{
  "id": 16607221,
  "title": "Poor funding, restrictions holding back Northern films — Festival director",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/poor-funding-restrictions-holding-back-northern-films-festival-16607221",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-26T13:44:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/poor-funding-restrictions-holding-back-northern-films-festival-director/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Director of the Kaduna International Film Festival says poor funding, restrictions, and lack of government support are hindering Northern Nigeria’s fil Read More: https://punchng.com/poor-funding-restrictions-holding-back-northern-films-festival-director/",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}