Filmmaker Bolanle Austen-Peters unveiled her film village, BAP Productions Film Village, in Epe, Lagos State, on her social media handles during the week. The 55-year-old stated that the film village, which covered over 10,000 acres of land with rolling hills and huts, was open for commercial purposes – including recreation and movie productions. Austen-Peters disclosed that she shot her latest Netflix film, House of GA’A, at the film village.
Austen-Peters, who doubled as a lawyer, said: “So many have asked where we shot the 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 filmmakers and excursions. This is what we started with greenery and dense forestation when we went the first time’’. The University of Lagos (UNILAG) alumna joins the ranks of filmmakers Kunle Afolayan and Ibrahim Chatta, who own film villages.
Afolayan unveiled his Kunle Afolayan Productions (KAP) film village and resort at Igbojaye, Oke Ogun, Oyo State, in 2022, while Chatta announced the opening of his Africhatta film village in Oyo town in 2023. Austen-Peters gained recognition for movies such as Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti, Man of God, 93 Days, and Collision Course. PREMIUM TIMES delivers fact-based journalism for Nigerians, by Nigerians — and our community of supporters, the readers who donate, make our work possible.
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