2020 looking great already as The NFC, Nigeria signs a Bi-Lateral agreement with CNC, France,

On Tuesday the 14th of January 2020, a bi-lateral agreement was signed between the Nigerian Film Corporation (NFC) Nigeria and the Centre national du Cinema et de l'image anime (CNC) France.
The CNC is translated as the National Centre for Cinema and Moving Images, France. This body is an agency of the French Ministry of Culture, and it is responsible for the production and promotion of cinematic and audio-visual arts in France. The CNC and the NFC's collaboration will amongst other things;

1. Ensure artistic co-production to be financed by the CNC to the tune of 130,000 Euros for a Nigerian Director/Producer working in partnership with French Film personnel to make a high quality film.
2. It will ensure the training of film teachers and planning of educational solutions in conjunction with NFC officials as well as the signing up and promotion of existing film clubs that will ensure the campaign for film as a tool for cultural diversity.
3. There will be events created solely for the purpose of networking between the Nigerian filmmakers and the French filmmakers for the purpose of envisioning joint projects.
4. The CNC will assist the NFC with conserving, cataloguing, restoring, digitising and enhancing old films and archival documents as well as help with teaching the technical skills involved for optimal delivery in order to promote the Nigerian film heritage.
5. There will be trainings on fighting intellectual property theft, students exchange programs as well as promotion of children film development under the culture of catching them young.
6. There will be a reciprocal effort at distribution and exhibition of films made in both countries at film festivals and other film events. 

The signing ceremony, which held at the CNC headquarters in Paris, saw in attendance, Dr Chidia Madueke, the Managing Director and Chief Executive of the NFC and Mr Dominique Boutonnat, the CEO of CNC and his team. Also in attendance was Professor Shodipo who flew from Nigeria on self-sponsorship to support the cause.

Congratulations to the NFC, Nollywood and the indefatigable MD for this giant stride.