Prophet Shepherd Bushiri, through the Shepherd Bushiri Foundation, has signed a movie production agreement with renowned Nigerian actor and comedian Nkem Owoh, popularly known as Ukwa.
The agreement underlines Bushiri’s commitment to elevating the creative sector in the country which, he said, has potential but lacks exposure to achieve global penetration.
The agreement was signed on Sunday in Lilongwe.
The deal, according to Bushiri, will create a conducive environment to enable Malawian and Nigerian actors and filmmakers to deploy their expertise and experiences in film production, acting, distribution and archiving.
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“I have always believed in our local movie industry. We have great and talented actors and actresses that only lack exposure. I believe, we can help to fix this gap. We have to work together as Malawians to push our talents to greater heights,” he said.
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Nkem Owoh said after signing the agreement the two teams will work together to create productions, indicating that the first project is set to begin in April 2024.
“All interested actors and actresses from Malawi will be advised shortly on how to make their applications,” he said.
The award-winning actor, who has more than 30 years of experience in film industry, then hailed Bushiri through his foundation and Major One Records for striving to put Malawian artists on the map through different initiatives.
This is not the first time the country has witnessed Nollywood actors working with creatives in the country.
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The past years have seen actors such as Patience Ozokwor, Desmond Elliot and Van Vicker also working with creatives in the country.
There has also been an initiative which saw former president Joyce Banda engaging with Africa Movie Academy Awards (Amaa) where they brought film trainings.
