The EbonyLife Creative Academy (ELCA) has been declared open for registration on www.ebonylifecreativeacademy.com. This groundbreaking initiative is supported by the Lagos State Government by means of the Lagos State Creative Industries Initiative (LACI), under the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture.
ELCA provides free, practical short courses covering all aspects of filmmaking and media content production, together with appearing, directing, producing, editing, sound, and lighting. Designed by local and foreign industry specialists, the programs are designed to assist working movie professionals enhance their abilities and make them globally competitive, and to equip newbies with the abilities they need to launch their careers on a sound footing.
EbonyLife launches Creative Academy in collaboration with Lagos State Government and LACI
ELCA was conceived by EbonyLife CEO Mo Abudu in response to the rising shortage of industry professionals, as Nollywood continues to increase. “We have so much talent in Nigeria and our people are ready to work. Unfortunately, very little training is available locally and most people cannot afford to go abroad for training. EbonyLife Creative Academy is meant to fill that gap and make world-class training available. Thankfully, the governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, understood our vision and gave us the support we needed to establish the academy here in Lagos, the hub of Nigerian filmmaking,” she stated.
EbonyLife launches Creative Academy in collaboration with Lagos State Government and LACI
The Governor of Lagos State, Mr Sanwo-Olu mentioned that, “We are very excited about this development because it is in line with two of the development pillars of our THEMES agenda – education & technology and entertainment & tourism. By training our people to use the latest technology, we will continue to enhance the quality of our entertainment content and attract production crews from the rest of Africa and around the world.”
EbonyLife launches Creative Academy in collaboration with Lagos State Government and LACI
With Nollywood being the world’s third largest film industry in terms of volume, ELCA is step one towards creating a value chain built on international best practice in manufacturing high quality. As Nigerian movies proceed to enhance, so has their international acceptability and recognition.
Nollywood wants actors, administrators, producers and technical crew who can meet the calls for of the worldwide movie and tv market. It will reduce Nollywood’s use of overseas crew to fill key manufacturing roles and permit filmmakers to retain their distinctive type of Nigerian storytelling.
EbonyLife launches Creative Academy in collaboration with Lagos State Government and LACI
Located within the coronary heart of Victoria Island, ELCA options state-of-the artwork lecture rooms with projection and sound amenities, studio workshop areas, and post-production amenities fitted with all the most recent expertise. College students can have every thing they should excel of their chosen area in the event that they put within the work required.
The academy’s brief programs and programmes are designed to supply each seasoned professionals and learners with the important technical, inventive and sensible abilities for the movie and TV trade. Business specialists will present pragmatic, in-context studying that may allow graduates to pursue roles on industrial productions with confidence.
EbonyLife launches Creative Academy in collaboration with Lagos State Government and LACI
Based on Mrs. Uzamat Akinbile-Yusuf, Hon. Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, ELCA is precisely what Lagos wants right now. “As we begin to emerge from the shadow of this global pandemic, it is heartening that we can look forward to an increase in activity in the movie industry, which provides so many jobs and supports so many small businesses. EbonyLife Creative Academy will be a catalyst for growth in this sector,” she stated.
EbonyLife launches Creative Academy in collaboration with Lagos State Government and LACI
Registration opens on the 17th of December and the first intake will start classes on the 8th of February 2021 for the first quarter, whereas the following intake commences on the 26th of April 2021 and every quarter thereafter. At the finishing of every ten-week course, groups of students from completely different disciplines will merge into groups to provide a short movie or television show each for exhibition. Internships are available for the best-performing students, giving newbies a really perfect begin to their careers.
For more info on courses available at EbonyLife Creative Academy, visit www.ebonylifecreativeacademy.com
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