Genevieve Nnaji, the Nollywood actress and producer, has commended the growth of the Nigerian film industry over the years.
Speaking with Deadline, the movie star said the industry is “barely 40 years old, and we have achieved so much in such a short time”.
The producer of Lionheart added that she is even more impressed by the growing number of female directors and filmmakers emerging in recent years.
She added that the world should anticipate the depth of quality stories Nigerians and, by extension, Africans will produce in the near future.
“Seeing a lot more female producers, directors and filmmakers come up is also very inspiring to me. The industry is nearly 40 years old, and we have achieved so much in such a short time,” she said.
”I just can’t wait to see what the future holds for us. I think we just started. I think the time is still very young and we have a lot more to achieve.”
“ The stories that come out of Nigeria are okay. I can’t wait for people to actually see the depth of who we are as a nation, as a culture, as a continent—Africa as a whole,” she said.
“My dream has always been that we have some intercontinental production within the African region and I can’t to see that happen.”
Recently, Nnaji was named among the cast of the upcoming BBC drama series ‘Wahala,’ an adaptation of Nikki May’s debut novel.
