The Nigeria Integrity Film Awards (HomeVida) has launched “Internet For All”, a competition to promote responsible use of the internet.
This was disclosed in a statement signed by the Communication Officer of Homevida’s parent organisation, Public & Private Development Centre (PPDC), Nnenna Eze and emailed to The Herald on Friday.
The statement read, “As part of our advocacy in creating awareness and sensitising the public on the effects of hate speech and fake news as well as promoting core integrity and socio-economic values through film, Homevida is pleased to inform the members of the press of the official launch of the 2018 Nigeria Integrity Film Awards (Homevida) competition tagged: Internet For All.
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“The aim of this competition is to shift the focus of people from using the internet to incite hate speech towards using the internet to improve the quality of our economic and socio-cultural lives. We would focus on the positive uses of the internet and raise awareness on how the internet can be an enabler for improving the quality of life from different perspectives.
“The competition which is supported by Google, will kick off on the 23rd of August till the 23rd of September 2018. Participants are expected to submit videos (not longer than 3 minutes) that creatively convey their ideas on how the internet can be used for socio-economic growth using a skit or the art of poetry (spoken words) with the caption or hashtag #Internet4All. Entries for this competition must have creativity, humor and originality and the winners of this competition would go home with cash prizes of N250,000, N200,000 and N150,000 for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd prizes respectively.
“For further inquiries on criteria or how to submit your entry visit http://homevida.org/internetforall/ “
HomeVida, an initiative of PPDC, is a platform that provides incentives for young scriptwriters and filmmakers to promote integrity values using film while influencing the wider public.
HomeVida also aims to influence the type of films being produced in the film sector (in this case, Nollywood) by providing incentives to filmmakers to produce films that address social challenges and societal value as a contribution to nation building.