Idris Elba teams up with media mogul Mo Abudu to nurture African film and TV talent
(HOLLYWOOD, CA) Television & Film News: SAG winner and BAFTA-nominated actor Idris Elba (Luther, Beasts of No Nation, The Suicide Squad) and media mogul Mo Abudu (Fifty, Oloture, Blood Sisters, A Sunday Affair) have today announced that they are joining forces to empower and uplift talent from Africa and the Diaspora through their respective production companies, Green Door Pictures and EbonyLife Media. The partnership aims to build capacity and foster authentic representation in global film and TV projects set for production.
The new partnership aims to provide opportunities through a two-fold approach: through capacity building and through large-scale global productions. New education and mentoring initiatives will launch through the partnership to help foster both the lost generation and a new generation of creative professionals, showcasing their skills and telling their stories to the world.
Through their collaboration Elba and Abudu aim to nurture a more inclusive and diverse media landscape, where stories from Africa and its Diaspora are given the same level of attention and respect as other cultures and communities.
Elba and Abudu are calling on industry leaders globally, the wider public sector, governments, and multilateral agencies, to help them grow talent globally and build capacity around the continent of Africa. Their aims are
To offer best in industry education to support and empower African talent. Through EbonyLife’s ebonylifecreativeacedemy.com academy in Lagos Nigeria, (a model that will be replicated across the continent) the partnership will support graduates from the programme.
To create a new development slate of stories originating out of Africa or set in the Diaspora as feature films and TV series for the global market. The development slate will focus on bringing authentic, Afro-centric stories that resonate with audiences around the world. These co-productions between Green Door Pictures and EbonyLife Media will provide a range of content for broadcasters and streamers as well as for theatrical distribution globally.
