Members of the Indigenous Movie Makers Association (IMMAN) have been tasked to use their talents to promote morality and indIgenous culture.
Former Lagos Commissioner of Information Kehinde Bemigbetan stated this at the Inauguration of the new executives of IMMAN.
Members of IMMAN, according to Bamigbetan, are like language protectors, whose platforms can be used to showcase local culture as well as the immense resources of various languages to communicate to us is a good one.
“Their coming together is in itself a major step forward because it shows that there is a future for our languages. Indigenous production of media has competed effectively with English production,” he said.
He tasked the new excos to also comment on events in the society and mirror them in a way that will improve the morality of the audience, which is a major challenge we’re experiencing today.
“Parents should also encourage their wards to speak our indigenous language,” Bamigbetan, who was the guest of honour added.
New President of IMMAN and CEO, X- Media Communications Ltd, Mr Tunde Lawrenson, said the focus of the excos include : Accountability, transparency and responsibility and good Content.
“We will ensure that we have regular human capital development to ensure that as an association we produce quality that can stand the test of time, turning it to an institution of experts an that of good Content,” Lawrenson said.
While commending Lagos State Government for its support, Lawrenson said IMMAN will also leverage on the partnership drive with some of its partners and build the IMMAN Trust Fund that will take care of the welfare of the Practitioners.
IMMAN Board of Trustees chairman, Dr Leke Egberongbe, said: ” I’ll urge the new excos to work effectively with the govt. of the day; foster growth and development and welfare of all the movie makers in Nigeria; irrespective of their states tribes and religions.
“As practitioners and movie makers having been in the business for a while now, we’ll try to continue to improve in indigenous movie in Nigeria”.