Children Film Animation: Nigerian Film Corporation calls for entries

The Nigerian Film Corporation (NFC) has announced Call for Entry Submission in the Children Animation Film Project designed to address the dearth of appropriate film content for children in Nigeria.

According to a statement by the Corporation issued in Jos and singed by the Head, Public Affairs Mr Brian Etuk, submission of entries opened on November 1^st 2013 and will close by midnight of December 13^th, 2013.

Scripts, he said, must address contents intended for Children and Teenagers, with sound moral base, instructional yet still entertaining. Similarly, the film will be shot in the animation format. Consequently, the script should be written for Animation, the statement added.

Furthermore, the story/script should not be more than four (4) A4 size paper pages in the double line spacing style; Etuk said.  While English remain the Language for entry; participants should note that all submissions are for a film of not more than 10 minutes duration per series. Submission with content, not suitable for the target age group will be rejected.

For eligibility, interested participants are to pay the sum of N2,000.00 (Two Thousand naira only) as Registration and Processing fee into NFC/NFI Fee Account number 0003784256 at any branch of Diamond Bank, nationwide and ensure that submissions are accompanied by evidence of payment. A scanned or photocopy of bank deposit slip must be attached.  Entries without evidence of payment will be disqualified.

Individuals, Groups Associations, Companies are eligible to participate. Others include Children and teenagers with flair for writing. Nigerians in the Diaspora are eligible to participate. Interested participants can submit more than one script.

While electronic submission (PDF format) is strongly preferred, the statement said, hard copy (ies) will also be accepted through the Corporations official email and addresses:  md-nfc@hotmail.com and contact@nfcgov.ng. or Nigerian Film Corporation, Headquarters, 218T Liberty Dam Road Jos, Abuja Liaison Office located at Shippers Plaza Wuse Zone 5, Kano Zonal office located of the Audu Bako Secretariat and the Lagos Office, located beside Voice of Nigeria Ikoyi, Lagos.

Etuk  stressed that interested participants must comply with all rules, terms and conditions for participation, by also ensuring that the work(s)/script(s) which must be a completed work and in the series format are original, with written and verifiable permission accompanying adapted works where applicable. The attention of interested participant was also drawn to the fact that they will be held liable for accruable losses, resulting from the misrepresentation of facts.

While the Corporation is not averse to scripts being submitted elsewhere, its media head however said that participants must send in appropriate notification in advance, to forestall a breach of any of the terms and conditions for participation, especially if a particular script is selected for production.

The Corporation was emphatic that all submissions must focus on the Nigerian Child as the prime audience, while equally reflecting the Nigerian Local Content, Culture and the portrayal of Nigeria’s Nationalistic values.  The statement advised participants not to follow up their submissions as all entries received shall be duly acknowledged, and that owners of scripts that scale through will be invited for a special production training workshop in Animation prior to the commencement of the film Shoot and Production.

As part of the terms and conditions for participation in the Children Film Animation Project, all submissions must be accompanied by a one page synopsis of the script. The Corporation will retain the rights to the film, while the writer will be given the deserved credit for the work. For information on registration and participation, visit the Corporations website; http://www.nfc.gov.ng and on facebook; Nigerian Film Corporation, Headquarters.