Zuma Festival To Screen 3,156 Films

Zuma International Film Festival is acceptable to surface 3,156 films astatine its 15th  edition, from December 1 – 5, 2025 from implicit 10 countries.

The festival besides includes a mentorship level and concern acme scheduled to beryllium held from December 1 – 5.

Themed “Storytelling for Global Influence: Film arsenic a Soft Power and Economic Force” it pivots astir Nigerian films and however they are changing narratives and influencing cultures. This variation marks the 2nd of the festival hosted by the Nigerian Film Corporation (NFC) main enforcement and managing director, Ali Nuhu.

Prior to Nuhu’s administration, manufacture expert, filmmaker and nationalist relations officer, Directors Guild of Nigeria (DGN), Emmanuel Ayaba, noted that a large setback of the festival is the country’s governmental signifier of appointing quadrate pegs successful circular holes.

He said Nuhu’s medication is the archetypal successful a agelong portion that the close radical are appointed successful the close roles, particularly successful the movie space. As a result, the festival has seen marked improvement.

“This year, DGN is partnering with the festival to big the DGN, Television and Investment Summit, the archetypal of its kind. So overmuch is happening successful the amusement industry. It is nary much concern arsenic usual. We person radical who are retired to work. (Zuma) is not determination yet, but we are not wherever we utilized to be. This year’s festival volition beryllium better.”

Similarly, an amusement security company, Insurtainment, aims to unveil astatine the festival, movie manufacture targeted products and services – to payment practitioners and heighten manufacture safety.

“Our products volition embody everything that has to bash with risks from formed to unit to production, idiosyncratic accident, wellness insurance, etc.,” Insurtainment representative, Temitayo Akpan said .

Speaking to the media, NFC MD, Ali Nuhu said the 15th variation of the festival aims to prosecute stakeholders by ensuring “they get the close transportation with the government, backstage assemblage and their planetary counterparts, but promote young/fledgling movie practitioners.

“We are besides trying to springiness upcoming talents a precise comfy level wherever they tin interact, get integrated into the manufacture and find mentorship from immoderate of the seasoned players. Last year’s festival was the champion truthful far. This twelvemonth volition beryllium bigger and better.

“The NFC is saddled with the work of giving films a planetary reach. It is simply a level whereby the stakeholders volition beryllium capable to link with their counterparts. I americium definite that erstwhile the filmmakers conscionable with their counterparts from crossed the globe, from that enactment travel agreements, productions and exchanges which is needed for our films,” said Nuhu.

Founded successful 1993, Zuma International Film Festival, present connected its 15th variation saw 3,156 films from countries similar – US, India, China, France, Germany, Spain, Egypt, South Africa, Tunisia, Iran etc., and crossed assorted categories – specified arsenic features, documentaries, shorts, student, animation, euphony videos, skits and indigenous connection films. The festival opens from December 1 to 5 successful Abuja.