Actors upbeat with Nigeria-Malawi ties

Malawi’s first actress to strut her stuff in Nollywood has forecast the newly established diplomatic ties with Nigeria will spell a bright future for the local film industry which is craving for a global breakthrough.

The remarks of Joyce Mhango-Chavula, who co-worked on Desmond Elliot’s next two films in Seirra Leone, comes after Lagos named Muhammad Lawan Gana as its ambassador in Lilongwe.

She said Malawi’s film industry is eyeing closer ties with their Nigerian counterparts in Nollywood, the second largest film industry in the world.

 “The coming in of Nigerian Embassy is good news. It will benefit us more since our colleagues from Nollywood are very advanced and artistically very exposed,” said Rising Choreos and Theatre Company director  Mhango-Chavula.

She, however, warned against exploitation, saying the Ministry of Tourism and Culture must safeguard artist’s welfare and the creative industry from abuse by Nigerians who have been in the game a little longer.