Bolanle Austen-Peters
Bolanle Austen-Peters | |
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| Born | 4 February 1969 Ibadan, Nigeria |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
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| Occupation(s) | Director, Producer, Entrepreneur |
| Organization(s) | Terra Kulture, BAP Productions, Terra Academy For The Arts (TAFTA) |
Bolanle Austen-Peters (born 4 February 1965), is a Nigerian lawyer, a multiple award-winning movie director, producer, theater director & producer and cultural entrepreneur. She is the founder and artistic director of BAP Productions and the arts and culture center Terra Kulture in Lagos. She has been described by the CNN as the "woman pioneering theater in Nigeria", named one of the most influential women in Africa by Forbes Afrique and been recognised with several awards for her contribution to the arts.
Her movie, based on the life of Funmilayo Ransome Kuti is known as the "All time highest grossing biopic in West Africa"
Her movie, House of GA'A, in the first week of its release made it to top 10 Global Chart for Non-English Films. Her movie also ranked among the top 10 indigenous films on Netflix, reaching No. 7 globally.
She hosted the largest theatre festival in West Africa, the Lagos International Theatre Festival (LITF). The festival attracted over 25,000 attendees and featured 25 production houses, including the participation of foreign production houses.
She is also the founder of Terra Academy for the Arts in partnership with Mastercard Foundation, where she has trained over 26 thousand students till date. With offices in Ogun, Lagos and Kano states, Nigeria. She had previously worked with the United Nations.