Broadway Movie Academy in a statement via Bigsam Media has announced established industry stakeholders as part of the facilitators for Broadway Movie Academy maiden class which kicks off in February 2016 at Ikeja, Lagos.
Filmmakers announced as facilitators for Broadway Movie Academy
Broadway Movie Academy has announced top industry stakeholders as part of the facilitators for Broadway Movie Academy maiden class.
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The first set of facilitators announced are, Mildred Okwo (The Meeting and Surulere), Omoni Oboli ( Being Mrs Elliot and The First Lady) , Blessing Egbe (Lekki Wives, Two Bride and a Baby), Chineze Anyaele (Ije), Uche Jombo (False, Lagos Cougars, Almost Perfect), Moses Babatope (director at FilmHouse Cinemas and Head of Filmone Distribution), Samuel Olatunji (CEO, Bigsam Media).
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According to the statement, more people with proven track records are set to be announced in the next few days.
"Often time the dilemma of those who want to go into movie industry is the knowledge gap that needs to be bridged. They want to start acting but don’t know how to start, where to go for opportunities, how to improve skills and how to market themselves, how not to fall into hands of fraudulent individuals and their skills. Same goes for directing, movie production, scripting writing and other marketable skills in the industry.
It is to this end that Broadway Movie Academy is putting together a 35-class session where industry professionals will be on ground to teach prospective industry players and existing industry players (who want to deepen knowledge) on acting, scriptwriting, directing, production, cinematography, business side of the business (cinema runs and outside cinema business), becoming entertainment brand, how to promote yourself and your movie, marketing, how to be a via entertainment brand and other industry-related subjects," the statement reads.
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According to a statement, ‘the intention of the founders of Broadway Movie Academy is to produced ‘prepared’ graduates that will be able to do ‘things’ on their own in the movie industry and know where to call for necessary assistance that will help make them brand of reckoning in the industry‘.
All students will also participate in a big budget movie that will be shot at the end of the classes. the movie which will be shown in cinemas across Nigeria with support from established brands in the industry will also afford the students opportunity to have first hand experience and kickstart journey to stardom'
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'Broadway Movie Academy' is aimed at helping people kickstart a career in acting, directing, editing, production, scriptwriting and cinematography with insight of where to get necessary help.
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