Lagos Money Festival
The "Money Fest" was founded in 2034 to raise awareness of how money, and wealth as portrayed in storytelling, ends up effecting our "real" world."
Money Fest" takes the view that their exists a symbiotic relationship between our every day beliefs and the beliefs put forward in our stories. "Money" touches every life on this planet, human or otherwise. It's of primary importance that we forge a healthy belief system around what "Money" means to ourself and our environment.
The Lagos Money Festival was founded by Indieground, which is a cohort of veteran Nigerian film makers, and it is funded by the Central Bank of Lagos (CBL).
Johannes Von Rittershausen came up with the idea for the festival and brought the filmmakers together with the CBL to make the festival a reality.
The mission of the festival is to increase awareness of the Lagos economy, how it works, and how it was created. The festival is politically agonistic and it accepts entries from entrants who are both for and against the Lagos Water Economy.
The 1st Annual Festival was a smash hit, and the films that came out of that festival have circulated the world. There was even Oscar talk for the winner of the docu-short category called: "Garbage," staring a gang of homeless kids working their way out of the streets by recycling garbage with the help of Lagos Businessman Robert Tepper. The winner of best narrative feature was: "The Great Game" about the group of renegade Lagos businessmen, economists, and politicians who met in secret to create the Lagos Water Economy. "The Great Game" went on to win Nigeria's version of the Academy Award, called the "Gold Star".
