Inaugural Nigerian festival lines up a dozen flicks from Nigerian-Canadian producers in an effort to introduce African cinema to a North American audience.
Right in the thick of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), one of the world’s biggest movie industries is ready to step out and share the spotlight, The inaugural Nollywood Travel Film Festival (NTFF), the Metro Canada reports.
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The NTFF started Tuesday and features a dozen movies by Nigerian-Canadian producers in an effort to introduce African cinema to a North American audience.
“In the past, people always thought that we could not make great films. But these days we are able to compete with any other large film industries,” said Mykel Parish, president of the African Film Consortium, which helped organize the five-day festival.
“Unlike the impression people have about Africa and Nigeria, these aren’t just wishy-washy films. You get to see some of the most celebrated actors in Africa, in movies that haven’t been screened anywhere else.”
For the first time last year, TIFF screened eight films produced by the Nollywood industry, giving Nigerian filmmakers an opportunity to showcase their talents on a grand stage.
