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Reviving the dying Movie culture: Apex Multimedia, Kivas Pub unveils free film screening

By: Alusine Rehme Wilson 


On Sunday, Apex Multimedia, a growing Makeni based Multimedia company in collaboration with Kivas Pub on the Azzolini high-way unveiled a free film screening partnership with record attendance at the premises of Pivas.


The deal according to Apex Multimedia’s Film Expert and Trainer Nick Sanderson was inspired by the desire of their management to reactivate the culture of movie screening on cinemas by way of increasing accessibility of film knowledge to the residents of Makeni and beyond which will help them become key players in the movie industry in the country eventually.

He said: “Our company-(Apex Multimedia) believes education is a basic necessity and a right for everyone hence must be made accessible, which is why we’re offering free movie education to the people of Makeni and its surrounding for a start as part of fulfilling our cooperate social responsibility and we’re super proud of the management of Kivas Pub for partnering with us to revive the dying movie culture in the municipality once famous for its love for cinema.


On his part, Sheku Gibril Kamara alias “Vava-Voom” the Proprietor of Kivas Pub told AWE-Media.SL that he felt gratified to have enter into such a partnership with Apex Multimedia that is aimed at being a platform to unify, inspire and give back to the Makeni community. “We’ve taken the first step in our quest to revive the dying movie culture in Makeni through their free film screening deal.

“We just premiered successfully “The Women King” a star movie, in 2022 to unveil our partnership and we are proud to have made history as we look forward to continuing to educate, inspire and develop the next generation of filmmakers,” Kamara added.

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