New and insightful details on productions to expect in the coming days.
Last week, the recently concluded African International Film Festival (AFRIFF) rolled out interesting news.
In no particular order, here are three notable news stories from the festival:
RMD becomes Anakle Films chairman
During the AFRIFF panel held on November 8, 2023, Effiong divulged that his production company, Anakle Films, will be taking over RMD’s production company. This merger has also birthed RMD’s new role as chairman of Anakle Films.
Iwaju wraps up production ahead of debut
Olowofoyeku also confirmed 2024 as the new set date for its debut, which debunks the earlier schedule time of 2023. The animation story is set in Lagos, Nigeria.
![AFRIFF panel session with Tolu Olowofoyeku about Iwaju (extreme right) [Twitter/Shock Ng]](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg'%20width%3D'790'%20height%3D'501'%20data-ring-placeholder%3D'1'%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E "AFRIFF panel session with Tolu Olowofoyeku about Iwaju (extreme right) [Twitter/Shock Ng]")
Femi Adebayo confirms Jagun Jagun’s sequel
Filmmaker Adebayo confirmed a sequel for the indigenous epic Jagun Jagun, during an AFRIFF panel.
Although the Nigerian filmmaker had earlier announced that the Netflix movie was going to have a sequel, he further stated the news, adding that the sequel’s production process has commenced.
