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  • Updated: September 03, 2020

Nigerian Oscars Academy Announces Feature Film Entries For Awards

Nigerian Oscars Academy Announces Feature Film Entries For A

Ahead of the global event in 2021, the Nigerian Oscar Selection Committee (NOSC) has announced a call for feature film entries by Nollywood filmmakers.

AllNews reports that the 93rd Academy Awards is scheduled to hold on 25 April 2021.

NOSC committee’s chairperson, Chineze Anyaene, while speaking on Nigeria’s first submission, said it brought awareness to the industry.

Anyaene said it has opened the country to the larger market, and the committee is optimistic that there will be collaborations with other industries soon.

“We were able to make our first-ever entry submission to the Oscars for the International Feature Film Awards category as a country, and the awareness this has brought to the industry as a whole has been amazing. It has opened the industry to other markets, and we hope to see partnerships with other industries soon,” Anyaene explained.

Initially, eligibility for Oscars demands that a film needs a seven-day theatrical run in a commercial theater in Los Angeles County to qualify for the awards, but the COVID-19 pandemic called for a modification of the rules.

The Academy Awards had given a temporary approval that only films released digitally without theatrical run will be eligible. To be considered, the streamed film must have already had a planned theatrical release.

The film must also be made available on the Academy Screening Room member-only streaming site within 60 days of the film’s streaming or VOD release.

While speaking on the modification, the committee’s chairperson stated that “Due to guidelines and government-mandated rules to manage Coronavirus spread, filmmakers have to provide to the Academy documentation (original document(s) and an English translation) of government-mandated theater/cinema closure dates, previously planned theatrical release and steaming distribution or video on demand agreements.”

According to the Selection Committee, submission is set to close on 2 October 2020.

The Selection Committee is officially recognised by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences to make submissions on behalf of the Nigerian film industry.

The 93rd Nigerian Oscar Selection Committee members include Chineze Anyaene (Chairperson), Mahmood Ali-Balogun (Vice-Chairperson), Adetokunbo Odubawo, Bruce Ayonote, Charles Novia, Ego Boyo, Mildred Okwo, Moses Babatope, Omoni Oboli, Shuaibu Husseini, Victor Okhai, and Yibo Koko.

NOSC, registered under the laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as ‘The Oscar Selection Association of Nigeria’ is a cultural organisation whose mission is to recognise and celebrate the art of cinema by showcasing Nigerian films and filmmakers to the Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars for the category of Best Foreign Film.

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