Biggest Showcase of Nollywood in Europe Coming Up at FOCUS 2017 in London

FOCUS On Nollywood, the Biggest Showcase for Nigerian Movies in the UK

The first annual Focus On Nollywood (FON) coming up at the FOCUS 2017, from December 5-6, in London, will be the first biggest showcase of Nigerian movies in Europe.
The event will highlight the best Nigerian directors, producers and actors and celebrate the first Nigerian Hollywood star, Orlando Martins and others who are the founding fathers of the Nigerian film industry.

This is the first time that Nigeria is taking part in the annual FOCUS for International Production in the UK. FOCUS On Nollywood will advertise and market Nigerian TV/Film productions, launch the first Nigerian movie merchandise into the global movie merchandising industry that made more than US$251.7 billion in 2015.
The Transformers franchise made US$2.6 billion from the box office and made an astonishing US$7 billion from merchandising sales! That is why the Chinese Film Industry is now targeting merchandising as a new revenue stream to maximize the explosive growth of China's box office, currently the envy of the global film industry. Nollywood merchandising sales will be worth more than US$1 billion from the souvenirs, film tourism promos of the tourist attractions of film locations in Nollywood like Tunde Kelani's ARUGBA based on the annual Osun Osogbo festival on the location of the Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

About FOCUS 2017

FOCUS is the only European audiovisual event to offer content aimed at all the creative screen industries and it is the only UK event to bring in film commissions, locations providers and production service companies from over 50 countries.
http://www.tlgfocus.com/programme/

FOCUS 2017 will take place at London’s Business Design Centre, December 5th and 6th. Industry professionals who pre-register gain free access to the whole FOCUS programme.

At FOCUS 2017 two days of free-to-attend programme sessions will feature industry leaders sharing their expertise, inspiration and insight through panels, workshops and presentations. Informative and thought-provoking sessions will cover film, TV, advertising, animation and interactive entertainment.
Watch the video of FOCUS 2016 on https://nigeriansreportng.blogspot.com.ng/2017/08/focus-2017-for-international-film.html

FOCUS is an exciting event in the global industry calendar. It’s designed to help you get your productions made and grow your business.

√Network with professionals in the creative screen industries.
√Attend two days of industry seminars, workshops, panel discussions and presentations.
√Explore a world of locations, filming, production support services and facilities.
√ Meet with international film commissions, locations and production services.
√ Get up to speed on the latest film incentives from around the world Pre-schedule meetings using our online scheduler.
√ Relax and enjoy a drink in the FOCUS Lounge and LIMELITE and ARIZONA – SNEAKY BIG STUDIOS bars!

In 2016, FOCUS programmed over 100 speakers at 35 sessions.
The FOCUS programme is curated by Sue Hayes and is developed in consultation with a Content Advisory Board featuring representatives from leading industry bodies, including BFI, British Film Commission, Pact, Advertising Producers Association, Production Managers Association, Creative Skillset, Animation UK, Games London and Women in Film and TV. It is presented in association with our media partner Variety.

At FOCUS 2016 there were over 160 exhibitors, including location providers, film commissions and production service companies from 55 countries. Territories represented included: ARIZONA * AUSTRIA * BALEARIC ISLANDS * BARCELONA/CATALONIA * BELGIUM * BHUTAN * BRAZIL * BULGARIA * CALIFORNIA * CANARY ISLANDS * CHINA * COSTA RICA * CROATIA * CUBA * CZECH REPUBLIC * DALLAS * ENGLAND * ESTONIA * FINLAND * FLORIDA * FRANCE * GEORGIA * GERMANY * GREECE * GREENLAND * HUNGARY * ICELAND * INDIA * IRELAND * ITALY * KAZAKHSTAN * LATVIA * LITHUANIA * MALAYSIA * MALDIVES * MEXICO * MONGOLIA * MOROCCO * MYANMAR* NAMIBIA * NEPAL * NETHERLANDS * NORTHERN IRELAND * NORWAY * PANAMA * PHILIPPINES * POLAND * PORTUGAL * ROMANIA * SCOTLAND * SERBIA * SOUTH KOREA* SRI LANKA * SWITZERLAND * THAILAND * TUCSON * TUNISIA * UKRAINE * WALES * VIRGINIA.

See photo gallery of FOCUS 2016 on http://www.tlgfocus.com/2016gallery/

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