Nigeria in the Movies (NIM) International Road Show
Nollywood Business Forum, London 18th to 20th October 2007.
Catch the very best of Nollywood in London from the 18th to the 20th at the Nollywood Business Forum London on 18th October, holding at Mayfair Hotel, London, and The Best of Nigeria, Kings Hall, Docklands, London., 19th – 20th. Courtesy of the Nigeria In the Movies (NIM) and Heart of Africa Project(s).
After Hollywood and Bollywood, the Nigerian film industry is the world’s third largest film producing industry in the world. With over 2000 films a year, all digitally shot, revenues estimated to be over $250m a year, and a captive audience of 600 million Africans and millions more in the Diaspora. The industry is attracting the attention of international cinema and the Nigeria in the Movies Road Show is one of a series of international events to promote the industry and its talent to a wider audience.
About the NIM International Road Shows
• The NIM International and Local Road-shows is designed to give international credibility and branding for an industry that has grown beyond the shores of Nigeria without the benefits of formal structures. Ist show planned for London, UK Oct 18-20th, 2007
London Road Show!
The London road show is the premier NIM event, and would hold for 4 days beginning with a Nollywood business Forum at the prestigious London Mayfair Hotel. The Road show will then anchor at the annual Best of Nigeria Expo, being facilitated with the Board. The Best of Nigeria takes place at Excel Docklands.
Theme of the Business Forum: Show case Nigerian Film Industry. Bridge between Nigerian Film Industry and UK Film Industry. Build links between the two industries. Connect UK Nigerian talent to Nigerian Film Industry.
It will also feature:
• Keynote: on the Global impact of the Nigerian film industry, as well as panel discussions by eminent UK and international speakers on the following key areas:
o Production Finance and Legal
o Distribution
o Sales
o Exhibition
o Talent
o Pitching Session
o How its done in Nigeria by the Nigerian Delegation
• Objective: Drive international visibility and strategic relevance of the Nigerian movie industry.Three Road Shows in 2007 ( in UK, Brazil, USA, South Africa) involving over 50 participants to exhibit Nigeria's best movies and actors as brand ambassadors of Nollywood and Nigeria.
• This initiative to be led by the Hon Minister of Information and Communications shall be focused on driving international acceptance of Nigerian films.
• The best of Nigerian films shall be selected and screened at specially organized venues and events, including international film festivals.
• Countries that would be visited on the Road Show include – West African states, South Africa, UK, USA, and Germany.
Who is attending?
1. Over 40 Nigerian film stars – Richard Mofe Damijo, Aki & Paw-Paw, Stella Damasus Aboderin, Segun Arinze, Nkem Owoh, aka Osofia, Geneive, Omotola, etc.
2. Nollywood Producers / Directors/ Distributors
3. Government officials
4. Heart of Africa
5. Nigerian Media
6. UK film Industry
7. International stakeholders
8. Etc/
VENUE
18th Oct
Mayfair Hotel
Central London.
19th-20th Oct:
Best of Nigeria Expo
Excel, Docklands.
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NOLLYWOOD BUSINESS FORUM LONDON
THURSDAY 18TH OCTOBER 2007
THE MAYFAIR LONDON
TIME DRAFT AGENDA
9.00 Registration, Coffee reception and + Nollywood Show reel
9.30 Welcome: Parminder Vir OBE, Ingenious World Cinema, Conference Producer
Introduce host of the conference: Emeka Mba, Director General, National Film & Video Censors Board.
9.45 – 10.30 Guest of Honour: Mr. John Odey, Hon Minister of Information & Communication.
Setting the Scene: Nollywood Film Industry, with show reel:
Emeka Mba, Director General, National Film & Video Censors Board.
10.30 – 11.30 Sources of Production Finance
• UK Sources of Finance:
Parminder Vir OBE, Ingenious World Cinema:
• Case Study - Financing a low and medium budget film and the key factors essential in getting the film financed:
Jean-Baptiste Babin, Managing Director, Back Up Films.
