Niyi Akinmolayan, Dudu Tech unveil tech solution to steer Nollywood in right direction

In a bid to revolutionised the Nigerian movie industry, popularly known as Nollywood, Niyi Akinmolayan, a film director/founder, Anthill Studios, in collaboration with Dudu Tech, unveiled NollywoodFilmaker.com, is a virtual Noah’s Ark that brings directors, screenwriters, editors, VFX artists, lawyers, movie marketers, DPs, among others, into a tightly controlled space.

The virtual app was launched at the J.K. Randle Center on April 1, 2025, where Akinmolayan revealed how the tech solution will steer the Nollywood megaship in the right direction.
“Talk to the right people before you make your next film. Let professionals do the parts of your film you cannot handle. Stop falling for scammers and guessing your budgets, stop losing partnerships due to lack of technical know-how, use intellectual property lawyers for contracts. Make successful films with the best people in the business,” Akinmolayan advised.

“Our path to true profit and sustainable success in Nollywood begins with putting square pegs in square holes. This platform does that”.
Speaking at the event, Shaibu Hussein, executive director and CEO, National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB), who was profoundly delighted by the project, described it as one undoubtedly capable of advancing the future of the Nigerian film industry.
“I assure you that NFVCB will be featuring the app on our website,” Hussein said.

Meanwhile, the NollywoodFilmaker.com registers and vigorously verifies film production talents and connects them to aspiring and accomplished filmmakers that need them. The platform aims to eliminate fraud in the delivery of filmmaking services as well as deploy a global-class training and rating system.

It is also stepping into the beautiful chaos of Nollywood to forge an ecosystem with the aid of cutting edge tech, a 200-strong consulting cohort, and good old fashioned blood, sweat and tears.
The launch event at the J.K.Randle Center for Yoruba Culture was attended by captains of the industry, government regulators, seasoned actors, financial investors, marketers, musicians, content creators, the media, and of course, aspiring filmmakers.

The presentations of peaked with a live demonstration of the platform where an audience member (Aproko Doctor) signed up for the service, connected with and chatted live with one of the hundreds of consultants on the platform.

The night started with numbers on a screen counting down the website launch. But it ended with a room full of energized stakeholders. At the close of the event, it was clear to see that joy is coming to Nollywood.