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| L-R: Final 5 2019 Accelerate filmmaker project- Tosin Ibitoye; Head of Accelerate TV - Colette Otusheso; Final 5 2019 Accelerate filmmaker project- Miriam Dera; and Final 5 2019 - Accelerate filmmaker project Adetola Adetayo |
Accelerate TV premieres
‘The Mindset Series’ – the top 5 short films from its 2019 Accelerate Filmmaker
Project – at the Accelerate Day of the African International Film Festival
(AFRIFF) held at Film House Cinemas, Landmark Retail Village, Lagos.
After a full week of
intense trainings in the art of filmmaking by some of Nollywood’s finest, If
Only, Blast, Black Monday, Last and Scar were selected as the winning films of
the Accelerate Film Maker project.
Touching on the power
that the mind yields and how a people’s mindset can affect their lives, the
stories interpret the theme through different styles, and the 5 winners – Tosin
Ibitoye, Olabisi Akinbinu, Miriam Dera, Alfa Farouk and Adetola Films, had
their short films produced by Accelerate and Access Bank Plc. Also, they got an
opportunity to be mentored by veterans in the Nigerian film industry such as
Kemi Adetiba, Kunle Afolayan, Niyi Akinmolayan, Victor Aghaowa and Seyi
Babatope.
At the premiere of the
Mindset Series, Accelerate Head, Colette Otusheso said, “Each of the top 5
winners put in their best for these films, from working on set with the crew
through to post production. It was great to see them work together, even with
the filmmakers that didn’t get a chance to be in the top 5. We are indeed proud
of the hard work of these young filmmakers and are even more proud to showcase
another set of our Accelerate Filmmaker Project short films at the prestigious
African International Film Festival for the third year in a row.”
The short films from the
2019 Accelerate Filmmaker Project will be available to the public on the
Accelerate TV YouTube channel from December 1, 2019 to January 2020.
To get first-hand
information on the Accelerate Filmmaker Project short films and enjoy other
exciting content, subscribe to the Accelerate TV website and YouTube channel.
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