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The National film & Video Censors Board (NFVCB) in partnership with Nollywood Foundation, Inc; Best of Nigeria Expo UK, and the Heart of Africa project of the Federal Ministry of Information & communications is holding the maiden Nigeria in the Movies (NIM) international road shows in London from the 18th to 20th, October 2007. The theme is “Global impacts of the Nigerian Film industry”

The Business forum is aimed at creating necessary linkages between Nollywood stakeholders and European counterparts, particularly experts in regulatory and enforcement, sales agents, distributors, financiers, investors and general film business. The success stories of the emergence of Nollywood as the third largest movie industry globally will be presented, Nollywood practitioners will be exposed to core lines of international best practices to further build their confidence and commit them to engaging in standards that are able to compete in global markets.

The event will also feature a special “Pitching Session” which will be arranged by Nollywood Foundation. The Nollywood Foundation, Inc. (NF) is a US based not-for-profit organization committed to supporting the Nigerian film industry in becoming a leader in the international film community, thereby introducing international audiences to the richness of Nigerian and African film and culture.

During the pitching session, five Nigerian producers/directors would have the opportunity to make presentations on their “live” projects to a select panel of sales agents, financiers and distributors organized by renowned film maker and media consultant Ms Parminder Vir OBE who is also a Nollywood Foundation Advisory Board Member. While there is no guarantee of funding, as the final decisions will be that of the panelists, this will give selected film makers an unusual opportunity to pitch their ideas to an international panel of decision makers interested in Nigerian Film.