Award-winning actress and filmmaker Funke Akindele has reflected on her remarkable rise in Nollywood, revealing that she taught herself filmmaking by watching movies and crediting Hollywood filmmaker Tyler Perry as one of her biggest inspirations.
Speaking in an interview with BellaNaija, Akindele looked back on her early days in the industry, describing herself as an inexperienced storyteller who simply wanted to create meaningful films.
“Looking back at the Funke Akindele in Jenifa, I was just young, inexperienced and self-taught when it comes to film production,” she said.
The box office record-holder explained that she never attended film school, but instead learnt the craft by observing film sets, joining the Yoruba movie industry and studying successful productions.
“I didn’t go to school to study film. I just watched films. I actually learnt to write from watching Tyler Perry movies and series. That’s my role model. I really love him so much.
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