The Nigerian Film Corporation (NFC) has called for a resolution of the dispute between the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) and the Federation of Registered Nollywood Guilds and Associations (FREGAN).

This is contained in a statement by NFC’s spokesman, Brian Etuk, on Wednesday.

Mr Etuk said the attention of the NFC was drawn to media publications about the purported crack in Nigeria’s film industry. He said such a crack resulted in the pulling of AGN from FREGAN.

According to him, there is a need for the various film industry guilds and associations to come together and work for the common interest of the sector.

“It is only a unified and cohesive body that can be effective enough to positively benefit from government policies that are favourable to the growth of Nigeria’s film industry,” stated Mr Etuk. “The federal government administration has shown its determination to reposition the creative sector as a fulcrum for national development by creating the federal ministry of arts, culture, and creative economy.

“It has established a national committee to streamline tax issues in Nigeria, of which the film industry will be a beneficiary as well,” he said.

He said the ongoing crack in the industry or any other form of distraction would not augur well for Nollywood.

“All parties to the dispute are kindly requested to allow resolution under the auspices of the NFC brokered meeting at the department of entertainment and creative services of the federal ministry of arts, culture and creative economy.”

(NAN)