KILAF  2024 : Reflection Culture, in Film Would Promote Indigenous Languages – MD Movie Image

As the Kano Indigenous Languages of Africa Market and Award Festival KILAF entered the second day, screening of films contesting for the 2024 Award commenced at the Department of Theatre Art, faculty of Communications, Bayero University Kano.
The promoter of the festival, also the Managing Director of Movie Image Limited, Kano, Abdulkarim Muhammad, has emphasized that the reflation of cultural activities of the society in the movie would be a solution in promoting Indigenous languages.”
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Abdulkarim, therefore, said, ” When you look at the media and entertainment industries, I can say that there is an evidence threat debasing African culture through the media and entertainment.
Because there is an imagination from analog to digital, this singular act debasingvthe culture of Africa and opened up so many other media outlets.
I was saying to mind that I am a producer on radio, television, and a frame because that is what I read, and I can see the dangers if we don’t have content in our languages. With  this proliferation of channels, we would be ending up consuming content from other places.”
On the other hand, a film produced by Musa Jammaje titled “Princess of Galma” was screened around 4 pm for hundreds of viewers.
Similarly, activities start with a conference as a continuation of day One simultaneously together with a master class for those who register for capacity building.
The master class traditionally attracted stakeholders in the film industry to equip themselves with modern techniques of film script writing, acting, directing, production, and marketing.
Other activities include Arts, Crafts, and products exhibitions as well as an African kitchen site for varieties of traditional African dishes, especially those of the Hausa culture.