By Sarah NEGEDU
With barely a month before commencement of the Zuma Film Festival, stakeholders say they are optimistic of a successful outing as preparations are in top gear towards ensuring the success of the festival.
Speaking at the inauguration of a joint sub-committee for the Zuma Film Festival, the permanent secretary, FCT Administration, Olusade Adesola, expressed delight over the choice of Abuja as the host city for the film festival.
He noted that the annual event scheduled to take place between April 2 and 9, offers Abuja the platform to rank among elite film festivals hosts across the globe.
Adesola, while highlighting some of the benefits of hosting the festival, said it will help in job creation, revenue generation, boosting tourism, reduction of crime rate as well as the elevation of the status of Abuja as a leading entertainment capital city.
The permanent Secretary assured the Nigerian Film Corporation of the administration’s support for the partnership to host a successful film festival come April while urging members of the committee to work vigorously towards the success of the festival.
On his part the Managing Director of the Nigerian Film Festival, Dr. Chidia Maduekwe, said the 2022 Zuma Film Festival in Abuja will attract actors and filmmakers from the Diaspora that will create opportunities for them to share ideas with local film makers towards repositioning the Nigerian movie industry.
He said with the inauguration of the 15 Committees, preparations will be on top gear towards ensuring the success of the festival.
Maduekwe expressed hope that the committee will vigorously pursue the implementation of all activities that are associated with preparations as well as the success of the show.
