The United States (US) Embassy in Nigeria and Kunle Afolayan’s KAP Film & Television Academy have entered into a capacity-building partnership on vast areas of interest.
Afolayan announced the partnership at the launch of a workshop for the upcoming directors and cinematographers, which kicked off on November 12 and which will run till November 16 at the KAP Hub, Lagos.
The thespian added that the workshop is aimed at developing the next generation of Nigerian filmmakers and creators by providing direct, hands-on experience with top U.S. industry professionals.
The event, which was attended by the Consular General of the United States Embassy in Nigeria, Will Stevens, renowned cinematographer cum filmmaker, Tunde Kelani, actress Sola Sobowale, renowned film editor, Steve Sodiya, Ope Ajayi, Seun Soyinka and Olumide Iyanda, is one of the programmes lined up for the partnership.
Speaking about the partnership, Afolayan expressed gratitude to the United States embassy in Nigeria for partnering, supporting and facilitating the experts, who will be handling the workshop.
“We have a partnership which stemmed from my recent trip to the United States where I attended a creative programme supported by the United States embassy consulate in Nigeria. We went to L.A, DC, Virginia and Atlanta to meet with stakeholders and rub minds on film. For this programme, we are focusing on directing and cinematography and we are also lucky that the U.S embassy decided to bring two experts in directing, Angel Williams and cinematography, Erin Wesley.”
The American Consular General, Will Stevens also hailed Kunle Afolayan saying he has made an impact on shaping the narrative with his content and shaping how the world views the Nigerian and African culture through films and partnerships with American entities like Amazon and Netflix.
On the sideline of the event, Afolayan announced that he and his team have completed season two and three of his hit series, ‘Anikulapo.’ He also revealed that his recent film project, ‘Recall,’ was recently premiered at the 2024 edition of AFRIFF.
