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Financing is the most crucial aspect of any film project, because the production team needs funding to pay for every step of the filmmaking process. Securing funding for a film project can be an arduous task for filmmakers, but there are many viable financing options available to pursue. NEXIM (Nigerian Export – Import Bank) is one of the areas through which the creative industry looks at being funded. It has designed a program, targeted at the creative and entertainment sector. Its goal is to ensure businesses in the creative/entertainment industry, have access to the financing they need to grow and develop. The Creative arts & Entertainment Industry Facility introduced by the Nigerian Export – Import Bank is designed to achieve the following strategic objectives:
- Harness the growth and development of Nigerian cultural diversity and talents, whilst conserving cultural heritage.
- Increase the chances of industry players to benefit collectively from Government’s support allocated to the industry.
- Create a viable and sustainable industry by improving quality of production through to distribution, diversifying revenue streams in the industry.
- Broaden the Nigerian export basket through formal and nontraditional exports of Intellectual Property products and services.
- Attract investment capital to the industry for the development of modern studios, broadcast & media facilities.
- It operates in the entertainment and creative industry,
- It is not owned by government (federal, state, or local),
- It is not an oligarch business interest that may interfere with content policy for its own interests.
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Funding under this facility covers all segments of the creative arts / entertainment industry and across the value chains of the following activities;
- Music (Production & Distribution)
- Film (Production, Distribution, Exhibition)
- Television (Production, Distribution, Exhibition)
- Radio (Production & Distribution)
- Fashion (Production, Distribution, Exhibition)
- Distribution / Exhibition Infrastructure and Platforms
- Development of production platforms and facilities
- Acquisition of hi-tech production equipment and ancillary facilities.
- Letter of Application
- Company Incorporation Documents;
- Feasibility Report / Business Plan;
- Valuation Report on collateral to be pledged
- Land and Building
- Equipment
- Intellectual Property
- Past Audited Accounts and most recent Management Account, where the last audited account is more than 3 months old or Statement of Affairs
- Evidence of marketing / distribution arrangements
- Pro-form Invoice(s), where applicable
- Bills of Quantity / Production Budget, where applicable
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