Africa gets film village.

In appreciation of the contributions that movie practitioners have made to the cultural development of Nigeria, the Ebonyi state government has awarded its film industry with two gifts--N$5 million (U.S. $40,000) and a piece of land. The land, described as a film village and similar to a studio, has been allocated to new movie organization known as United Movie Practitioners Association of Nigeria (UMPAN). The land will be provided with access roads, water and electricity. Prince Ossy Okeke, president of UMPAN expressed his company's hopes of identifying and addressing common problems facing movie practitioners as well as contributing to nation building.