Iconic Nollywood filmmaker, Kunle Afolayan has gotten a mentorship deal in a new project that Sahara Group has marked out to take care of filming in the country. The project called ‘Grooming Film Extrapreneurs with Kunle Afolayan’ is designed to see the creativity and brilliance of aspiring filmmakers in the country.

According to the group Communications head of Sahara Group, Bethel Obioma , the project will benefit 12million beneficiaries in the next four years.

“The initiative will be implemented via a competition that will require young film makers in Nigeria channel their creativity into celebrating entrepreneurship in Nigeria by shooting a 15-minute documentary that captures entrepreneurs at work across the nation,” Obioma began.

He said, “The theme of the documentary is: My Nigeria, My Platform…Nigeria through entrepreneurs’ eyes. Whilst the documentaries will help shape a positive narrative about Nigeria – one that captures our enterprise and productivity as a people – we also plan to use this platform to create a hub of shared creativity and thinking in the film industry that will promote and sustain growth.”

Obioma concludes, “Multiple award winning and leading filmmaker, Kunle Afolayan is the lead faculty for the project. Kunle will over-see the process of shortlisting entries and grooming the eventual winner for six months.”