Forum for Women in Film, TV and All Digital Media (FWIFT) has expressed the necessity for girls in movie, TV and digital media to coach and collaborate.
It said this in a communique it issued yesterday following its nationwide conference, which held on Thursday, October 29, 2026, at Glover Memorial Hall, Lagos, below the theme “One Industry, Many Voices: Building Together.”
It famous that the conference introduced collectively girls from movie, tv, radio, promoting and digital media, with the intention to help each other, develop the business and construct actual company for girls professionals.
Participants, in accordance with the communique,
made pledges to mentor, collaborate and co-produce, whereas FWIFT promised to make sure that the pledges have been became actions.
The keynote speaker, Sandra Mbanefo Obiago, underscored the necessity for collaboration.
She stated: “Tearing another sister down is an opportunity wasted when you could have had an elevating conversation.
“Be humble. It makes it easier to collaborate.”
FWIFT Patron, Erelu Bisi Fayemi, additionally shared her ideas on the conference.
She stated: You don’t must have extra money, converse by your nostril, be greater, be smaller or be lighter to achieve success. You are sufficient.”
Other audio system additionally share their ideas on sundry points. Participants, for occasion, have been known as upon not permit the concern of failing to cease them from asking for assist. They equally suggested girls to do their due diligence with individuals.
“Do your due diligence on the people you want to partner with, then go for it. If it does not work, do not stop. Get up and go again,” the individuals have been advised.
Participants have been additionally suggested to be versatile with the instances.
“If you don’t change with the times, you will die.”
The convention additionally settled the age-long fallacy that girls couldn’t work collectively.
“Women work well with women. It is a myth that they do not”, one of many speakersn advised the individuals, amongst different points.
FWIFT introduced three future plans. The first is FWIFT Law Clinic. It stated there could be a Law Clinic that would supply sensible recommendation to individuals on establishing and registering an organization, and on the rights and safety of girls working in the media.
The second is FWIFT Finance Workshop, which might unveil grant and finance packages accessible to media professionals, and which might inform girls the way to entry them, in addition to marketing strategy writing, and getting finance-ready.
It stated TWIFT would comply with up on pledges made on partnerships. This is the third plan. “FWIFT will follow up every pledge made at the convention, linking those offering support with those who need it, and backing new collaborations and co-productions,” it stated.
It promised the individuals that dates and registration particulars for these initiatives could be introduced shortly.
FWIFT thanked each speaker, accomplice and participant, who made its first conference doable.
It reiterated: “FWIFT is a Forum for Women in Film, TV and All Digital Media (FWIFT). It is a national body uniting women professionals across Nigeria’s film, television, radio, advertising and digital media sectors. The Forum could be reached via Fwiftnigeria@gmail.com.”
