BAYELSA GOVT TO BUILD A FILM VILLAGE

BAYELSA GOVT TO BUILD A FILM VILLAGE 

Bayelsa State Government is to build a film village as part of government’s drive to project the state’s vast potentials to the outside world. Governor Seriake Dickson stated this at a state dinner held in honour of some Nollywood stars who were in the state for a symposium on the prospects of indigenous films in Nigeria at Government House, Yenagoa . 

Consequently, Governor Dickson expressed his administration’s intention to collaborate with the African Movie Academy Awards (AMAA), to actualize the project to enable the academy hold its activities annually in the state.  According to him, aside from the film village, government is putting in place the necessary infrastructure such as good road network , a boat club, golf course and other recreational facilities, that could facilitate as well as enrich film production in Bayelsa State.

 Governor Dickson remarked that the Glory land Castle in Government House has been converted to a six- star hotel, which he noted will be the first of its kind in the country when completed.Re-affirming his administration’s commitment to make Bayelsa State a centre of excellence in the Arts and Culture, theGovernor urged actors, actresses and film producers to take advantage of the peaceful and alluring scenery of the state for their film production. 

In her remarks, one of the Nollywood stars, Miss Hilda Dokubo lauded Governor Dickson for his developmental strides as well as enthroning a governance culture through the institutionalization of transparency and accountability. Miss Dokubo thanked the Governor for organizing the symposium and urged other state Governors to emulate the gesture.        
 Daniel Iworiso-Markson
Chief Press Secretary to the Governor of Bayelsa State.