Africa Film Academy Partners With Lagos Government To Empower Youths

The Africa Film Academy (AFA) and the Lagos State Ministry for Tourism, Arts and Culture under the Lagos State Creative Industry (LACI) initiative have partnered to launch the second edition of ‘Film in a Box’ Lagos. The initiative will provide free training for youths in Epe, Badagry, Ikeja, Ikorodu, and Lagos Island.

Building on the success of the first edition, AFA and LASG aim to empower young filmmakers by providing training and mentorship to foster the growth of the creative industry in Lagos. The first edition trained 890 young Lagosians, and many of them have since been integrated into mainstream Nollywood.

According to a Training & Strategy Associate with the AFA, Mr. Habib Sheidu, “Film in a Box is a capacity-building framework that equips individuals with the requisite skill sets in the Creative Industry space, thus enabling the individual to be economically empowered.”

The training will cover Acting, Directing, Production, Set Design, Costume Design, Props Management, Film and TV Makeup, Scriptwriting, Editing, Cinematography, and Sound Production. Interested participants can register online.

A veteran Nollywood Actor and Director of Studies at the AFA, Dr Ekpenyong Bassey-Inyang, emphasized the importance of training programs like Film in a Box in the growth and advancement of the industry. “We saw drastic positive behavioral improvements in our students during the last edition, so it also helps in building young leaders.”

The Project Manager of Film in a Box expressed gratitude for the commitment of the AFA leadership and the Lagos State Government to continue this project, even with the passing of their founder, Ms. Peace Anyiam-Osigwe (MFR).

Olusola Akintonde