{"id":273673,"date":"2011-01-13T11:41:26","date_gmt":"2011-01-13T11:41:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/?p=46687"},"modified":"2011-01-13T11:41:26","modified_gmt":"2011-01-13T11:41:26","slug":"eko-intl-filmfest-gets-underway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/01\/13\/eko-intl-filmfest-gets-underway\/","title":{"rendered":"Eko Int\u2019l. filmfest gets underway"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-46688\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/01\/13\/eko-int%e2%80%99l-filmfest-gets-underway\/ekofilm\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-46688\" title=\"ekofilm\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/ekofilm.jpg\" alt=\"Eko Int\u2019l. filmfest\" width=\"300\" height=\"195\" \/><\/a>By Iyabo AINA<br \/>\nPresident of the Eko International Film Festival, Mr. Hope Opara has  announced a new date for the hosting of this year\u2019s edition of the  epoch-making\u00a0 festival.<br \/>\nThe festival, which will open the floodgate of events for this new  season, is coming up between July between 9th and 14th of July, 2011, in  Lagos.<br \/>\nMr. Opara, who is also the Managing Director\/CEO of Flonnal Limited  and Supple Communications Limited said, this year\u2019s festival will  witness a huge participation from film makers from across the world,  including<br \/>\nAlbania , France ,Spain ,Canada ,Algeria ,Germany ,U.K.,Kenya and Nigeria.<br \/>\nHe also noted that unlike other film festivals organised in the  country, the Eko Film festival promises to be different in terms of  organisation, participation and content.<br \/>\nAccording to him, Eko filmfest. is yearly organised to appreciate as  well promote the nation\u2019s\u00a0 motion picture industry and also the tourism  in Lagos State.<br \/>\nAs the President of the film festival, Mr. Opara reiterated his  commitment towards promoting the sustainable development and advancement  of the motion picture industry in Nigeria and the rest of the world.<br \/>\n\u201cI want Nigerian film makers to improve the quality of their movies to world class standards.<br \/>\nI have been to international film festivals such the Festival of  three continents, the Cannes Film Festival and already invited and  accredited by the International Film Festival Rotterdam and I want us to  have a similar world class film festival in Nigeria.\u201dhe said.<br \/>\nMeanwhile Opara has revisited the trademark theft of the brand Eko  International Film Festival (EKOIFF), vowing to stop at nothing in  ensuring that he gets justice at the end of it all. The matter,  according to him, is being addressed by the Federal Ministry of Commerce  and Industry.<br \/>\nIt would be recalled, that Eko International Film Festival and the  duplication \u201cAmp_Eko International Film Festival\u201d has been in the news  for over one year now.<br \/>\nOpara had sent a petition to Ministry of Commerce and Industry over  the infringement of the trade mark by actor Paul Obazele\u2019s Royal  Pictures registering a trade mark that is of close resemblance; \u201cAmp_Eko  International Film Festival.\u201d<br \/>\nThe ministry reportedly summoned the two parties on the 15th of  November, 2010, for a presentation and hearing and 21st\u00a0 of November was  set for a ruling to strike out \u201cAmp-Eko International Film Festival\u201d or  allow it to run in line with Eko International Film Festival.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Iyabo AINA President of the Eko International Film Festival, Mr. Hope Opara has announced a new date for the hosting of this year\u2019s edition of the epoch-making\u00a0 festival. 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