Bolanle Austen-Peters unveils 10,000-acre film village in Epe
Bolanle Austen-Peters, the Nigerian movie producer, has unveiled her film village in Epe, Lagos state.
In a recent post on X, the filmmaker revealed that House of GA’A, her latest movie, was shot at the BAP Film Village; which is 10,000 acres of land.
Austen-Peters also announced that the film village is open for commercial purposes — including recreation and movie productions.
“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,” she said.
“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.
“She moved in, cleared the place, and started construction. Before we knew it, in a couple of months, we have all the buildings that you see now in place. And this is where took all these beautiful shots that you see in the movie. This is the BAP film village.”
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. @Bapproductions_ @terrakulture. pic.twitter.com/AKV6aD889c
—BOLANLE AUSTEN-PETERS (@bolanleap) August 23, 2024
She joins the list of filmmakers like 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.
In 2023, Chatta announced the opening of his Africhatta film village in Oyo town.
The filmmaker said the production site is built on over 70 acres of land with facilities like horse riding and other recreational activities made available to the public.
