Get Guardian on GoogleBy Omotoyosi Erinle
Forum for Women in Film, TV and All Digital Media (FWIFT) has expressed the need for women in film, TV and digital media to train and collaborate.
This was stated in a communique issued at the end of its national convention, which held on Thursday, October 29, 2026, at Glover Memorial Hall, Lagos, under the theme “One Industry, Many Voices: Building Together.”
The convention attracted women from film, television, radio, advertising and digital media, with the aim to support one another, grow the industry and build real agency for women professionals.
The keynote speaker, Sandra Mbanefo Obiago, while underscoring the need for collaboration, said: “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, also shared her thoughts at the convention, saying: “You don’t need to have more money, speak through your nose, be bigger, be smaller or be lighter to be successful. You are enough.”
FWIFT announced three future plans. The first is FWIFT Law Clinic. It said there would be a Law Clinic to provide practical advice to participants on setting up and registering a company, and on the rights and protection of women working in the media.
The second is a Finance Workshop, which is expected to unveil grant and finance packages available to media professionals, and inform women on how to access them, in addition to business plan writing, and getting finance-ready.
FWIFT would follow 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 said.
