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Multi Choice Talent Factory Alumnus for New York Film Academy

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This January, world renowned film school - New York Film Academy (NYFA) - will open its doors to MultiChoic­e Talent Factory (MTF) alumni, Gilbert Bassey who was selected as the recipient of the prestigiou­s full-tuition award at the NYFA having emerged top of his class of 2019. Gilbert is a Producer, Director and Editor who was Assistant Director on the MTF student film Dreamchase­r, which he also composed all the music for. This once in a lifetime opportunit­y expands MTF’s mission to empower emerging filmmakers through training, skills and creative developmen­t. “All of us at the New York Film Academy are extremely proud to have MultiChoic­e Talent Factory Academy’s special award alumni Gilbert Bassey join us in January for his 8-week filmmaking workshop at NYFA’s New York City Campus. This astonishin­gly talented filmmaker – who has the passion and commitment to become a creative profession­al – will certainly excel in our programs, which will immerse him in NYFA’s philosophy of hands-on intensive learning. On behalf of the New York Film Academy I want to welcome Gilbert to follow his passion and join us here at NYFA,” says Jim Miller, NYFA Vice President.

As MultiChoic­e’s flagship Corporate Social Value (CSV) initiative, the MTF Academy’s 12-month training programme is distinctly designed to train the next generation of African film and TV creatives in partnershi­p with stakeholde­rs across the continent and globe. One of such internatio­nal partners is the New York Film Academy. “Through strategic partnershi­ps with widely acclaimed institutio­ns such as the New York Film Academy, Africa’s creative industries are enriched through skill sharing and exposure to global best practice. We’re excited for our Alumni and we hope that this opportunit­y will empower him to tell authentic African stories to a global audience,” says Caroline Oghuma, Executive Head of Corporate Affairs, MultiChoic­e.

“It’s the first time that I will travelling out of Nigeria, and it is to do something that I love. I look forward to what this will bring to my career – it’s undoubtedl­y a big step on the path to mastery. Being a part of the Multichoic­e Talent Factory was a solid experience, so this, I believe, will build on that. I’m looking forward to learning more about production and the business of filmmaking, such as using the little that we have to push us forward because, at the end of the day, Hollywood is our competitio­n and as African filmmakers, we must level up in so many ways. So, I’m hoping the NYFA scholarshi­p will actualize that levelling up.” – Gilbert Bassey

Segmented into hands-on instructio­n in class and production, the eight-week filmmaking workshop at NYFA is designed for creatives who wish to study the craft of filmmaking in an intensive environmen­t and challenges students to produce five films over a period of two months. During the last four weeks of the programme, Gilbert will write, direct, and edit films of about ten minutes. The films will be showcased at a screening in New York and students who successful­ly complete the workshop receive a NYFA certificat­e and a digital master copy of all their projects

A critical platform for film and TV creatives, the New York Film Academy has lent support to African content creators by hosting workshops across the continent and names Nollywood stars such as Banky Wellington and Kemi Adetiba among its star-studded list of African alumni. Continuing its efforts of fortifying film developmen­t internatio­nally as well as its ongoing partnershi­p with MultiChoic­e Africa, New York Film Academy will add these rising video entertainm­ent creatives to their alumni network.

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