The 2016 edition of the Lights, Camera Africa (LCA) Film festival is set to bring together the best in the Nigeria music, film and other art forms.
According to the organisers, this year’s festival themed ‘Music Makes the People’ is an unabashed display of works of film that speak to the power of music and indeed other art forms to create love, express sorrow, to build bridges, and end wars.
In statement sent to BusinessDay, LCA said that “Music represents all that makes us human. Music has created and upheld civilisations. For as long as mankind has been in existence, music as an art form has spoken, entertained and bound communities together. Throughout the ages music is celebrated as the world’s universally spoken language, spoken by lovers and warriors in equal measure and has brought nations together.”
The theme for the film festival which is in its sixth edition was, LCA noted, in line with the city of Lagos which possesses a rich and varying soundscape that embraces diverse art forms and divers music.
“Music Makes the People’ will be a feast of vibrant sounds, fresh, independent African cinema and in particular celebrating the musical voice of film as an art form.
“The Lights, Camera Africa Film Festival brings to audiences a strong programme for its 2016 edition and is proud to continue what has become an enduring partnership with the Africa Film Festival New York. This partnership has its core a mission to expose African and global audiences to good quality independent Africa cinema with a view to stimulating discourse on issues and experiences rooted in the Africa experience,” the statement from LCA read.
Strategic financial partners for the festival include the Ford Foundation, Union Bank, Federal Palace Hotel, The Wheatbaker, Zircon Marine, Alliance Francaise, Goethe Institut, Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA), British Council, Film House, VAN Lagos and the New Black Film Collective.
FRANK ELEANYA
