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itself with a mandate concerned with the empowerment of its students by giving them the necessary tools required to take part in all aspects of film creation and production. The academy is dedicated to producing students who can not just compete and excel in the
Nigerian film industry, but also in the international film industry. Apart from teaching students what they need to begin a career in the movie industry, the academy also gives students the opportunity to win funding to help them begin their career by actually producing movies the general public can see.
357:. These movies are usually categorized by an extra effort made by the filmmakers to ensure not only the methods but also the tools of production employed by the filmmakers are of substantial quality. It is no longer about production for the sake of production but for art’s sake. These movies are also made to have domestic and international appeal as they are usually released in cinemas in Nigeria and in foreign cinemas. This shift from home video production to cinema viewing is also a category of this
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Emem Isong is known to be very private and prefers to stay mostly out of the public eye, she rarely grants interviews. This, according to her, is because she wishes her work to be consumed on its merits alone without her personal life influencing her viewers. However, Isong is married to Misodi Akama
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movement which is categorized by filmmakers who are not just interested in producing movies, but in producing movies that can be considered substantial and artful products. She has worked with different writers such as Rita
Onwurah, Karyn Udeh, Toiyoabasi Ekong, Jane Nwachukwu, and Vivian Chiji.
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Emem Isong’s expertise in the movie industry has also allowed her to be chosen as a speaker in the
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312:, her second directed feature film which she also produced, working with the Royal Arts Academy and Nollywood Workshop, an international NGO that aims to encourage change in the society through the use of movies. The film, which deals with
223:(1996). She then went on to work with Remmy Jez for eight years as a producer of his movies. This relationship lasted till 2008 when she decided to end their working relationship. It was at this time that she co-produced the movie
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