Accra, Dec 10, GNA- The Friedrich Ebert Foundation (FES), on Friday presented equipment valued at 5,000 Euros to the National Film and Television Institute (NAFTI), to facilitate the production of local animation.

The equipment, made up of two cannon scanners, five cannon digital cameras, two Emac computers and two digital mouse would help the institute to expand training of animators and also produce more local animation for public education.

Mr Martin Loh, Director of the Institute, thanked the FES for its response to the call for support during its 25th anniversary. He said the institute could now comfortably train more students and also extend its programmes to the community level, organise workshops and seminars for artistes who had no chance of receiving higher education.

Mr Loh said students would be encouraged to produce animation that depicted the Ghanaian culture.

Mr J Bergstermann, Director, FES, commended NAFTI for its effort in providing requisite training in both technical and film acting. He, however, called for more efforts in the production of quality Ghanaian films and animation to educate the youth on the beauty of the Ghanaian culture.