The Federal Government has congratulated media entrepreneur and
filmmaker Mo Abudu over her partnership with leading global streaming
service Netflix to create two original series as well as multiple
Netflix-branded films.
In a statement issued in Abuja on Friday,
by his SA on media, Segun Adeyemi, the Minister of Information and
Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said the partnership, for on-screen
adaptation of Wole Soyinka’s ‘Death and The King’s Horseman’ and Lola
Shoneyin’s ‘The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives’, adds another feather
to Mo Abudu’s already well-adorned creative cap.
For criticising
Lai Mohammed, court remands Osun-based poet Nigeria’s Anthony Alabi
stars on Netflix show, ‘Family Reunion’ The Minister also described the
deal as a big boost for the country’s Creative Industry, at a time the
industry is reeling from the negative effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.
”Coming
after Netflix’s first Nigeria original film, Lionheart, this is a great
recognition of the immense creative talents that abound in Nigeria and
the provision of a global platform for Nigeria storytelling,” he said.
Alhaji
Mohammed expressed the hope that this partnership will signal the
beginning of a bigger, mutually-beneficial working relationship between
the streaming service and Nigeria’s Creatives.
Partnership
American
media streaming service and producer, Netflix, announced a partnership
with Nigerian filmmaker, Mo Abudu to create new content from the
country.
The partnership with Netflix will see on-screen
adaptations of literary works by two award-winning Nigerian authors,
Lola Shoneyin and Wole Soyinka.
Shoneyin’s debut novel, “The
Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives,” will be developed into a series, and
Soyinka’s play, “Death and the King’s Horseman,” will be adapted into a
film.
“We’re thrilled about this first-of-its-kind partnership
in Africa that will bring some of Nigeria — and Africa’s — most iconic
storytelling to screen. We look forward to supporting Mo as she brings
all these diverse Nigerian stories to the world,” Netflix’s lead for
original series in Africa, Dorothy Ghettuba, said in a statement on
Friday. Abudu said the partnership is a testament to Netflix’s
investment in African storytelling.
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