Riester
French Minister delegate for Foreign Trade and Economic Attractiveness, Franck Riester, has pledged the French Government’s commitment to supporting Nigeria’s creative industry to create jobs.
Riester stated this when he visited AIM Group, a media conglomerate, as part of his first official visit to Nigeria geared towards fostering an intra-cultural relationship between France and Nigeria.
He said the support, which would be made through its foreign policy in supporting cultural and creative industries in partner countries, would help to establish sustainable assistance for many cultural projects.
He acknowledged the resilient spirit of the new generation of Nigerians, who despite the COVID-19 pandemic, have continued to dominate the music and movie production segment.
Photo: Puffball
Swipe, a Pakistani animated short film, has been selected for the world s oldest and most prestigious animation festival, the Annecy International Festival. It has also been selected for the AnimaFest Zagreb 2021, the second oldest animation festival in the world.
The Annecy International Festival will be held from July 14 to 19 while the AnimaFest Zagreb is scheduled from June 7 to 12.
The film has been made by Puffball, a Lahore-based animation and music studio.
Swipe will be the first Pakistani film to be showcased at both festivals. The film tells the story of Jugnu, a young boy who is addicted to swiping on iFatwa, an app that crowdsources religious death sentences.