Veteran Nollywood director and producer, Mahmood Ali
Balogun has joined the team working on the war epic, titled ‘Biafra: A
Forgotten Place.’
Balogun who would be working on the epic as a
production consultant produced the popular film “Tango
With Me” which starred Genevieve Nnaji.
Mr. Balogun said the project would source and promote
the country’s talents on the global scene.
Nigerian filmmaker in the Diaspora and producer of
‘Biafra: A Forgotten Place,’ Odera Ozoka said he watched ‘Tango with me’ on the
plane a few years ago and had long admired Balogun’s work and would be
collaborating with him on several other projects.
Ozoka, whose film, ‘Soul Diaspora,’ won the African
Movie Academy award for Best Film by an African filmmaker in the Diaspora, also
worked on the popular film ‘Ije’.
Also the duo recently signed a Memorandum of
Understanding (MOU) on the project with the National Tourism Development
Corporation (NTDC).
Director General, NTDC, Mrs. Sally Mbanefo, commended
the Nigerian-American filmmaker, saying he was using cinema not just to tell
stories but also as a tourism key to showcase Nigeria.
She said the NTDC was committed to the growth of
tourism in the county, and welcomes any initiative that would promote that.
PHOTO: black-tower-productions.com
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