By Adekunle Adedosu
US based Nigerian filmmaker, Odera Ozoka has said he will commence pre-production on his 3rd ambitious feature film, Biafra: A Forgotten Place soon.
The writer cum director and his partner, French-born actress, Clotilde Delavennat were recently spotted at a private event in Hollywood where they were meeting with investors to talk about his new civil war drama.
Odera, who won an Africa Movie Academy Award back in 2010 for his first feature film, Soul Diaspora, has enlisted the help of business scholars to map out a strategy for reaching the audience for a bigger scale budget.
In an interview with Vanguard, the director said: ‘We have a business model that was researched thoroughly because ultimately film is art, but its also a business. And the investors need to be happy. Movies like mine makes money worldwide, and you’ll see more films like it made. So, we’re taking a business friendly approach to the whole thing. Also, I have a team of really talented individuals from different backgrounds- Asia and Europe and Africa as whole; working to make sure we’re successful in creating something visually arresting.We definitely want to show Africa in it’s greatest strength. This continent is gorgeous and rich and we plan to reveal it to the world like never before. I hope to make a special film.’
