{"id":62463,"date":"2025-03-10T09:07:55","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T09:07:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=62463"},"modified":"2025-03-10T09:07:55","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T09:07:55","slug":"lagos-unveils-africas-first-ai-powered-feature-film","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2025\/03\/10\/lagos-unveils-africas-first-ai-powered-feature-film\/","title":{"rendered":"Lagos Unveils Africa\u2019s First AI-Powered Feature Film"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Adenike Lawal<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lagos State has announced the release of Makemation, Africa\u2019s first artificial intelligence-driven feature film, set to premiere in cinemas nationwide on April 18, 2025, during Easter Weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, in a statement on Sunday, described the film as a cultural milestone that underscores the power of youth\u2014particularly young girls\u2014in leveraging AI and technology to solve pressing societal challenges.<\/p>\n<p>A coming-of-age drama, Makemation follows the journey of a brilliant young girl from a low-income Lagos neighborhood who overcomes adversity through resilience and innovation.<\/p>\n<p>The film blends entertainment with a powerful message of hope, illustrating how technology can be a tool for transformation.<\/p>\n<p>Sanwo-Olu reaffirmed his administration\u2019s commitment to strengthening Lagos\u2019 creative industry, stating that projects like Makemation position the state as Africa\u2019s leading arts and innovation hub.<\/p>\n<p>Starring Nollywood icons such as Richard Mofe-Damijo, Tony Umez, Shaffy Bello, Ibrahim Chatta, Toyin Afolayan, and Ali Nuhu, Makemation promises an engaging exploration of AI\u2019s impact on human experiences, bridging technology and storytelling like never before.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Adenike Lawal Lagos State has announced the release of Makemation, Africa\u2019s first artificial intelligence-driven feature film, set to premiere in cinemas nationwide on April 18, 2025, during Easter Weekend. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, in a statement on Sunday, described the film as a cultural milestone that underscores the power of youth\u2014particularly young girls\u2014in leveraging AI [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":62464,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[172,180],"tags":[59],"class_list":["post-62463","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-technology","tag-featured"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62463","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/32"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=62463"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62463\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":62465,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62463\/revisions\/62465"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/62464"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62463"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=62463"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=62463"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}