“Citation”, a film by Nigerian director Kunle Afolayan has been named the Best International Film at the 2022 National Film Festival (NFF) in the United Kingdom.
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Twenty (20) Media Practitioners Emerge Inaugural MTN Media Innovation Programme Fellows
Twenty (20) media professionals in Nigeria have been selected for the inaugural Media Innovation Programme (MIP) by MTN Nigeria in partnership with the School of Media and Communications, Pan-Atlantic University, Lekki, Lagos.
The six-month fully funded fellowship is for innovative storytellers and media leaders that will equip them with new skills needed to function in the rapidly changing media world.
The MTN Media Innovation Programme began on May 23 and will run until October 28. The MTN Media Innovation Programme Fellows cut across print, broadcast, online and social media.
Winners Of Trendupp Awards 2022
Winners have emerged at the Trendupp Awards 2022, which was held on Sunday, June 12, 2022, at The Monarch Event Centre, Lagos, Nigeria.
Trendupp Awards is an initiative of Trendupp, a platform where creatives receive support, publish exclusive content and build direct relationships with their fans across Africa.
Ugochi Anyaka-Oluigbo Wins 2022 Covering Climate Now Journalism Award
Ugochi Anyaka-Oluigbo has won a 2022 Covering Climate Now Journalism Award in the ‘Audio – Long Feature’ category announced on June 16, 2022.
Ugochi is one of the 23 winners of the award, which received over 900 entries in this year’s edition.
Her winning story, “We don’t have the power to fight it”, highlighted how climate change was upending people’s lives in three regions of Nigeria.
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Winners Of 2022 Pitcher Festival Of Creativity Awards [Nigeria]
Winners have emerged in the 2022 Pitcher Festival of Creativity Awards [Nigeria], which ranks as one of the most valuable and internationally respected accolades for creative work coming out of Africa.
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Cosmos Abasi Wins Inaugural Nollywood Screen Writing Contest (NSWC)
Cosmos Abasi has emerged winner of the inaugural Nollywood Screen Writing Contest (NSWC) instituted by Lawrence Onuzulike to draw the attention of the public to the remarkable work of screenwriters in Nigeria.
Aforevo, a filmmaking company, organisers of Nollywood Screen Writing Contest, on May 6, 2022 rewarded the overall winner of the contest, Cosmos Abasi, with ₦1 million, while the 1st runner-up, Abundance Effiong got ₦500,000 and 2nd runner-up, Dolly Nwaduba received ₦300,000.
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Gabriel Jimoh Wins 2022 Canon Photography Competition (Economic Category)
Gabriel Jimoh has emerged winner of the 2022 Canon Photography Competition in the economic category ‘Moments that develop us’.
Held in collaboration with the Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum International Photography Award (HIPA), the competition was launched with an intent to drive meaningful change and sustainable action through the power of visual storytelling at Expo 2020 Dubai last year.
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