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| Fire on set - disaster may occur |
The Film Industry, like any other industry in Nigeria, and indeed, all over the world, is faced with challenges.
In Nigeria, the film industry is facing challenges of different kinds and magnitude.
Challenges associated with occupational safety and hazards are among the challenges the Film Industry in Nigeria in grappling with.
A particular incident, associated with occupational safety and hazards that the film industry in Nigeria faced in the recent time, readily comes to mind. That incident, which was widely reported was the death of a young, rising and popular Nollywood artist, John Paul Obumneme Odonwodo, referred to mostly as Junior Pope or JP.
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According to reports that made round then, John Paul Obumneme Odonwodo, Junior Pope or Jp, died, allegedly, from a Sea mishap that occurred while he was travelling in the company of other artists for a film shoot within the Niger Delta area, South-South region of Nigeria.
Similar cases, reported and unreported in the film industry abound in Nigeria.
The African Film Institute (AFI) in Jos is undeniably aware of the above incident. As a matter of fact, the AFI is conversant with the fast-paced and unpredictable nature of the Film Industry in Nigeria. It is for this reason, probably, that the AFI in Jos, Plateau state is pushing vigorously for a new, improved and palatable narrative, with regard to the film industry in Nigeria.
The African Film Institute in Jos is not leaving any stone unturned in ensuring that knowledge and understanding of occupational safety and hazards in the industry is substantially increased. The institute has taken some noticeable, practical and decisive steps in the past, and is still taking, some of them bold and strategic steps towards improving the narratives about occupational safety and hazards in the film industry.
A glaring indication of a practical step or action that the African Film Institute took, with regard to bringing improvement in occupational safety and hazards into the film industry in Nigeria is the remarkable, indeed, praise worthy steps undertaken by it to modify its training curriculum and blocked identified loopholes or gaps.
With regard to the above noted, the AFI has introduced Occupational Safety and Hazards into its programme. By so doing, the institue has broadened the avenue for spreading knowledge and understanding of Occupational Safety and Hazards in the film industry. It has equally made the subject matter a strong area of focus by trainees, and by extension other players in the industry.
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The above resolve of the AFI is seriously strengthened by its decision to engage a capable, enthusiastic, exposed and lover of occupational safety and hazards as the resource person.
The actions of the AFI as identified above are strategic, transforming and worthy of note and emulation. In the on-going skills acquisition and empowerment training of the AFI in Film Making and Creative Media Production, holding in the bobbling, serene and beautiful City of Jos, the Plateau state capital, North Central Nigeria, occupational safety and hazards is a leading component.
Over 300 participants are taking part in what is obviously the highest gathering of people in Nigeria for this type of training, taking into cognizance the caliber and combination of people attracted to the programme.
By Nnabugwu Chizoba
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