Bolanle Austen-Peters, the Nigerian movie producer, has unveiled her 10,000-acre BAP film village in Epe, Lagos state.
The 55-year-old filmmaker, who is the founder and artistic director of BAP Productions, made this revelation in a recent post on her verified X account.
Austen-Peters disclosed that her latest Netflix film, House of GA’A, was shot at the film village.
According to her, the film village began as a large expanse of land with greenery and dense forestation before being transformed into its current state in just a few months.
She further revealed that the film village is open for commercial purposes such as recreation and film productions.
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— BOLANLE AUSTEN-PETERS (@bolanleap) August 23, 2024
She wrote, “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.
“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.”
She now joins prominent filmmakers such as Kunle Afolayan and Ibrahim Chatta who also own film villages in Nigeria. Kunle Afolayan launched his Kunle Afolayan Productions (KAP) Film Village and Resort in Igbojaye, Oke Ogun, Oyo State, in 2022, while Ibrahim Chatta introduced his Africhatta Film Village in Oyo town in 2023.
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.
