Award winning Nigerian film director and actor, Kunle Afolayan,
who has distinguished the art of filmmaking in Nigeria with his ground
breaking cinematic pieces, recently received a nod for his meritorious
works.
In July, the premier network of young,
dynamic, and influential leaders in business, public sector, the arts
and civil society in Africa – African Leadership Network,
known for scouring the continent in search of leaders who despite their
young age, have tremendous influence and play a role in taking Africa
to a new era of prosperity, recognized Kunle Afolayan as a “2012 New Generation Leader for Africa”
via a thorough process where thousands of suitably qualified young
African candidates were presented to ALN’s selection committee. The
honour also confers him with automatic membership of the network.
Speaking on this recognition, the
enigmatic film maker presently out of his two year ambassadorial
contract with Nigerian telecoms company Globacom, said “ALN picks top shots from different life endeavours for this recognition; examples this year are Biola Alabi (M.D. M-Net Africa); Wale Tinubu (Group Chief Executive, Oando Plc) and Asa,
the musician, amongst others. For me to have been picked as well, is an
acknowledgement of my work and that I really appreciate”.
Kunle whose latest film production won the Best Achievement in Art Direction award at the AMAAs, further said
“I will put in my own contribution as an African and as a young
entrepreneur, but I am open to further collaborations with
multinationals on impactful projects. I enjoyed the opportunities I
benefited from Glo while the contract lasted and I am also excited about
our brand association with business entities like Blackberry
International, IRS Airline, Unilever, GSK, Seven-Up, Virgin Nigeria and
many more”.
“The main thing is my career now is
to produce a movie that does not only represent Nigeria, but Africa and
possibly earn Nigeria the first Oscar or Golden Globe nomination. Golden
Effects is hoping to shoot a new film this year set in 1960, a
significant year in the history of my country. Golden Effects will also
embark on training to build capacity in the local movie industry. So, it
is a new beginning for us basically”.
This is definitely a well deserved honor, congrats to the ace film director and actor!
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