The Igbinedion University, Okada, Edo State, has entered into a partnership with veteran film director Lancelot Imasuen to launch the Benin film festival. Dubbed Project 101, it was flagged off to help boost the film industry and help scout and train young talents. Vice-Chancellor of the university, Professor Eghosa .E. Osaghae while commissioning the project said:
“In the coming days, you will hear of a film festival you have never dreamt of, you will hear of a film village, you will also behold distinguished fellows of the Academy and of course, you will know that something great has happened to our film industry.”
The academy, located along the Airport Road, Benin City, will be offering practical training in across all key areas of film making including acting, directing, cinematography, scriptwriting and screening among others. It also hopes to actualize these goals through tuition and practical exposure, leading to the award of professional Diplomas and certificates, summer institutes, film festivals and collaboration with leading film academies and institutions across the world.
Commenting on the new initiative, veteran actor, Kanayo O. Kanayo, who was appointed as a member of the Board of Fellows of the Academy, described the initiative as a laudable project, adding that the academy will be one of the avenues through which they will train and retrain practitioners in the movie industry.
“By this initiative, the Igbinedion University has embarked on something dedicated to provide intellectual capacity for those in the entertainment industry,” KOK remarked.
Other Nollywood stars and stakeholders appointed by the institution’s authorities as members of the Board of Fellows of the Academy, which will be coordinated by Imasuen include Hon. Desmond Elliot, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, Jos-based film maker, Sani Mu’ azu, Dr. Victor Okhai.
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