Sunday, May 2, 2010

NFC prize winner gets award @ ZUMA

Winners of the 2009/2010 edition of the Nigerian Film Corporation
(NFC) annual film essay competition have been announced.
They are Messrs Anayochukwu Precious Mbagwu(1st), Kehinde
Akindele Akintobi( 2nd) and Akindele Oladimeji Ibimidu (3rd). The
three contestants beat 42 other Nigerians who participated in the
essay competition entitled “Building a Positive Global Brand: The
Place of Film”, to emerge winners.
A statement from the NFC indicates that the winners have earned
cash prizes of N100,000, N75, 000 and N50,000 respectively. The
topic for the 2009/2010 edition, the statement added was to
complement the Re_Branding Nigeria project initiated by the
Federal Government.
Meanwhile, Afolabi Adesanya, MD of NFC, has congratulated the
winners for coming tops in the 2009/2010 edition of the
competition.
Adesanya said the participation is an indication that the efforts of
the corporation to provide another platform such as the annual
essay competition, for private participation in strengthening the
fortunes of Nigeria ’s motion picture industry were being
adequately utilized. The corporation, he said, will continue to
sustain the annual film essay competition and called on private
individuals, corporate organizations to sponsor the Film Essay
Competition.
The 2009/2010 film essay competition is the fourth in the series
which started in 2006. Over 200 participants have been recorded
since the competition began, with 12 of the participants emerging
winners.
Cash prizes and certificates of participation will be presented to the
winners at the 5th edition of the biennial ZUMA Film Festival
holding at the Nicon Luxury Hotel, Abuja from May 2nd_6th 2010.

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