Bushiri in a Malawi, Nigeria movie production deal

The Shepherd Bushiri Foundation (SBF) has signed a ‘movie production’ agreement with veteran Nigerian actor Nkem Owo populary known as Ukwa.

The initiative which was signed in Lilongwe on Sunday by the SBF president Prophet Shepherd Bushiri and Ukwa, aims at exposing Malawian film industry to the global village.

This is the first agreement in the audio-visual sector to be signed between SBF and the seasoned Nigerian actor and is expected to see Malawian film actors getting the exposure which they have always dreamed of achieving.

Prophet Bushiri said: “With the agreement, Malawian and Nigerian actors are expected to create a conducive environment to enable their actors and filmmakers to deploy their expertise and experiences in film production, acting, distribution and archiving.

“I have always believed in our local movie industry. We have great and talented actors and actress that only luck exposure. I believe, we can help to fix this gap. We have to work together as Malawians to push our talents to greater heights.

According to Bushiri, the agreement will see the two teams working together to come up with the first production from next month and all interested actors and actresses from Malawi will in the soonest time possible be advised on how to make applications.

Prophet Shepherd Bushiri through his foundation and Major one records has been striving to put Malawian artists on the map through the entertainment sector.