It would be worthy of Lagos, Africa's largest megacity and the home of Nollywood, the first and largest independent film industry on the continent of Africa to be approved as one of the UNESCO Cities Of Film and one of the Creative Cities Network for the dynamic creativities in the arts, audio visual and mass media which have made Lagos the entertainment capital of Africa.
To be approved as a City of Film, cities need to meet a number of criteria set by UNESCO.
Designated UNESCO Cities of Film share similar characteristics:
Important infrastructure related to cinema, e.g. film studios and film landscapes/environments continuous or proven links to the production, distribution, and commercialisation of films experience in hosting film festivals, screenings, and other film-related events collaborative initiatives at a local, regional, and international levels; film heritage in the form of archives, museums, private collections, and/or film institutes, film making schools and training centres; effort in disseminating films produced and/or directed locally or nationally; initiatives to encourage knowledge-sharing on foreign films.
Nigeria must also become a member of UNICA. Union Internationale du Cinéma. World Organisation for Film & Video • member of IFTC of UNESCO.
Members:
Andora, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Republic of Korea, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, Ukraine and United Kingdom.