• Financing with banks: An explanation of the Producer/Bank relationship: discounting of contracts, gap facilities, sales projections, minimum guarantees: Guillaume De Chandler, Business Development Director, Ingenious Media
• How to Close the Deal, key legal issues:
Jeremy Gawade, Solicitor, Lee & Thompson
• CHAIR TBA
11.30- 11.45 Coffee break
11.45 – 12.45 Sales, Marketing and Distribution and the roles they play in getting the film funded:
• Role of Sales Agent in financing the film – pre and post-sales.
Simon Crowe, Managing Director, Velvet Octopus International.
• Role of Distributor in financing the film, marketing and release of the film.
Jyoti Deshpande, Commercial Director, Eros International
• Film Festivals and Markets: How to get your films selected.
Ian Thomson, McAinsh Consulting Ltd, Marketing and PR Agency
• Getting Nigerian Films into the Mainstream UK & European markets
Mike Magaji, Renaissance Films,
• CHAIR TBA
1.00 – 2.30 Networking Lunch + Screening of Showreel
2.30 – 3.30 Digital Cinema: New Opportunities for alternative content:
• Digital Screen Network
Pete Buckingham, Head of Distribution, UK Film Council
• Digital Production and Online Distribution
Liz Rosenthal, Founder, Earthly Delights Films and Former Programme Director Digimart.
• Digital Distribution and Rights
Stephen Murphy, Solicitor, Lee & Thompson
• CHAIR TBA
3.30 -4.00 Tea Break
4.00 – 5.00 Producers Pitching Session: Five Nigerian Producers/ Directors pitch their projects to a panel of Sales Agent; Financiers, Distributors:
• Projects selected by Egbe M. Dawodu, Chair, Nollywood Foundation.
Panel:
• Julian Henriques, writer/director
• Jean-Baptiste Babin, Managing Director, Back Up Films.
• Liz Rosenthal, Founder, Earthly Delights Films and Former Programme Director Digimart.
• Parminder Vir OBE, Ingenious Media
• Ian Thomson, McAinsh Consulting Ltd, Marketing and PR Agency.
5.00 – 5.45 Talent Debate: UK Nigerian Talent Meets Nollywood Talent. Sharing Stories and exploring ways of working together.
• Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) Nigeria 1st Movie Initiative Explained: Presented by Peter Igho, Executive Director, Marketing NTA
• Nollywood Screen Talent - TBC
• John Akomfrah, director– TBC
• Tunde Babalola, writer – TBC
• Stella Nwimo, producer- TBC
• David Oyelowo, Actor/Producer – TBC
• Ngozi Onwurah, director-TBC
• Ben Okri, writer - TBC
5.45 – 6.00 Closing Remarks
Emeka Mba, Director General,
National Film & Video Censors Board.
Nollywood Foundation
Agape Solicitors
6.30 – 9.00 Networking: Green Carpet Reception
DAY TWO 19 october
12 noon - Official opening Ceremony of The Best of Nigeria Expo
1 pm - Official opening of the NFVCB Stand
2 pm - Lunch Break
3 pm - Short film Screening “Area Boys”- Inspire film
3:45 pm - Screening of movie Mountain Blues- Sani Mua’zu
DAY THREE 20 October
11 am - Film Business Round table at the NFVCB stand
2 pm - Screening of Movie Irapada- Kunle Afolanya
**Please not that the NFVCB Stand is opened for Networking discussion and meetings along side movie screenings.
7pm Nollywood Allstar Green Carpet party
The Nollywood International Road Shows are set as strategic global marketing window for Nigeria. It is an ingenious way of opening a new and refreshing view of Nigeria in the international arena, of creating a further window of investment into the movie sector and utilizing the opportunity of the Road Shows to grow the confidence of the Nollywood players, and snapping necessary opportunities to post a Nigerian tourism site or calendar in the international transactional mainstream. The targeted Road Show destinations are United Kingdom, South Africa, USA, Ireland, Brazil, and Jamaica.
