Top News in SMC_PAU for June 2025

🎬 *SMC News | June 2025 Highlights | Nollywood, AI in Music, Film Festival, and More!* 📺 Welcome to the June 2025 edition of **SMC News**, your exclusive look into the vibrant academic, creative, and professional happenings at the **School of Media and Communication, Pan-Atlantic University**! ✨ *In This Episode:* 🔹 Tinsel Producer Ronke Oshinjobi shares career insights with 300-level Information Management & Media Studies students in a guest lecture on TV production. 🔹 *The 2nd SMC Music Conference*, hosted in partnership with **Aristokrat Music Group**, explores how AI is transforming the music industry — featuring top academics, legal experts, creatives, and a keynote by Munya Chanetsa of Empire Publishing. 🔹 Pan-Atlantic University International Student Film Festival (PAUISFF) 2025 receives 429 entries from 72 countries and celebrates African student filmmakers with screenings, masterclasses, a red carpet, and a major keynote by Femi Odugbemi. 🔹 SMC Roundtable 2025 brings alumni back for inspiring conversations on discovering value and shaping the future of media professionals. 🔹 Veteran actor and producer Francis Onwochei joins ISMS film students as guest juror for their short film screenings and evaluations. 🔹 PhD candidate Ayishat Olanrewaju successfully defends her thesis on Media and Information Literacy to curb social media disinformation in Lagos. 🔹 The Professional Education Department runs intensive short courses including Advanced Business Communication, Corporate Identity & Brand Management, and EXPAD-7 in Advertising. 🔹 Dr. Anne Odoh speaks on “Digital Transformation in Nigeria” during an LBS Alumni Webinar, addressing opportunities and challenges for SMEs. 🔹 Mrs. Afomachukwu Igbedion of the Nollywood Studies Centre attends a film archive fellowship in Germany, visiting top archival institutions in Berlin and Frankfurt. 💡 **Quote of the Month**: "Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts." – Winston Churchill 📌 *Subscribe* to our channel and turn on notifications to stay updated with all things SMC — from film, media, AI, music, and communication innovations. 🎓 **Tags**: #SMCNews #Nollywood #NetflixNollywood #FilmFestival2025 #AIinMusic #MediaStudies #PanAtlanticUniversity #Tinsel #RonkeOshinjobi #FemiOdugbemi #FrancisOnwochei #MusicIndustryAI #FilmArchiving #ProfessionalEducation #DigitalTransformation 📌 Don’t forget to Like, Comment & Subscribe for more SMC News and media insights!    / @smcpau