The Lagos State Government has restated its commitment to building a World Class Film City for producers on 100 Hectares of Land in Ejirin-Epe in order to make Lagos State a Film Production Hub in Nigeria.
Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu disclosed this in his address at the
Second Edition of the Nigeria Digital Content Regulation conference organised by the National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) and held in Ikeja, Lagos, adding that his administration is determined to strengthen the industry through various interventions, policies and programmes.
Sanwo-Olu, represented at the conference by the State Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Pharm. (Mrs.) Uzamat Akinbile-Yusuf, listed some of the interventions including the rehabilitation of the iconic Glover Memorial Hall and the establishment of the Lagos State Film Fund aimed at encouraging and developing award-winning stories by Nigerians that would compete effectively with their counterparts in other climes.
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