not a poverty alleviation effort initiative or scheme, it is an empowerment platform that holds lots of positive for the individuals, the film industry and national economics.

Speaking further, the founding matron of Africa Cinematography Festival (ACF) business mogul and chief shepherd of God Mrs. Alakija said that a recent report on Nigeria’s unemployment and under employment rate for the last quarter of 2016 by the National Bureau of Statistics, that there were about 28.58 Million jobless persons, while another 17.08 millions are unemployed.

Mrs. Alakija disclosed to the audience the maiden edition of Africa Cinematography Training workshop, conference and Technology Expo festival (ACF) shall be a six day beneficial training, conference coming up between 5^th and 11th November, 2017 which shall seek to empower participants in such areas as sound productions, light design, lighting, script writing, production design, make up artistry costume design, directing motion and still camera lens handling, editing, film making as it would serve as a rallying part for all stakeholders in the film economy of the Africa Continent.

The high point of Africa Cinematography Festival (ACF) was when the Africa Brand Ambassadors and Resource persons were publicly unveiled and presented. Adding that among those unveiled were Nigerian actor Ramsey Nouah, British – Ghanian multi-talented actress AmaKonadu Abebrese, Actress Sandra Seghers Mushid from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) the Cameroonian duo of Lizzette Benz and Ayuk Thambi, Atem-Ebai and Beninour actor, singer and model Serge  Paricl Laleye and GuiruSylla.

Others were Liberian actor Major Owusu  Danshaw, Nollywood actress and elegant Oghenekaro Itene, Vanesa Swert from South Africa and Nollywood actor Rycardo Agbor while the resource persons included Dr. Iyabola Ajibola of Leeds City University, Ibadan, Oyo State, Adeniran Makinde, Akin Lewis who had spent about 44 years in the movie industry, Kingsley Nwosu, Prof Hygeniu Ekwuazi, Prof Chukwuma Okoye, Dr. Tundeb Bakare, Alex Gransallo Yinka Smart babalola, Prince Kojo Hilton, Dr. Alphonsus Orisayemi, others were Micheal Mulutombo, Frank Adekunle and Nwandamutswu Maanda.

Speaking at the unveiling, the founding matron, Africa Cinematography Festival (ACF) Mrs. Alakija described the ACF as a roadmap into the future of the film industry cum economy of both Nigeria and Africans. Also speaking at the unveiling, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (NFC) Dr. Chidia Madueke praised the initiative just as he stressed that it was in tandem with NFCs efforts to continually simulate activities as well as sustain the narratives geared towards the development of the Nigerian motion picture industry.

Mrs. Alakija and her husband

In his words: “The increased film production activities within the industry across the countries, its acceptance by the citizens of Nigeria and lately, its contribution to the growth of the nation’s economy are indication that there are opportunities that are yet untapped. These opportunities several of them will remain untapped except we develop the will to sustain the conversations and do the needful,” he said.

Speaking at the unveiling, founding Ambassador and Director-General, Events and Coordination, Mrs. Juliet Alakija said that it was the recognition of the vital roles young people played in nation building and the concerted efforts to ensure that there were processes and opportunities that allow them to develop, adding that these countries sought to develop capacities as part of their long term situation that would facilitate the opening of opportunities as these opportunities would largely help to fully develop their physical, mental, and moral faculties.

The Africa Cinematography Festival (AFC) was rounded off with the impressive unveiling the logo.