FESTIVAL PROGRAMS – Coal City Film Festival

Film Screenings The Festival strives to showcase the best of African films and some selected foreign films submitted each year to festival attendants and create a platform for independent filmmakers to show their skills to potential investors and collaborators. It targets films with rich cultural diversity themes and well told stories. Beginning/Master Classes There will be classes for both filmmakers that are beginners and master class for industry delegates. The beginners class will some selected talents empowered to make films and tell good stories through a collaborative efforts of the festival, the promoters, Okike Media and partners. Tourism/Visitations One of the core essences of the festival is to show the entire world the tourist potentials of coal city and all other states that surround it. Hence, during the programme, selected delegates will be taking on a tour session to visit some key tourist potentials of the host community and also pay visits to the leaders of the community hosting the festival. Networking Coal City Film Festival offers and opportunity for filmmakers from across Africa and beyond to network and share production ideas, thereby forging partnerships beyond the festival. The festival hopes to become the biggest platform for African art community to gather annually to network and share common values. Awards The festival will offer awards in the following categories: Best Feature Film, Best Short Film, Best Documentary, Best Student/Experimental Film, Best Animation Film, Overall Best Director, Overall Best Actor, Overall Best Actress, Overall Best Supporting Actor, Overall Best Supporting Actress, Nigeria Best Film Party after Party It is going to be a good time to party in the city that is otherwise called 042, a city that boosts of everything that makes party worthwhile. There will be fun as we are going to party after party.

COAL CITY FILM FESTIVAL 2026

PROGRAMME SCHEDULE

DATE: 26th to 28th March, 2026.
VENUE: Nile Cinema Spar Mall, Enugu, Enugu State.

DAY 1

9:AM -10: 00AM
Media Round Table: An opening day media briefing with key Reporters & Media Organizations in the state
Main Venue: Board Conference Room.
Duration: 1 Hours

9: 30AM
Physical Registration and Welcoming of Guests.
Duration: 1 Hour 30 Minutes

2PM – 3PM
Master Class: Interpretating Subtext: going beyond Given Circumstances.
Facilitator: Charles Inojie
Main Venue: Hall 2
Duration: 1 hour 30 Minutes

4PM – 5PM
Red Carpet

5PM – 5:45PM
Keynote Presentation: Nollywood Cinema and the Economic Chances of the South East Region.
Speaker: Moses Babatope
Main Venue: Hall 1
Duration: 45 Minutes

5PM – 7PM
Screening the Opening Film
Movie Title: Follow me to forever
Duration: 1 Hour 30 Minutes
Venue: Nile Cinema Screen 1.

DAY 2

09: 00AM
Master Class: YouTube and Facebook Monetization
Facilitator: Chijioke “YanBaba” Igwendu
Duration: 1 Hour
Venue: Board Room 3, Nike Lake Resort.

10: 00AM
Panel Discussion: Commercialization of Culture
Moderator: Segun Arinze
Panelists: Dame Ugochi Madueke (Hon. Commissioner of Culture & Tourism), Ugezu J Ugezu, Fidelis Duker, Andy Amenechi, Davidson Izegaegbe
Duration: 1 hour 30 Miniutes
Venue: Main Hall, Nike Lake Resort.

11: 40AM
Panel Discussion: The Holy Marriage Between Town & Gown: Preparing Film Students
to Becoming Film Practitioners.
Moderator: Asteria Nwamaka Kingsely
Panelists: Teco Benson, Dr. Charles Okwuowulu, Juse Idada, Onwuchekwa Chinweike (Chekwas), Obi Okoli
Duration: 1 Hour 30 Minutes
Venue: Main Hall, Nike Lake Resort.

12: 30PM
Screening Selected Films
Duration: 2 Hours
Venue: Main Hall, Nike Lake Resort.

02: 30PM
Panel Discussion: Copyright, Patent and Trademarks: Intellectual Property Rights for
Filmmakers.
Panelist: Ifeanyi E. Okonkwo (Deputy Head, IP, Media & Entertainment, Jackson Etti & Edu; G.I Consultant, AfriPI Nigeria)
Duration: 1 Hour
Venue: Main Hall, Nike Lake Resort.

03: 00PM
Panel Discussion: Film Funding Opportunities (Powered by Bank of Industry – BOI)
Duration: 1 Hour
Venue: Main Hall, Nike Lake Resort.

04: 00PM
Traditional Carpet Razzmatazz

05: 30PM
South East Entertainment & Media Awards and Palm Wine & Bush Meat Roundtable
Duration: 2 Hours 30 Minutes
Venue: Main Hall, Nike Lake Resort.

08: 15PM
Screening Selected Films
Duration: Till 12:00AM (Mid Night)
Venue: Main Hall, Nike Lake Resort.

DAY 3

09: 00AM
Panel Discussion: International Distribution Opportunities
Key Speaker: Ijeoma Onah (Founder, Nigerian International Film & Television Summit)
Duration: 1 Hour
Venue: Main Hall, Nike Lake Resort.

10: 00AM
Q & A Panel: On International Distribution Opportunities
Resource Persons: Kene Mkparu (CEO ComWorld Cinema), Chichi Nworah (Producer of Shanty Town on Netflix and Slum King on Showmax) Ijeoma Onah (Founder, Nigerian International Film & Television Summit)
Duration: 1 Hour
Venue: Main Hall, Nike Lake Resort.

11: 00AM
City Tour

11: 00AM
Screening Selected Films
Duration: 3 Hours
Venue: Main Hall, Nike Lake Resort.

02: 30PM
Screening the Closing Film
Movie Title: Heart of Soccer
Duration: 1 Hour 30 Minutes
Venue: Main Hall, Nike Lake Resort.

04: 30PM
Red Carpet Razzmatazz

05: 00PM
Closing Ceremony/Exhibition of Script to Screen Workshop Film & Awards
Duration: 3 Hours
Venue: Main Hall, Nike Lake Resort.

09: 00PM
After Party
Strictly By Invitation

COAL CITY FILM FESTIVAL 2026

PROGRAMME SCHEDULE

DAY 1

DAY 2

DAY 3

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