In a chat with KFB, Kogi born fast rising movie producer, Valentine Victor Ojonugwa, cried out that the entertainment industry in Kogi state lack investors.
The multi talented producer talked about how he got into producing and movie making is an almost abandoned project in state despite the fact that the state has produced stars like Mercy Johnson-Okojie (SSA to the governor on Entertainment), Halima Abubakar, Joseph Benjamin and others…
Read interview below…
About him:
My name is ALBERT VALENTINE OJONUGWA from Ankpa, kogi state. A graduate from kogi state university, currently the CEO Of new dawn entertainment world
Why movies:
I chose movie because it is d easiest route to heart of people. I wish to communicate with them in a language they understand
What Motivates him:
People easily imitate whatever they see on screen and d devil have use this medium to capture soul. On the contrary I want to draw people to God hence the name NEW DAWN ENTERTAINMENT WORLD which means, new beginning, new pattern for people to imitate
How many movies he had produced:
I have produced a lot of works but my personal production is 10
How much he spend on one movie:
Most of d money we spent Goes on the mass production and the welfare of d character since we do most of the work (shooting, editing, design, etc)
Challenges:
We face a lot of challenges
A) although interms of acting and editing , we are advanced yet we lack quality equipmentThe marketer on the other hand are not true to their work
C) we lack investors
D) low rate of mass production I.e d demands are higher than d supply
Etc
How he overcomes Those Challenges:
By seeking for more ideas, counsel
–Attracting investors through our unique productions
–partnership
–awareness etc
Role Model:
Andrew krammer
He ended with:
Generally, Entertainment in this part of the country is crawling. We need to be united and work together and prove to other part of the country that we are talented and capable of changing the world
