Censors Board to Nigerian filmmakers: ‘Stop making Parts 1,2,3 films’

The Director General, National Film and Video Censors Board,NFVCB, Ms. Patricia Bala, has expressed worries following what she called “a significant drop in the number of films submitted to the Board for classification by film makers in the country.” She, however, decried the rising number of parts 1, 2, 3, movies, describing the development as unacceptable. The Censors Board D.G raised this alarm during a closed door meeting with the leadership of major associations in the film industry. Bala said, “In spite of all the things the Board is doing to help filmmakers, there has been a significant drop in the number of films submitted to the Board for censorship and classification.” According to her, Parts 1,2,3 films are akin to serials, which is what obtains on television. “It is unlawful to break a film into numerous parts as is the practice like a television serial and push the same into the market.” She stressed that “the Board will always insist on merging them when you bring them for censorship.”