Agenda

NIFS Distribution, Theatrical and Exhibition Summit

9:30-10:30

Box Office Focus in Nigeria: The Past Present and Future Film Business dynamics.

*Broadening the Cinema Audience in Nigeria: Potentials for Teenage and 50+ market
*Is Nigerian cinema going becoming too expensive?
*Nollywood films are priced differently to boost patronage and growth?
*Meeting up with the much expectation on and scrutiny of Nigerian cinema
*The role of box office information in film marketing and attendance growth
*Meet and Greet in Nigerian Cinemas: A Blessing or a Curse?
*Issues on film selection times for showing in Nigerian cinemas
*Influence of Social Media on cinema audience growth and how its impacting cinema audience growth
* Focus on Classification or Censorship

Speakers

Kene Okwuosa - Group Managing Director Filmhouse Cinemas                                                                                         
Rosana George-Hart - AGM,Silverbird Distribution                  
Patrick Lee - CEO Ozone Cinemas                
Michael Ndiomu - Managing Director  Maturion Cinema                                                   
Opeyemi Ajayi - Executive Vice President/COO Genesis Deluxe Cinemas                                                        
Moses Babatope - Managing Director Filmone Distribution.

NIFS Production Summit

10:30-11:30

The Opportunities, Possibilities and Challenges of Film Production in Nigeria

*Potentials and limitations for Nigerian films to travel
*Genre Conversation: Lessons from Bollywood
*Production cost implications for Nollywood films
*Examining Co-productions and Nigeria's readiness
*Indigenous Film Production and Preserving Nigerian heritage International Collaborations: Is this the way forward for the industry to be reckoned with and make money?
*Casting: Star System in Nollywood and considerations on using a star or Create a Star

Speakers

Kunle Afolyan - CEO, Golden Effects
Jade Osiberu - Founder, Tribe85 Productions
Zulumoke 'Zulu' Oyibo - Inkblot Productions 
Niyi Akinmolayan - CEO, Anthill
Moses Babtope - MD,Filmone Distribution
Moderator: Charles Novia, CEO November Productions

3rd NIFS Finance Summit

12:00pm-1:00pm

Film Financing and Investment into the Nigeria Ecosystem

*Film financing priority: Infrastructure vs. Content creation
*Challenges and Limitations of funding the Nigerian film sector
*Profitability indices for film business in Nigeria: Are film and entertainment businesses profitable?
*Case Studies on Nigerian Films Making Money and case for more investments in films.
*Business plans in Nigeria's film industry and meeting financiers expectations and scrutiny

Speakers

Uche Nwuka - Head Creative Industry, Bank of Industry
Kene Okwuosa - GMD, FilmHouse Cinemas
Opeyemi Ajayi - Executive VP/COO Genesis Deluxe Cinemas
Chijioke Uwaegbute - Partner PWC
Dike Dimiri - Chief Risk Officer, Heritage Bank
Olubunmi Abayomi-Olukunle - Partner, Private Funds, Finance & Investments,  Balogun Harold

NIFS Roundtable 1

2:00pm-2:45pm

Regulator Roundtable with NFVCB

  • Moving from Censorship to Classification
  • NFVCB Focus on other content with commercial viability: games, short films documentaries
  • Empirical decisions and information on ratings
  • Generating revenues and reducing cost with technology for film screening
  • Capacity and industry know-how at NFVCB.

Speakers

Chair: Adedayo Thomas - Executive Director NFVCB
Madu Chikwendu - CEO Thudworldwide
Anthony Okwuosa - Head of Legal Filmone
Rosana George-Hart - AGM, Silverbird Distribution
Patrick Lee - CEO Ozone Cinemas
Gab Okoye - CEO Gabosky Films

NIFS Roundtable 2

2:00pm-2:45pm

Future of Faith Based Films in Nigeria: Faith Based Films as an Inspirational Cinema Alternative

  • Explore the current status of Faith Based Movies in Nigeria
  • In a world of high end Multi Media deployed in major church organisations for high end Recording and Production for Televised Broadcast, why have films been non-existent or at best relegated to the very last behind Music concerts, Conventions, Special Luncheons and even Variety shows?
  • Faith Based Movies: For Profit or Passion for Souls
  • Cinema or Church as Exhibition Platform for Faith Based Movies, Discuss
  • What kind of Faith Based Movie will work in Nigerian cinemas or other media platforms
  • Who are Faith Based movies for?

Speakers

Chair: Mike Bamiloye - CEO Mount Zion Films
BB Sasore - Co Founder Nemsia Films
Blessing Egbe - Bconcepts
Obi Shine & Kelly Lyon - Loveworld Music and Arts Ministry
Moderator: Moses Babatope

NIFS Roundtable 3

2:45pm-3:00pm

Aforevo workshop on Understanding You Tube monetization

  • Video presentation by Aforevo
  • Understanding streaming business on Youtube Content marketing services from a YouTube distributor and content aggregator perspective
  • Understanding the dynamics of video streaming and revenue generation on YouTube
  • Understanding copyright issues on Youtube Youtube Content Partnership with Aforevo- What you need to know.

Speakers

Chair - Murphy Anawana Founder, Aforevo
Dr. Bola Golden- COO Aforevo
Famous Oneshioagbe
Denis Igwebike
Chinwe Chukwudire - Moderator

NIFS Marketing Summit

2:45pm-3:00pm

Marketing is Queen: Finding the Right Marketing Mix for Film Marketing in Nigeria

  • Choosing between Social Media vs Traditional Media in Film Marketing and factors influencing preference.
  • The role of New Media in content consumption
  • Potentials for growing the revenue pie for films with film marketing
  • Best and proven models for marketing and promoting films in Nigerian cinemas
  • Does Film Marketing have to end with cinema release?
  • Differentiation between Film Marketing and other types of Goods or Service Marketing.

Speakers

Eunice Omole, Chief Strategy Officer EbonyLife
Lolu Desalu - FilmHouse Cinemas
Rosana George-Hart - AGM,Silverbird Distributio
Bola Atta - Director, Marketing and Corporate Communications UBA.
Opeyemi Ajayi - Executive VP/COO Genesis Deluxe Cinemas (moderator)

VWS Presentation

3:30pm-4:00pm || Conference Room B

Quality Story Telling in a Digital Era

  •  Introduce VWS
  •  Create awareness for VWS platforms
  •  Demonstrate how to access VWS platforms
  •  Enhance the VWS Small Business Journalism Content Conversation

Speakers

Presented by VWS
Samuel Williams
Maxwell Nzekwe

5th NIFS Session

5:00pm-6:00pm

Understanding International Version for Film Productions

  • Stereo mix (TV movie, TV magazine, institutional)
  • Mixing in 5.1
  • Receipt of your CD with separate tracks
  • Estimated time to devote to the mix
  • Analysis of your needs in terms of overall mix desired (before TV broadcast)
  • Track cleaning (mike stew, background noise, clicks, saturation, breathing ...)
  • Compression and equalization of audio tracks
  • Correction of voice accuracy
  • Panoramic distribution, choice of reverbs
  • Choice and optimization of effects.

Speakers

Ange Yao - Cinekita
Niyi Akinmolyan - Anthill Studios
Chris Ekejimbe - 4Screams Studios
Francis Nebot - Ifind Distribution
Murphy Anawana - Aforevo

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