Forum for Women in Film, TV and All Digital Media (FWIFT) has expressed the necessity for ladies 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 ladies from movie, tv, radio, promoting and digital media, with the purpose to help each other, develop the trade and construct actual company for ladies professionals.
Participants, in accordance with the communique,
made pledges to mentor, collaborate and co-produce, whereas FWIFT promised to make sure that the pledges had been was actions.
The keynote speaker, Sandra Mbanefo Obiago, underscored the necessity for collaboration.
She mentioned: “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 mentioned: You don’t must have more cash, converse by means of 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, had been referred to as upon not enable the worry of failing to cease them from asking for assist. They equally suggested ladies 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 members had been instructed.
Participants had been additionally suggested to be versatile with the occasions.
“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 instructed the members, amongst different points.
FWIFT introduced three future plans. The first is FWIFT Law Clinic. It mentioned there could be a Law Clinic that would supply sensible recommendation to members 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 obtainable to media professionals, and which might inform ladies entry them, in addition to marketing strategy writing, and getting finance-ready.
It mentioned TWIFT would observe 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 mentioned.
It promised the members that dates and registration particulars for these initiatives could be introduced shortly.
FWIFT thanked each speaker, associate and participant, who made its first conference attainable.
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.”
