Women International Film Festival Nigeria (WIFFEN) marked the International Day of the Girl-child, and mental health with a female filmmakers’ congress, a
platform aimed at empowering females to tell women’s stories, in addition to creating network, skills and information sharing opportunities to strengthen the community of female filmmakers in Nigeria.
A collaborative project of Girls Voices Initiative, the Embassy of France Nigeria, and Institute Français, Abuja, the congress saw the premiere of two short films Miss Binary and The Burial of All Women produced by graduates of the 2022 Girl Nation Kano, and Girl Nation, Abuja. The films addressed themes such as the education of girl-child, early marriage, rape, sexual violence and trafficking, and social justice.
It further hosted panel sessions featuring Nollywood female filmmakers like Naila Media’s Nadine Ibrahim, and actress and Dee Dee Films’ Rahama Sadau, who shared tips on how to make global standard films that can stream on Netflix, Amazon Prime and international festivals. The congress also featured a mother-daughter duo session, with Barr.
Speaking of the journey from Girls Voices, to WIFFEN, the Girl Nation and a congress for female filmmakers, founder Girls Voices Carolyn Seaman said it has been “a journey of moving parts but with the ultimate goal and destination within sight.” The journey has been an organic growth of some having to fill in the needs/gaps that existed in the space or system they occupied.
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