British Council Launches UK-Nigeria Screenwriting Initiative - 12 Rising Writers Selected for Inaugural Program
The British Council has launched a UK-Nigeria screenwriting initiative called Script Junction, which will officially launch at the upcoming Edinburgh International Film Festival (Eiff - June 19-23, 2015), which will be followed by a second 5-day program set to take place at the Africa International Film Festival in Nigeria in November. Script Junction targets up-and-coming writers, early in their careers, who are working on scripts of all genres. In total, 12 writers (6 British and 6 Nigeria) have been selected for the inaugural event: Shola Amoo, Maurice Caldera, Russell Davidson, Sam Firth, Matthew Jankes and Jennifer Majka representing the Brits; and Kenneth Gyang, Adiodun Kassim,...
- 6/17/2015
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
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