Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State announced on Thursday that the groundbreaking of the proposed 100 million-dollar African Film City project in Epe would be done before the end of October.
Sanwo-Olu made the disclosure during a news conference on the forthcoming 12th African International Film Festival (AFRIFF) at the Government House, Marina, Lagos.
The governor noted that the project is intended to enhance originality in content creation in Nollywood, Nigeria’s film industry.
He said, “We have great plans underway. First, we will be doing the groundbreaking for the African Film City before the end of this month.
“The film city would be on 100 hectares of land in Epe, and it is massive. We just want to take the lead in Lagos State.
“We are hoping that the first set of the studio will be ready in 24 to 30 months, right after the groundbreaking.
“I have been to a few studios in the United States of America, like Prime Studio, Sugarland, and more; they are excited and have promised to come down here.
“Secondly, we are also going to be doubling our monetary support and training for upcoming players in the industry, as well as increasing grants for film producers; we will be doubling whatever it is we have done in the past.”
According to reports, the Sanwo-Olu announced in October 2022 that it had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Del-York Group for the construction of the project.
