Theme: Local for Global
"Local Content Meeting Global Demand"

The Nigerian International Film Summit will be taking place during the annual American Film Market and packaged to enable business driven conversations on the bourgeoning film industry in Nigeria. It is for all those involved already or interested in the business of film in Nigeria.

The core focus will be on theatrical distribution of Hollywood films from major studios locally in Nigeria, international distribution for Nollywood films and how to create the needed appeal for international distribution of Nollywood, the current and existing structures for distribution and the investment potentials and opportunities for more screens, analysis of current success of Hollywood films in Nigeria viz-a-viz performance of Nollywood films at the box office.

Understanding fast close-up of the gap between Hollywood and Nollywood at the box office. This summit is independently organized to focus on Nigeria.

Why Attend NIFS

The main objective of this summit is to provide the needed platform to extensively examine issues related to the business of film in Nigeria as it relates to Hollywood distribution in Nigeria and the Nollywood appeal  for international distribution across territories.

The Nigerian International Film Summit is an event that seeks to discuss the opportunities, possibilities  concerns and challenges revolving around the business of film in Nigeria for international distributors and film investors and how fast the local Nollywood film industry is evolving  to meet with international  production standards and expectations .

Nigerian producers are constantly faced with the huge challenge of discovering new and dynamic models for revenue on  their films through various distribution channels in order to generate revenue and  guarantee ROI.

 Independent Producers from Nigeria need to find how to remain relevant in the international  film business being faced with increased demand for higher production values from the international market. The preparedness for this challenge will be discussed at the summit. .

Why Attend NITV

An industry event on the Nigerian TV industry with the following objectives

Exploring business potentials and  opportunities  for revenue in  the  Nigerian TV content  ecosystem

Understanding the dynamics of both local and international TV content business with Nigeria

Convergence of local / international companies  and TV industry execs doing business with Nigerian content or interested in establishing and expanding their services and solutions for the Nigerian TV industry.

Discovering new opportunities   and potentials for international collaborations on  content production, licensing , distributing, dubbing

Exploring  innovative ways for  monetizing content in Nigeria and for monetizing Nigerian content outside Nigeria. 

The opportunities and challenges for Content production with Nigeria.

Working with Nigerian producers for cross-cultural and international production collaborations.

Nigerian productions in Foreign languages

Project commissioning with Nigerian producers.

Technical expectations and quality control challenges with Nigerian productions.

Meeting international demand for Nigerian content.

Investing in Nigerian productions and projects in development.

Licensing and acquisitions for Nigerian content.

Licensing content to Nigerian channels and platforms.

Innovative content monetization and opportunities .

International monetization barriers for Nigerian content.

Technology and disruption in Content Delivery.

Tech solutions for innovative content monetization.

Telcos and Nigerian content specialization .

Dubbing , quality control and post-production solutions for Nigeria.

Business Opportunities.

Opportunity for international business to launch and promote new solutions and services that will benefit the huge Nigerian TV industry and for Nigerian companies to promote their local Nigerian content offerings for more international brand visibility..

Visibility Enhancement & New Business Partnerships.

With a population of over 180,000 Nigeria offers untapped potentials for content monetization and increased revenues in a digital era. No better place for enhanced visibility and launching new business partnerships..

Professional Assistance & Guidance into Nigeria’s TV Ecosystem.

NITV's professional assistance and guidance for international companies seeking an inroad into Nigeria's TV ecosystem and connecting your business with huge database of local TV industry contacts relevant to the business and providing same for local Nigerian companies seeking international visibility and new opportunities for international businesses..