Proposed Bill To Kill Nollywood

The Proposed Motion Picture Practitioners Council of Nigeria (MOPPICON) Bill is a controversial bill which aims to do more than regulate the Nigerian Film industry. The greatest problem for Nollywood now is Piracy and Poor distribution framework not membership of guilds and associations!

What exactly does this bill, which has been
described as 'unnecessary,' 'one sided,' and
'elitist' contain?
Pulse Nigeria have put together 9 important
things stated in the bill which you should know
about.
Here we go;
1. Without being a member of MOPICON, of
course, you will not be ‘entitled’ to practice in
any area of the business of movie making in
Nigeria. The list of ‘entitled’ people will be
circulated to the regulatory bodies every year

2. The functions of the council governing the
body include; determining who are Motion
Picture Practitioners, determining what
standards of knowledge and skills are to be
attained by persons seeking to become
registered as Motion Picture Practitioners and
reviewing those standards from time to time.

3. A person not registered as a member with the
Council is prohibited from producing and making
projects for both the Cinema and Home Video
Market plus Television Stations and Networks for
gains.

4. A person in breach of the above number 3 is
guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a
fine of N100,000 or to imprisonment for a term
of two years.

5. It shall be the duty of MOPICON to furnish the
NFVCB with the list of practitioners to be
licensed in accordance with the National Film
and Video Censors Board Act.

6. No director is allowed to be on more than one
project at a time.

7. No religion or form of worship shall be
depicted in a manner that will expose it to
ridicule.

8. Marketers are to endeavour to ensure that the
Producer gets his copies of the box office return
statement and that payments are made when
due.

9. No actor shall be on more than one project at
a time.

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