MCDAN berths, calls for a united Nollywood

 

Agofure, President, MCDAN

To further expand its frontiers in order to achieve maximum results, the Media Content Distributors Association of Nigeria (MCDAN), has called on other guilds and associations in the nation’s motion picture industry globally known as Nollywood to come together and help take the industry to greater heights.

While formally announcing the presence of MCDAN which was formed five years ago and incorporated in 2011, at a recent media parley attended by SHOWBIZPLUSng, its president, Mr. Blessing Agofure disclosed that the association has been making giant strides in the industry since it was founded.

“MCDAN is the largest media distribution association in Africa and it utilizes links with other partners in Ghana, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Namibia, South Africa, among others.”

He continued: “Our aims and objectives include, registering local and foreign media content/film distributors throughout the country. To handle, monitor and coordinate all media content/film distribution within and outside the country; to organize workshops, seminars, script/story readings, narrations, discussions, film screenings, among others that facilitate and support Nigerian film and entertainment contents distributions. We also promote, support and nurture entertainment content by Nigerian filmmakers and distributors of Nigeria origin. We provide representation and support for Nigerian film and entertainment content distributions, at important international forums and platforms, at international and national film festivals and film markets. We seek to create a dataset of organization institutions across the world that supports film distribution-which would include government agencies, financers, film funds, distributions, sales agents, completion bond agencies, film festivals etc.”

Also speaking, Barrister Izu Osuigwe, the chairman, Board of Trustees of MCDAN, assured return on investments for filmmakers who could not afford to use known stars for their production which usually leads to rejection at the market.

“We have done so much for Nigeria’s entertainment industry in the last five years, especially Nollywood. We attend all the major film festivals and markets promoting brand Nollywood without support from government and corporate bodies. With corporate support we can do more for Nigeria through the platforms we are using to promote Nollywood movies,” Osuigwe stated.