…As Movie Company Unveils Imaginative and prescient
By Joseph Erunke, Abuja
The Federal Ministry of Artwork, Tradition, Tourism and the Inventive Financial system (FMACTCE), in partnership with the Nigerian Movie Company (NFC) and the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), has formally introduced the 2025 version of the Zuma Worldwide Movie Competition (ZIFF), scheduled to happen from December 1 to five, 2025, in Abuja.
Talking at a press convention on Monday, the Minister of Artwork, Tradition, Tourism and the Inventive Financial system, Barrister Hannatu Musa Musawa, reaffirmed the Federal Authorities’s dedication to strengthening Nigeria’s artistic and movie industries—describing them as important drivers of financial development, youth empowerment, cultural preservation, and international affect.
“As Nigeria continues to exert optimistic international artistic affect, we’re shifting from narrative to motion by programmes and tasks that specific our nationwide imaginative and prescient,” the Minister mentioned.
She famous that below the management of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Nigeria’s movie and audiovisual sectors have recorded important progress, positioning Nollywood as a globally acknowledged cultural and financial drive. Musawa emphasised that the Ministry stays totally dedicated to supporting initiatives that nurture the business by modern funding and strategic partnerships.
The 2025 pageant, themed “Storytelling for World Affect: Movie as a Delicate Energy and Financial Pressure,” highlights the position of cinema in shaping nationwide id, attracting funding, and selling cultural diplomacy.
“This theme underscores our aim to place Nigeria’s movie business as a strong instrument for international engagement,” Musawa mentioned. “We commend our filmmakers whose creativity and resilience proceed to raise Nigeria’s standing on the worldwide stage.”
Now in its fifteenth version, the Zuma Worldwide Movie Competition stays one in every of Nigeria’s foremost platforms for celebrating and advancing the movie business. The 2025 version will function a wealthy line-up of curated occasions, together with: NFC Annual Movie Lecture, Rising Expertise Showcase, Movie Commerce & Finance Discussion board, Co-Manufacturing and Pitching Periods, Each day Movie Screenings and The Prestigious ZUMA Awards.
These programmes are designed to foster dialogue, networking, and enterprise growth throughout the native and worldwide movie worth chain.
The Minister known as on filmmakers, producers, administrators, policymakers, business professionals, growth companions, and most of the people to take part within the pageant, which is predicted to draw company from throughout Africa and past.
“Collectively, we are able to amplify the voice of Nigerian and African cinema,” she added. “ZIFF 2025 will provide new experiences and unlock alternatives that form the way forward for our artistic panorama.”
The Ministry additionally expressed appreciation to companions, sponsors, the diplomatic neighborhood, and the media for his or her continued assist in selling the Nigerian movie business.
In his remarks, the Managing Director and Chief Govt of the NFC, Dr. Ali Nuhu, described ZIFF as greater than a pageant—calling it “a logo of Nigeria’s artistic satisfaction and a catalyst for nationwide growth, cultural trade, and financial development.”
“Since its debut in 1993, Zuma has been a celebration of the tales that outline us, the filmmakers who deliver them to life, and the audiences who hold them alive,” he mentioned.
Dr. Nuhu emphasised that the NFC views movie not simply as leisure however as “reminiscence, historical past, and gentle energy.” He famous that ZIFF has grown into a worldwide platform that connects storytelling with enterprise, tradition with commerce, and creativity with nation-building.
In response to him, this yr’s name for entries obtained a record-breaking 3,156 movie submissions from nations together with Nigeria, India, France, China, South Africa, Egypt, the USA, Spain, Germany, Tunisia, and Iran.
The entries span various genres and codecs—function movies, documentaries, shorts, scholar tasks, indigenous language movies, animations, music movies, and skits.
“This outstanding response affirms that ZUMA has grow to be a worldwide residence for storytellers,” Dr. Nuhu famous.
He expressed appreciation to the Minister and the Federal Authorities for his or her continued assist, saying: “Your management is shaping a Nigeria the place expertise will not be solely celebrated but additionally rewarded.”
Highlighting latest achievements, Dr. Nuhu cited the NFC’s enlargement of regional places of work, coaching programmes, collaborations with worldwide archives, and nationwide digitization initiatives—all geared toward positioning Nigeria as “a movie capital for Africa.”
He concluded with a rallying name: “As we rely all the way down to December 1, we invite filmmakers, buyers, and the general public to take part in making ZUMA 2025 a landmark celebration of African cinema. The doorways stay huge open for partnership, sponsorship, and engagement.”
“There may be an African proverb that claims, ‘Till the lion learns to write down, each story will glorify the hunter.’ At the moment, we’re educating our lions to write down—with cameras, with scripts, and with imaginative and prescient.”
The 2025 Zuma Worldwide Movie Competition will maintain from December 1 to five in Abuja, that includes screenings, business boards, expertise showcases, co-production periods, and the celebrated ZUMA Awards.
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