Lala Akindoju Joins Amazon Studios team As Senior Movies Creative Executive For Nigeria

Lala Akindoju is joining the Amazon Studios team as Senior Movies Creative Executive for Nigeria.

Glamtush reports that Nollywood actress Lala Akindoju, who has worked in the industry for more than a decade as an actor, producer, director, and consultant, will join the Amazon Studios  Local Original team as the Senior Movies Creative Executive in Nigeria.

This online platform understands that Ned Mitchell, the Head of Originals, Africa & Middle East, Amazon Studios, announced on his Linkedin page the three other new executives that will drive the expansion of the streaming service across the continent. They are Kaye Ann Williams (Head of scripted and movies for South Africa), Brendan Gabriel (Senior Unscripted Creative Executive for South Africa), and Mike-Steve Adeleye (Senior Scripted Creative Executive for Nigeria). They join Wangi Mba-Uzoukwu on the Amazon Studios Originals development team.

Sharing the news on her Instagram page, Lala wrote;

I am incredibly excited to be joining the Amazon Studios Local Originals team as the Senior Movies Creative Executive, Nigeria.

Amazon Studios has shown its commitment to creating opportunities that are laser focused on creatives & content.

It is such an honour to be part of the team committed to making that happen in Nigeria. Not only does it align with my personal passion – growing Nollywood as a whole, as well as growing and honing talent in Nigeria, I get to work with the most amazing and talented team!

Many thanks to Ned Mitchell & Wangi Mba-Uzoukwu for the warm welcome, I look forward to contributing to building Africa’s premiere studio and a home for talent to grow and share their original stories with the world.
@nedmitchell_ @wangistar

Exciting times ahead 
We move.