Governor BABAJIDE SANWO-OLU of Lagos State has said that the groundbreaking of the proposed 100 million-dollar African Film City project in Epe would be completed before the end of October.

Governor SANWO-OLU disclosed this during a news conference on the forthcoming 12th African International Film Festival at the Government House, Marina, Lagos.

According to the governor, the project is intended to enhance originality in content creation in Nollywood, Nigeria’s film industry.

He also disclosed that the state government would be doubling the capacity-building support for talented young industry players to enhance their skills in modern filmmaking.

He added that grants for filmmakers would be increased henceforth to enable them to operate seamlessly.