Lagos, Nigeria
CNN
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It was an evening of glitz and glamor as Nigeria’s film business stars, often known as Nollywood, strutted the pink carpet on Wednesday on the launch of Netflix’s first Nigerian Authentic collection, Blood Sisters.
The theme of the premiere was ‘Crimson and Fugitive’ and Nollywood stars turned out in type to launch the collection created by main Nigerian manufacturing firm EbonyLife Studios.
Blood Sisters options Nollywood veteran stars resembling Kate Henshaw, Uche Jombo, Ramsey Nouah, Segun Arinze and Joke Silva.
It additionally stars newcomers Nancy Isime and Ini Dima-Okojie who play pals within the crime thriller which spotlights “two pals, a darkish secret, and an unforgiving household,” in line with Netflix.
Nigeria’s Minister for Data and Tradition, Lai Mohammed was additionally on the premiere and lauded the launch as proof of the expansion of Nigeria’s artistic business.
“It’s not straightforward to place your film, speak much less of a collection on Netflix…this is among the clear indications that our artistic business goes locations,” the minister mentioned on the premiere.
EbonyLife Studios founder Mo Abudu mentioned the collection was filmed through the pandemic in Lagos, a course of Abudu describes as a “distinctive and intense expertise.”
Abudu’s different productions with Netflix embody the film “Òlòturé,” which was launched to international acclaim and an adaptation of Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka’s “Demise and the King’s Horseman.”
Nigeria’s movie business has grown right into a multimillion-dollar business and has gained international acclaim.
Different streaming platforms even have Nigeria’s film market of their sights.
US streaming service Amazon Prime Video not too long ago secured licensing offers with Nigerian filmmakers Inkblot Productions and Anthill Studios, in a transfer that may see Nigerian films stream on the Amazon platform.
Amazon has commissioned Authentic collection and movies with Nigerian and different African companions, the corporate advised CNN.
Nigeria is thought to be Africa’s most prolific filmmaking hub. Hundreds of films are produced in Nigeria yearly, in line with the nation’s statistics workplace.