FilmMakeHer, Others Empowers Women In Film Crafts

Recently, in a one-week intense hands-on training held in Lagos, FilmMakeHer, in collaboration with Consonance/TalentX, an investment business, trained aspiring filmmakers, producers, screenwriters, and other craftswomen and artificers in the entertainment industry.

The program was free of charge. 16 women who attended the first edition of the program were given the tools they needed to succeed and establish themselves in the film industry. Thirteen screenwriting software products were given to five fortunate participants to help them improve their scriptwriting skills.

The programme also featured strong female voices in the Nigerian Film Industry, including Omotayo Inakoju (Head of Legal, EbonyLife Group), Uyoyou Adia, an award-winning director, TigerFireRose – a writer, filmmaker, storyteller and Victoria Popoola, Co-Founder/CEO of TalentX Africa.

Speaking on the purpose of the training, the Founder/Convener of FilmMakeHer, Anita Abada said she was keen on giving young women seamless entry into the industry, having triumphantly navigated the challenges inherent in breaking into the industry.

Abada who took the participants through the process of producing and selling their films revealed that the training which would be held annually is expected to expand to other African countries.

At the end, the first beneficiaries of the training shot a short film titled ‘Breaking Ground’ to help them get hands-on experience and build their portfolio