Is Canon Doing Anything for Women Making Movies in Nollywood?

 A scene in the Nollywood blockbuster movie, "King of Boys", a political thriller by Kemi Adetiba that premièred in 2018.

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Is @Canon doing anything for women making movies in #Nollywood ?

Nollywood diva, Genevieve Nnaji, director of "Lionheart".

Most of the highest grossing Nigerian movies so far have been made by women and Canon digital cameras are the most favourable cameras of filmmakers and photographers in Nigeria. But I have not seen what Canon has done in appreciation of the outstanding women making movies in Nollywood, the largest indie film industry in Africa. 

I have just read the following report on "Canon Middle East launches 'Women Who Empower' programme in the Middle East. 

The initiative seeks to support women by offering them Canon's direct support to build their brand and reach wider audiences.

- By Digital Studio, Middle East Staff. 09 March 2021

On International Women's Day (IWD) 2021, Canon Middle East launched its latest programme, ‘Women who Empower’, coinciding with this year’s IWD theme #ChooseToChallenge. The theme encourages women to choose to challenge gender bias and inequality and celebrate women’s achievements as well.

The year-long programme is kicking off with a social media campaign which invites women in the creative industries in the Middle East, Central and North Africa and Turkey (META) to be a part of an initiative that enables them to showcase their creative works and be given the opportunity to take their projects forward.

Read more on 

https://www.digitalstudiome.com/technology/content-production-tech/36519-canon-middle-east-launches-women-who-empower-programme-for-creatives