Association of Nigeria Movie Directors Lagos State Branch Holds Unlocking The Secrets of Creating Contents For The Cinema As A Movie Director Workshop

 

The Nigerian creative industry have once again displayed her vision for growth as the Lagos State Branch of the Association of Nigeria Movie Directors in one of her monthly meeting holds a special workshop to educate her members on how to unlock the secrets of creating Contents for the cinema as a movie director.

The event which had the presence of several dignitaries from the movie directing industry also had in attendance Barr. Kenneth Ibeanusi who is the National President of A.N.M.D and Mr. Patrick Lee who currently serves as the Chairman of Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN)/Head of Operations, Viva Cinemas Nigeria also spoke at the special monthly meeting and workshop.

The young and technologically savvy Lagos Branch Chairman of the association Mr. Nnabuike Okoro in his speech during the event took out time to elucidate on the need for movie practitioners and most especially Directors to see the need to seek proper education on their field as the knowledge forms an actual base to profer excellent contents to the populace, Mr. Nnabuike Okoro added that the industry has become so popular that the contents we give out is what defines the nation globally, as such, there's need to constantly doll out the best while gaining indept knowledge about the works.

In his words:

My administration will lay special emphasis on the education of our members (Association of Movie Directors in Nigeria, Lagos State), it is important individuals in our field do more to educate themselves in the directing field as education will nourish the natural gifts in them.

He continued that it is important to learn and relearn in every aspect of ones endeavor, he cited that during his days as an assistant to foremost movie director Ernest Obi, he said one of the things he picked was his usual phrase in directing which was that there is no bad story as a poor screenplay can be corrected with a good directing as a poor directing can be corrected with good editing as such, there's never a poor bad story, he said he knew all this through an act of education from his then Boss.

He further spoke about his administration been poised with the primary duty of constantly bringing industry top notches through the supports of the Executive Board to widen the knowledge of members as well as impact on how to handle movie projects especially with guidelines to go about raising capitals for content creations. Whilst speaking with members of the press, the Lagos State Branch Chairman Mr. Nnabuike Okoro concluded that the organization is open to registering new members as the organization has grown and there are promises of relentless empowerments for (Directors) members in the State's Branch. 

The Association of Nigeria Movie Directors Lagos State Branch general meeting holds monthly