African University College of Communications (AUCC) in collaboration with the National Council of Ghana YMCAs and in partnership with WELT FILME has officially launched the Digital Film School (DFS) Africa project in Accra.
Other major Collaborators includes ; German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) under the auspices of Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH.
In a welcome address, Charles Habiah Esq. National President of Ghana YMCAs, noted that DFS is an initiative that is designed to increase opportunities for young people particularly the vulnerable ones who otherwise would not have an opportunity to make their Ives very useful so they can assess what this project has to offer.
About DFS Africa;
Digital Film School Africa (DFS) Africa) is a unique online leaning hub for courses in highly specialised film departiments such as Screenwriting, Documentary Filmmaking and Creative Producing.
The goal of the DFS Africa project is to create an all-inclusive virtual hub that guarantees open access to film education and media freedom.
Recognising that digital learming is on the rise, and Afiica is on the forefront of this trend, DFS Africa offers limitless possibilities for increased film education in Africa.
Participants for the pilot phase of the project have been drawn from young men and
Women filmmakers as well as tertiary students who have the potential to become screenwriters, directors, cinematographers, editors and sound technicians.
DFS Africa combines the African perspective of visual storytelling with a highly innovative and practical approach to filmmaking. It offers a unique leaming environment that connects instructors, mentors and students across the African continent and beyond.
David Robert, Head of project. Digital Transformation Center at GIZ, delivering a messsge at the DFS launch, stated that Digitalization can combine culture, economy and also share connections between continents and people in different countries.
“The Digital Film School in Africa as launched in Ghana , is a business and a growing business and I believe it would create jobs for the teeming youth in Ghana,” he added.
The project Head at GIZ further assured the
organisers of his outfit’s full support to see the project materialized.
Abeku Blankson, president of African University College of Communications (AUCC) in his speach, described the project as a very significant project since its the first of its kind in Ghana and so we all must put our weight, energy, talents, creativity, resources ect.to make sure. that it works for a very good reason.
He expressed his secere appreciation to GIZ and other partners for the enthusiastic support they have given to the project.
It present an opportunity for the young creative talents to use the digital lens to tell the African story, thus our story, their own story as well as their own lives experiences to the world-wide audience.
It’s also an opportunity where they get to contribute and participate in global discussion through the digital lenses.
I believe that the Digital Film School has a long and sustainable future d AUCC is committed wholeheartedly to making sure that it becomes a reality, a sustainable project where we gat to tell our own stories and contribute to global dialogue on these issues.
AUCC’s President seized the opportunity to propose that through the DFS we should begin to digitalize the lives and experiences about heroes and herons who are dying.
“Here in Ghana we have a list of significant people in our society who have made significant contribution not only to Ghana but to the global society as well but nobody knows about them,” Mr. Blankson said.
He hinted, at AUCC we have started the process so I know very soon we will honour one of our cultural Icons, in the person of Koo Nimo.
“We Have lost lots of them through deaths and no body captured their contribution the way it should have been and told to the wider world,” he lamented.
“Am very grateful that through the DFS that opportunity exist,” he stressed.
By Kingsley Asiedu
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