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| Fidelis Duker |
FILM AND CULTURE;
One of Nigeria’s
foremost film makers and culture advocates Fidelis Duker will be speaking at
the 7th Tokyo International Conference
on African Development (TICAD7) holding in Yokohama Japan from 29 to 30 August
2019.
Duker is one
of the only two African film makers invited to speak at the UN event which has
world and African leaders including President Mohammadu Buhari leading Governors Babajide Sanwoolu and Prof. Babagana Zulum of Lagos and Borno
states respectively as well as some other Nigerian federal ministers in
attendance.
The highly
traveled organiser of the world famous Abuja International Film festival and member
of jury at several renowned film festivals across the globe is scheduled to
speak at the Roundtable on cooperation in the field of cultural industries in
Africa to be declared open by UNESCO Director General Audrey Azoulay.
The other
African film personality to attend TICAD7 is Adoma Souma , Director General of
FESPACO, Quoagadogo.
According to a source from FAD Media Group, Duker who is also founder
FAD (93.1FM)Radio Calabar Cross River state and FAD 360 TV jetted out Sunday on
the invitation of the United Nations and Government of Japan and will speak on
the 29th of August 2019 to a diverse world audience.
Fidelis Duker a former President of Directors Guild of Nigeria DGN was
recently re elected Regional Secretary General,
Federation of Pan African Filmmakers (FEPACI), West Africa.
He has been involved in the entertainment and culture industry in
over 25 years with over 80 films including short films and documentaries to his
credit.
Aside these, he also serves as consultant on film to
Ethiopia, Madagascar and Botswana and has been speaking and presenting papers on
film and creative industry in over 45 different countries.
By Fred Iwenjora
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