MTF West Africa: Boosting Talent, Empowering Young Creatives Chigoziem Dike Over the last decade, there has been a significant shift in the movie and television industry across the world. Thanks to globalisatio
Over the last decade, there has been a significant shift in the movie and television industry across the world. Thanks to globalisation and technology, there is a more methodological way of planning a movie: a more professional production team, and the use of modern production elements/equipment, amongst others.
MTF is a programme, stretching across three sub-regions and 13 countries in Africa. It is grouped into three components namely: MTF Academy, MTF Masterclasses and the MTF Portal. The regional MTF Academies are based in Nigeria, representing West Africa; Kenya, representing East Africa; and Zambia, representing Southern Africa. The academies are headed by local industry experts and provide a fully-funded year-long training programme for aspiring filmmakers.
A survey conducted by MultiChoice to ascertain how the 2019 and 2020 MTF graduates are faring in the industry revealed that about 68 per cent of its alumni are economically active in the industry. The survey further revealed that some of the graduates were opportune to work on live sets of local TV productions and create original content aired on local M-Net channels across the MultiChoice platforms, as well as on other platforms.
For the class of 2022, the best graduating student at the MTF West Africa Academy, Adedamola Akapo from Nigeria, got an eight-week scholarship to the NYFA. In addition, other top graduates: Emmanuel Horla Nuvor and Oluwatoyosi Fowode , were given internships with Zee World anda local film and TV production in South Africa, respectively.
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