Award-winning film director and producer, Bolanle Austen-Peters, has unveiled her 10,000-acre BAP film village in Epe, Lagos State.
She now joins prominent filmmakers such as Kunle Afolayan and Ibrahim Chatta who also own film villages in Nigeria. Kunle Afolayan launched his Kunle Afolayan Productions (KAP) Film Villag
and Resort in Igbojaye, Oke Ogun, Oyo State, in 2022, while Ibrahim Chatta introduced his Africhatta Film Village in Oyo town in 2023.
The 55-year-old filmmaker, who is the founder and artistic director of BAP Productions, made this revelation in a recent post on her verified X account.
Austen-Peters disclosed that her latest Netflix film, House of GA’A, was shot at the film village.
She further revealed that the film village is open for commercial purposes such as recreation and film productions.
She wrote, “So many have asked where we shot House of GA’A. This is it! BAP Productions Film Village in Epe. Over 10,000 acres of land, rolling hills, huts, and other facilities. Open for biz to film makers and excursions.
“This what we started with, greenery, dense forestation, when we went the first time. Everything was just this large expanse of land and then I called Bisola. I wanted to give woman a chance. She had never done anything like this before. But I saw the fire in her eyes'.
