The National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) has finally given its approval for the public viewing of ‘The Milkmaid’.
The final copy of the movie, which has Northern Nigeria as its setting, was viewed by journalists in Abuja.
Speaking after the screening of the 90-minute movie, which mirrored the sufferings of communities in the North-eastern part of Nigeria in the hands of insurgents, the National President of Association of Movie Producers (AMP), Peace Anyiam Osigwe, confirmed that the movie had passed through all the security tests by relevant government agencies.
She expressed joy that the association was able to get the movie producer, the NFVCB and DSS to come together to finally get an acceptable version of the movie.
On her part, Vice President of the association, Queen Blessing Ebigieson, said; “everything they [NFVCB] don’t want in the film has been removed and what you saw just now is the approved version by the government.”
‘The Milkmaid’ was directed by Desmond Ovbiagele who worked for over a decade in investment banking before exiting to pursue his passion for movie production. He wrote, produced and codirected his debut feature film, ‘Render to Caesar’, which was selected to screen at FESPACO, Africa’s largest film festival in 2015, as well as at the Pan African Film Festival in Los Angeles.
The Milkmaid, which he also wrote, produced and directed, is his second feature.
