The
Ministerial Committee aimed at fast-tracking the passage into law of
the Motion Picture Practitioners Council of Nigeria (MOPPICON) Bill is
to be inaugurated on Friday, April 8th 2016 at the Conference Room of
the National Theatre, Iganmu, Lagos, the Minister of Information and
Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, announced on Thursday.
The
17-member Committee, which will have Ms Peace Anyiam-Osigwe as
Coordinator and Mr. Mahmoud Alli-Balogun as Deputy Coordinator, will
review and harmonize the MOPPICON Bill ahead of its submission to the
Ministry of Justice and then the National Assembly.
The
membership of the Committee will include the representatives of the
various guilds and associations, including the Association of Movie
Producers, Director Guild of Nigeria, Motion Picture Practitioners
Association of Nigeria (MOPPAN) as well as the Producers and Marketers
Association of Nigeria (FVPMAN).
Other
associations to be represented on the Committee are Association of
Nigeria Theatre Arts Practitioners (ANTP), Nigerian Film Corporation
(NFC), National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB), Federal Ministry
of Information and Culture, Screen Writers Guild of Nigeria, Actors
Guild of Nigeria, Movie Ambassadors of Nigeria, Niger Delta Film Forum
and Female Producers of Nigeria.
Tony Anih of the Film Makers Collective will serve as the Secretary to the Committee
When established, MOPPICON will regulate, administer and control the motion picture practice in Nigeria.
The Minister had announced the plan to set up the Committee at the 2016 Kannywood Awards in Abuja on March 13th.
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