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  • NFVCB felicitates with Buhari on ‘Next Level’

    The National Film and Video Censors Board, NFVCB, has felicitated with President Muhammadu Buhari, Vice President Professor Yemi Osinbajo and Nigerians, as they were inaugurated again for yet another four-year term.

    “Our future is bright, capacity is assured, and the mandate is achievable with the enigmatic, energetic, productive, unassuming and selfless leaders ALMIGHTY GOD has blessed the nation with,” read statement signed by the Executive Director of NFVCB, Alhaji Adedayo Thomas.

    “The excitement is visible on well-meaning Nigerians as our hopes are rekindled. It is indeed our time to move into the Next Level as a nation

    “We pray you greater successes and the Grace to swim the tides ahead.”

  • Nnewi stands still for Censors Board

    It was a gathering of the creatives industry experts from Nnewi North/South and Ekwusigo Federal Constituency stormed Nnewi, Anambra State on Thursday, January 17, 2019 for an empowerment workshop for youths in the movie and entertainment industry who hail from the area.

    In attendance at the event were actors, script writers, movie producers, directors, marketers, costumiers, editors and other crew members as well as the Executive Director, National Film and Video Censors Board, Alhaji Adedayo Thomas, the National Liaison officer (South East /South South) to the Executive Director, Mrs Lizzy Uwaezuoke and other staff of the Board’s Head office. Also in attendance, was the Zonal Co-ordinator South East, Mr Hubert Odeh and staff of the Zone.

    Other dignitaries in attendance were Mrs Ijeoma Ezeasor and Chief Ossy Affason of Ossy Affason Distribution Company.

    In his opening speech, Alhaji Adedayo Thomas urged the participants to avail themselves of the rare opportunity to carve a niche for themselves within the creative industry which is second, only to the oil sector in Nigeria.

    In his contribution, Chief Ossy Affason encouraged movie makers to always take advantage of such golden opportunities to develop themselves and close ranks in order to build a virile and formidable industry.  The zonal co-ordinator, South East Zone, Mr Hubert Odeh presented a talk on the rudiments of classification. He also gave a brief background history and workings of the Board.

    The high point of the workshop was the presentation of grants to the participants by the Executive Director of the National Film and Video Censors Board and other dignitaries present.

  • Censors board boss donates campaign office to PMB

    Executive Director of National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB), Alhaji Adedayo Thomas has donated a campaign office for the re-election of President Muhammadu Buhari.

    Thomas, who is a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos, opened the campaign office in his Oshodi constituency amid pomp, on January 13, 2019.

    Declaring the house open, Director General of President Mohammadu Buhari Campaign Organisation, Lagos State, Hon. Oyinlomo Danmole, who was supported at the event by the Elewu of Ewuland, Oshodi, Oba Shakirudeen Adesina, urged party members to ensure victory for the President.

    He said victory for Buhari would ensure continuity of the All Progressives Congress (APC) developmental stride across the state.

    The APC chieftain said it would be counter-productive for members to relent in the re-election bid given the few weeks to the first election.

    “This is the time for all to work, to be much committed than before in ensuring President Buhari wins the election. You have been toiling too hard, but it will not make sense if you relent now that the election is weeks away.”

    A two-part event, Thomas, also flagged off PMB’s campaign in the constituency with 1000 trained grassroots foot soldiers who are to drive the campaign for the President.

    At the unveiling of the office named, “PMB House” located on 135 Oshodi Road, Thomas said the office would serve as a center and engine room for Buhari’s campaign.

    According to him, the President deserves re-election having championed the infrastructural revolution of the country, adding that there is no state in Nigeria that is not experiencing infrastructural development, courtesy of the President.

    He said the 1000 foot soldiers had been trained to bring on board many more Buhari supporters, adding that Buhari had already won re-election even before the poll was conducted.

    He noted that the Buhari’s effect had taken spread to the creative industry which he heads with billions of investments being made on a daily basis.

    “Let me tell you the biggest cinema in the entire Africa is coming into this country to sign a Memorandum of Understanding and work starts immediately,” he added.

  • Nigeria’s Adedayo Thomas appointed to Pavilion Afriques Board

    Executive Director of the National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB), Alhaji Adedayo Thomas has been appointed to the Advisory Board of Pavilion Afriques/ African Film Forum, Director of Operations – Prudence Kolong, announced in a press statement issued in France on December 2, 2018.

    According to Prudence, “Thomas has strongly put Nollywood further in the map of world film market which can no longer be ignore in the West. He has championed the need for Africa’s content, harmonization and exposure.”

    The NFVCB boss, he said, was unanimously chosen among 25 others, for his effort in the film industry within a very short period.

    “We therefore congratulate Nigeria for this and looking forward to working with Mr. Thomas and his team at NFVCB in the drive for a more viable African market and development,” he said.

    Recall that recently, Thomas was among representatives of three African countries that started an alliance meant to push the creative endeavors of filmmakers on the continent.

    Tagged the African Film Forum, the countries – Nigeria, South Africa and Namibia were presented by leaderships of film agencies in their respective countries, including Adedayo Thomas of NFVCB, Philip Molefe of National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) and Marinda Stein of Namibia Film Commission respectively who last converged at this year’s edition of Toronto International Film Festival.

    In a similar vein the rationale behind the Pavilion Afriques is to create a unique venue for movie trade and promotion that, at the same time, outlines the diversity of African cinema to film professionals across the globe.

    Located in one of the famed white tents of the Festival de Cannes and nested within the Marche du Film section, the Pavilion Afriques is to become an exclusive promotional venue where film industry stakeholders meet, discuss, trade, make deals and take advantage of the unique atmosphere of the Festival de Cannes.

    By showcasing and promoting organizations vested in the African film industry, The Pavilion Afriques proposes a unique insight into the potential for growth and project development across the continent and within the diaspora.

    The Pavilion Afriques is designed as a unique networking platform aimed at providing stakeholders with an unprecedented access to the African film industry resources and professionals.