BFA: We have kept the promise, says Lancelot ...as the Academy holds maiden graduation ceremony

Less than one year after it was established by popular film maker and director, Lancelot Imasuen in partnership with Igbinedion University, Okada, the Benin Film Academy, weekend, held its maiden graduation ceremony amidst tight activities.

The film school was officially opened on Tuesday, June 13, 2017, while lectures started on the 19^th of June.

Speaking with E-Daily, on the graduation ceremony, Lancelot ,said “it's a dream come true for him”, adding that “It gives me a great sense of fulfilment and I give God the glory.”

“On the 24^th of this month, we are going to hold our maiden graduation ceremony for the first set of students of the Benin Film Academy, numbering about 50. We said it, and it happened. We have one of the graduating students playing a major role in an upcoming movie. We promised that we will be taking the aspiring Nollywood greats from the streets to the big screen. And that's exactly what we are doing,” the celebrated film maker enthused.

Lancelot revealed that during the ceremony, all the short films produced by the graduands will be screened to the admiration of the guests at the event.

On Sunday, the film maker also premiered his latest film, “Crushed” in Benin.

Benin Film Academy, a gateway to the heart of Nollywood across the Niger/Delta and the Midle-Belt region is established to groom the new faces that will rule the big screen in the country.