Showing posts with label East Africa. Show all posts
Showing posts with label East Africa. Show all posts

Thursday, November 18, 2021

The MultiChoice Talent Factory and other Film Schools in Nigeria

The MultiChoice Talent Factory and other Film Schools in Nigeria

I have waited long enough to assess the progress of the MultiChoice Talent Factory (MTF) before writing about it 

I was told that the primary purpose of the establishment is to train screenwriters and filmmakers that will produce regular content for the M-Net Channels on DStv. But it has done more than that, because the alumni are producing content for the global entertainment industry.

The MTF covers WEST AFRICA: Ghana & Nigeria; EAST AFRICA: Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda & Tanzania and SOUTHERN AFRICA: Angola, Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia & Zimbabwe.

The MultiChoice Talent Factory (MTF) Academy has achieved within three years of its establishment since 2018 what other older film schools in Nigeria have failed to achieve for the advancement of the Nigerian film industry. In fact, MTF has exposed the shortcomings of the film schools that have been existing since 2010 to date, but they are still having unaccredited courses and poorly trained graduates who have been rushed through ad-hoc courses in overcrowded classes without in-depth hands-on training on the most important components of filmmaking and film studies.

In filmmaking, if you are good, your works will show that you are good from the script to the screen. In filmmaking, seeing is believing. You show more and talk less. A good film school is not judged by attractive curriculums or fine buildings, but by the quality of the faculty and the quality of the film and TV productions of the alumni in the film industry.

The alumni of MTF have won international awards and scholarships; including the Spotlight award at the 15th edition of the Mobile Film Festival held in Paris, France in 2019 and awards of scholarships from the New York Film Academy (NYFA)  among other notable achievements.

The other film schools in Nigeria should use the template of the MTF for the improvement of their curriculums in accordance with the international standards of the best film schools in the world and they should join the International Association of Film and Television Schools (Centre International de Liaison des Ecoles de Cinéma et de Télévision (CILECT)

https://www.cilect.org/

It is highly recommended to read the interview of MultiChoice Group CEO,  Yolisa Phahle .

TBI Spotlight On Africa: MultiChoice Group CEO Yolisa Phahle – TBI Vision
https://tbivision.com/2021/10/26/tbi-spotlight-on-africa-multichoice-group-ceo-yolisa-phahle/


- By Ekenyerengozi Michael China,
The Publisher/Editor,
NOLLYWOOD MIRROR® Series.


Sunday, April 4, 2010

SC Johnson Grows Sustainability Around the World

2 Apr 2010 16:52 Africa/Lagos


SC Johnson Grows Sustainability Around the World

New Ad Stems from a Flower

RACINE, Wis., April 2 /PRNewswire/ -- SC Johnson believes a flower can change a community. The company's latest ad, titled "Flower," highlights the company's work with partners in Rwanda. For more than 40 years, SC Johnson, A Family Company, has purchased pyrethrum (py), a botanical insecticide that is extracted from chrysanthemums, from East Africa for use in some of its pest control products sold around the world under the Raid® and Baygon® brands.

At one time, the East African region produced over 70 percent of all py traded in the world* and was a major source of cash for many of the farmers. In 2000, 90 percent of the Rwandan workforce earned their living from agriculture and exported crops accounted for approximately 40 percent of the country's gross domestic product (GDP).** Pyrethrum farming has met a lull due to inconsistent harvests and lack of stable business processes.

"We're working together to develop sustainable agriculture and business practices that will strengthen these communities," said Chairman and CEO Fisk Johnson, the fifth generation leader of SC Johnson. "As a family company we're motivated to do our part to make the world better."

SC Johnson is one of the world's largest purchasers of pyrethrum. Through the company's partnership with py farmers, SC Johnson hopes to improve the consistency of the py crops which will lead to significant returns for the farmers, their families and their communities. Pyrethrum is also a sustainable resource. In keeping with SC Johnson's commitment to sustainability and the Earth's resources, the company prefers to use botanical pyrethrum if an adequate supply can be reliably sourced.

Production of the dried flowers was approximately 300 tons in 2008; the company hopes to increase the yield to 1,200 tons this year in Rwanda, so that it can introduce more Raid® and Baygon® products formulated with py.

Approximately 300,000 jobs in the East African regions are attributable to the growth and stabilization of the natural pyrethrum industry, with an increasing number of women in management. Working with the local schools, SC Johnson offers the farmers and their families education in business planning, organization and sustainability. And with the income derived from consistent, reliable py farming and more effective business processes, SC Johnson helps hundreds of children to attend school each year.*

Johnson and citizens of Rwanda are featured in "Flower." The story of recent trips to the py fields is captured in the dialogue. "Behind this flower," Johnson says in the ad, "is a powerful story." The story is one of helping families around the world, that reinforces the company's commitment to developing sustainable solutions for the future.

For more than 120 years, one of SC Johnson's founding principles has been to work to make the world a better place for our families. The company's py work is part of the company's overall sustainability efforts. Among the other ways the company is making a difference:

-- Malaria education support for families and communities from Brazil to
South Africa, including three South African provinces with endemic
malaria
-- Member of the Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and
Malaria (GBC), and sharing business expertise, infrastructure and
reach to help improve public health
-- Dengue exposure prevention and awareness programs in Thailand,
Indonesia, the Philippines and India
-- Partnerships with Base of the Pyramid (BOP) communities in Kenya on a
shared-toilet cleaning program to provide families with more sanitary
bathrooms
-- Founding member of Conservation International's Team Earth movement
and focusing on climate change and reducing the company's carbon
footprint
-- Sets aside 5 percent of pre-tax profits globally for corporate giving
- nearly four times the corporate average - and works with partners,
such as Conservation International, Clinton Global Initiative and the
United Way
-- Subsidiary companies around the world contribute an average of 2
percent of pre-tax profits and partner with local foundations



"Flower" will run on several cable networks, including Animal Planet, ABC Family, NBC, CBS, Discovery Health, The Weather Channel, Hallmark, HGTV, National Geographic and various print publications beginning April 3.

To view the new ad and to learn more about SC Johnson's environmental history, visit www.scjohnson.com

About SC Johnson

SC Johnson is a family-owned and managed business dedicated to innovative, high-quality products, excellence in the workplace and a long-term commitment to the environment and the communities in which it operates. Based in the USA, the company is one of the world's leading manufacturers of household cleaning products and products for home storage, air care, and insect control. It markets such well-known brands as GLADE®, OFF!®, PLEDGE®, RAID®, SCRUBBING BUBBLES®, SHOUT®, WINDEX® and ZIPLOC® in the U.S. and beyond, with brands marketed outside the U.S. including AUTAN®, BAYGON®, BRISE®, ECHO®, KABIKILLER®, KLEAR®, and MR. MUSCLE®. The 124-year old company, with more than $8 billion in sales, employs approximately 12,000 people globally and sells products in virtually every country around the world. www.scjohnson.com

* World Business Council for Sustainable Development "Dedicated to Making A Difference" Case Study, 2004

** U.S. Department of State Background note on Rwanda, December 2009, http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2861.htm

Source: SC Johnson

CONTACT: Jenny Taylor, Director - Global Public Affairs of SC Johnson,
+1-262-260-2440

Web Site: SC Johnson