A movie titled ‘Citation’ produced by award-winning film producer, Kunle Afolayan has won the Best International Film Award at the 2022 National Film Festival in the United Kingdom.
Kunle Afolayan made this known on his Instagram page on Wednesday.
In his post, he stated that the award came as a surprise to him “as there was no form of lobbying to win”.
According to him, he wrote, “Two days ago in London, Citation won Best International Film. The Director – Kunle Afolayan and the entire production team didn’t see the award coming”.
“We are grateful for the support and recognition of the public and the organizers. In Kunle Afolayan’s words ‘I am glad we got recognized without even lobbying’.
“The National Film Awards is an annual awards ceremony celebrating the achievements of established and independent filmmakers, actors, actresses, casting directors, production companies, and crew who make up the motion picture industry.
“The National Film Awards holds 4 events annually in the United Kingdom, USA, South America, Africa, and Australia.
“All nominations and voting for the NFA are submitted and voted for by movie fans. The NFA is produced by the National Film Academy which also produces the new National Film Festival.”
‘Citation’ is the story of a real event centered on a 21-year-old brilliant female student on a Nigerian campus, who takes on the academic establishment when she reports a popular professor who tried to rape her.
Temi Otedola, Joke Silvia, Ibukun Awosika, Ini Edo, Chairman of First Bank of Nigeria (FBN), Jimmy Jean-Louis, Yomi Fash-Lance, Adjetey Anang, Gabriel Afolayan, Bienvenu Neba, and the late Sadiq Daba, among others, are featured in the movie.
Watch the trailer:
