Ghanaian actress Fella Makafui has earned a role in the Season 2 of Nigerian Netflix series ‘Anikulapo’. According to the National Film Authority of Ghana which engineered this move, they set out on a mission to collaborate with sister African countries as a path to opening doors for Ghanaian talents on the world stage.
In a Facebook post, the film authority wrote that they “are pleased to announce that beautiful and hardworking Fella Makafui will be introduced as a main character entering this groundbreaking Nigerian ‘African’ masterpiece in the second season, green lighted by Netflix to show in over 191 countries under our #ShootInGhana agenda, even as we work to position Ghana as a shooting destination and as well, work on the market place with the cinema agenda and enabling other platforms.”
They also expressed their gratitude to Kunle Afolayan, the producer and director of the series for working with the authority on this agenda.
“The story delves into pre-colonial time and Fella learnt to speak the Yoruba language from scratch what dedication to the craft,” the post further reveals.
Earlier in June 2024, it was announced that a part of the Season 2 of Nigerian movie, ‘Anikulapo’ would be filmed in Ghana, filmmaker Kunle Afolayan has announced.
Afolayan made this announcement at the recent Nigeria International Film and TV Summit (NIFS) held in Cannes, France with various film industry gurus and media personalities in attendance.
This is in tandem with the National Film Authority’s, ‘Shoot in Ghana’ initiative.
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