Nicole Polsterer of makido Film Vienna in Lagos for “Time for Africa” at 5th EKOIFF

Nicole Polsterer from makido Film of Vienna in Austria is in Lagos for makido’s “Time for Africa” Film project at the 5th annual Eko International Film Festival that started on Thursday November 20, 2014, at the Silverbird Cinemas, Silverbird Galleria on Victoria Island, Lagos. The film festival will close on Sunday, November 23 at the same venue with special screenings and ceremony to be co-hosted by makido Film with support from the Austrian Embassy in Nigeria.




makido Film is collaborating with the Eko International Film for their “Time for Africa” project of bringing African film making talents and European film producers together.
makido Film Vienna will offer film internships to two young Nigerian filmmakers. And each intern will have the opportunity to work in one or more of the following roles:
-Journalist and content developer
- Camera Assistant (work with experienced camera operators, use of broadcast cameras and ancillary equipment as well as lighting equipment)
- Sound Assistant (Microphone technology, boom handling, radio microphones, personal microphones, a particular focus on voice recording)
- Editing Assistant (work with experienced video editors and directors, preparation, support and finishing of an edit, management of footage, archive handling and research)
- Delivery Assistant (finalise programs for transmission, creation of accessible versions, subtitling, DVD authoring)
- Production Assistant (an in depth experience of the complex processes required for any TV production)
Interns are expected to have experience using the following software packages: Microsoft Office, File maker Pro, Final Cut Pro, Adobe Creative Cloud, Sub-titler, Archive management, DVD Studio Pro.
The placement will be for a minimum of three and a maximum of 6 months. The applicant should ideally be between 24 and 29 years old and and either be enrolled at a university or have graduated not longer than two years ago in July 2015.Females are strongly encouraged to apply. The internship will be paid. The intern is solely responsible for his or her tax declaration and social security arrangements. Makido will reimburse partly or totally the incurred cost for travel two months after the internship. - See more at: http://www.nigeriansreport.com/#sthash.Ikav704a.dpuf