The Nollywood producer Bolanle Austen-Peters has explained why she is dedicated to upholding global standards in her productions.
Austen-Peters talked on the striking disparity in financial investments between Nigeria and other regions of the world, where billions are spent to guarantee high-quality programming, in a recent chat on Channels’ Rubbin Minds.
The film producer claimed that she concentrates on achieving international standards since she is aware of the influence and worldwide reach of high-caliber cinema.
“If you see what happens in other parts of the world, they spend billions of dollars to give you the content and the quality that they give you for you to chew,” she said.
“In Nigeria, we have to get to the point where we choose not to compromise. We cannot compromise talents. We cannot think that we are operating for a local audience. The world is smaller.
“Everything you do here is seen across many oceans in nanoseconds. I am not operating with the mindset that this is local. I am operating with a mindset that whatever I do must have that global standard of excellence in it.”
Austen-Peters holds a prominent position in the Nigerian film industry. She founded BAP Productions and serves as its artistic director.
Top Nollywood films including “Man of God” and the biography Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti have been directed by her. On July 26, Netflix debuted “House of Ga’a,” her most recent production.
