KADIFF UPDATES

  FOUNDER OF KADIFF ISRAEL KASHIM AUDU CONGRATULATE ALH. ADEDAYO THOMAS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR NFVCB ON RE-APPOINTMENT  A well deserved reappointment, I rejoice with Alh. Adedayo Thomas Executive Director National film and video censorship board on his reappointment along side heads of NCAC, NTDC and appointment of Artistic director of the national troups of Nigeria by President Muhammadu Buhari of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, no doubt your first administration brought a change to the movie industry, despite all challenges you were determined to discharge your duty.   KADIFF have been a beneficiary of your first administration since the maiden edition in 2018. You believed in this initiative and gave your full support. Indeed we can't thank you enough for the tremendous support, KADIFF will continue to collaborate with NFVCB for a better entertainment movie industry most especially in northern Nigeria.  The founder of KADIFF Israel Kashim Audu with the newly re-...

The founder of KADIFF Israel Kashim Audu and the British high commission to Nigeria Catriona Laing  FOUNDER OF KADUNA INTERNATONAL FILM FESTIVAL SENDS MESSAGE OF CONDOLENCES TO THE QUEEN OF UK AND THE PRIME MINISTER OF UK THROUGH THE BRITISH HIGH COMMISSIONER IN NIGERIA, CATRIONA LAING  It's sad to hear the news of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. The Prince who died at 99 was known for supporting numerous charities, including the World Wide Fund for Nature, and for his outspoken right-wing views. Indeed he will be deeply missed. The Late Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh On behalf of KADIFF and team we offer our deepest condolences to the British high commission in Nigeria, Her Majesty the Queen, the Royal family and the government at this time, Boris Johnson, UK prime minister.  May God continue to grant him eternal rest.  Israel Kashim Audu  Founder kaduna internatonal film festival

FOUNDER OF KADIFF ISRAEL KASHIM AUDU FELICITATE WITH CHRISTIAN FAITHFUL AT EASTER 2021 TITLE : LOVE, FORGIVENESS AND TOLERANCE  Easter is a Christian festival which celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ. This year Easter Sunday falls on 4th April while Good Friday falls on 2nd April and will be celebrated all across the globe.  According to the New Testament of the Bible, Easter occurs three days after the crucifixion of Jesus by Romans, the summary of the three days Easter story is also called Paschal Triduum. Easter concludes the “Passion of Christ”, which begins with a 40 days period of fasting (Lent) and is concluded by the Holy Week. Holy Thursday (celebration of Jesus’s last supper), the crucifixion of Jesus Christ on Good Friday and Holy Saturday are part of the Holy Week which ends on Easter Sunday. Whether we like it or not, we are bound to experience the Easter story in our lives as believers. There are some days that it would seem as if the world is falling ap...

  PRINCESS ZAINAB AHMAD KADIFF DIRECTOR REFLECT ON WOMEN'S DAY AS KADUNA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL CELEBRATES INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY *INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY 2021*  *Significance of International women's Day* International women's Day, commemorated on March 8th of every year, it's earmarked to celebrate womanhood and recognise her achievements without regard to devisions- national, ethnic, linguistic, cultural, economic, or political. It is a day to acknowledge and make people aware of women's rights and gender equality, parity, and call to action for accelerating women's equality.  *ORIGIN* It was actually started by the socialist party in the United states in 1909 and was observed in Newyork, but it wasn't until Clara Zetkin, a German feminist, pushed for it to be a holiday in 1910 that it really took off across Europe and since then, it became an important day for women around the world. *PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES* International women's D...

  AMAZONS AND ART : WOMEN IN THE WORLD OF LITERATURE, MUSIC, FILM AND ART BY ISRAEL KASHIM AUDU  Though the 21st-century has often been referred to as the age of women-empowerment when every crusader against patriarchal norms is applauded, representation of female emancipation, be it in films and serials or in literature, often assume distorted forms. The depiction of women in media and literature seems to be aimed more at satisfying the subconscious male voyeuristic desires than at how the females have become modernised enough to take on the world.  Importantly, this is not a novel phenomenon. With the powerful men looking down upon their female counterparts merely as submissive sexual objects. Women have been consistently stereotyped as unintelligent human beings who are expected to serve in kitchens, follow the directions of their male and female in-laws, act as caring mothers to children, and ensure, on the peril of unpopularity, that servants did their tasks ‘correct...

      THE FOUNDER OF KADIFF FELICITATE WITH CHRISTIAN FAITHFUL AT CHRISTMAS THEME: "CHRISTMAS A TIME OF HOPE, LOVE, THANKSGIVING AND RECONCILIATION BY ISRAEL KASHIM AUDU" Christmas is celebrated to remember the birth of Jesus Christ, who Christians believe is the Son of God. The name 'Christmas' comes from the Mass of Christ (or Jesus). A Mass service (which is sometimes called Communion or Eucharist) is where Christians remember that Jesus died for us and then came back to life. The 'Christ-Mass' service and not "Xmas" service as some will say was the only one that was allowed to take place after sunset (and before sunrise the next day), so people had it at Midnight! So we get the name Christ-Mass, shortened to Christmas. Christmas is now celebrated by people around the world, whether they are Christians or not. It's a time when family and friends come together and remember the good things they have. People, and especially children, also like Ch...

PAPER PRESENTTION ON A 2 - DAY VIRTUAL CONFERENCE BY KANO INDIGENOUS AND LANGUAGE FILM FESTIVAL (KILAF)  DATE: 24TH - 25TH NOVEMBER 2020  RECONSTRUCTING RELIGIOUS IDENTITY IN AFRICAN INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE FILMS BY ISRAEL KASHIM AUDU  ABSTRACT One of the ways by which religious rituals, tradition and norms communicate in African society is by  maintaining cohesion in the culture, this can be achieved through our local indigenous movies. They connect participants to richer meanings  and larger forces of their community. Even in representational models, rituals create  solidarity in the form of subjective experiences of sharing the same meaningful world  which is attained by participants through the condensed nature of symbols used  therein. Traditional religion is one ritual that despite the influence of westernization  and scientific developments in Africa, still holds meaningful implications in people’s  everyday life. Thus, from day break...