By Joshua Olomu
A university lecturer, Dr Rasheedah Liman, has called for the establishment of Film Villages in different zones of the country to ensure ease of shooting movies by filmmakers.
Liman, Head of Department of Theatre and Performing Arts, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, made the call in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kano on Saturday.
She spoke on the sidelines of a capacity building workshop for members of staff of North-West Zone of the National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB).
The two–day workshop with theme: “Film and Video Works in the New Horizon,” has in attendance stakeholders from the academia and seasoned industry practitioners as resource persons.
Liman, who is one of the resource persons at the event, said if government established Film Villages, the intensive cost and technical challenges faced by filmmakers would be reduced.
She added that the motion picture…
Source: News Agency of Nigeria
