Del-York Academy partners Hollywood instructors to revolutionalise Nigeria’s creative industry | The Guardian Nigeria News

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Del-York Creative Academy is partnering with award winning instructors from Hollywood, bringing them to Nigeria to lead an intensive month-long workshop.

This, according to the Chief Executive Officer of the Academy, Linus Idahosa is part of its commitment to spur educational reform, thereby transforming the country’s creative education classroom theory with a hands-on approach to learning.

Speaking to journalists on Thursday in Lagos, Idahosa said the training and capacity building program would also revolutionalise Nigeria’s media and entertainment industry.

He added,”Right now, the role Nigeria plays in the share of the global trade for creative product is less than two percent, and there are filmmakers seated here today who will change that, that’s what this academy is about. Empowering you to change the narrative ”

The students are being tutored on courses such as directing, screenwriting, editing, acting, sound design and scoring, music video production, as well as…



Source: Guardian Newspaper