…As film is set for premiere, festival routing
Led by the senior vice president, Africa, Air France/KLM, Mr. Frank Legre, 15 commercial directors of Air France/KLM flew into Amsterdam from different parts of Africa for a conference with Nigerian filmmaker, Kunle Afolayan, whose latest film, The CEO is being greatly supported by Air France and Dutch partner, KLM.
“We discussed film and the possibilities of taking African cinema to the next level. They wanted to know how I’ve been able to sustain ground-breaking projects and see the possibility of adopting this in other African countries,” he told newsmen upon arrival at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos. “I also unveiled our plans for the premiere of The CEO across Africa which they found laudable,” he added.
Recall that on July 29, 2015, Afolayan was signed as brand ambassador of Air France, with the deal covering The CEO movie and several projects of mutual benefits.
“I didn’t need to speak too much about the creative ingenuity in Africa. As part of my presentation at the meeting, I showed a preview of The CEO and they were quite impressed. In all, we had a two-hour talk about the many untapped potentials in the African market,” he further disclosed.
The recent release of the trailer for The CEO, kicked off promotions for the Pan-African movie which stars top actors from Anglophone and Francophone countries, including Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, entertainer and activist from Benin, Angélique Kidjo; Haitan actor and model Jimmy Jean-Louis; consummate actor and founder of the New Nigeria Cinema movement, Wale Ojo; French-Ivorian actress and model, Aurelie Eliam; South African actor and presenter, Nicolaos Panagiotopoulos; Nigerian actress, Kemi Lala Akindoju; Moroccan star, Fatim Layachi; Kenyan actor Peter King, and Nigerian actress Hilda Dokubo, among others.
The trailer captures appetizing snippets of the scenes shot in different African countries, including Paris, France, where the film pooled its cast.
The CEO is expected to be released in the cinemas in July. This according to Afolayan will be preceded by a series of private screenings.
