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Why the Nigerian Film Corporation partnership with Morocco is important

In light of the recent move of the Nigerian Film Corporation (NFC) to establish partnership with the Moroccan Government for content sales, students and Film practitioners’ annual exchange programme, the Managing Director of the corporation, Dr. Chidia Maduekwe, has said that the partnership would further strengthen existing bilateral relationship between the two countries and would contribute to the development of the creative industry in Nigeria.

The statement ,signed by Mr. Brian Etuk, Head of Public Affairs of the Corporation, stated that the discussions surrounding the partnership revolved around facilitating access of Morocco’s film institutes’ online library for students and lecturers of the National Film Institute (NFI), Jos.

Mr. Brian Etuk listed the agencies that they would be partnering with to include, Institut Supervieur Des Matiers de L’audiovisual Et Du Cinema (ISMAC) and Cinemotographique Morocain (CCM) and said that the CCM would assist the NFC in the digitization of archival materials, a 20 percent tax rebate incentive for all movies shot in Quarzazate, a city in Morocco and assist in setting up the National Film Institute Community Television State.

“The Collaboration would include capacity building for film and television professionals; broadcast stations, festival skills development and access to research findings to be adopted by Nigeria.

“When we sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), our creative industry would experience a remarkable leap in its growth.

“This is through in flow of knowledge and investment opportunities which would have a multiplier effects on our economy through their agency,’’ he said.

Maduekwe said the collaboration would facilitate scholarship for students of the Nigerian Film Institute to study motion picture co-production between the two countries on joint film production including documentaries and capacity building for filmmakers amongst others in Morocco.

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