In a groundbreaking feat, Nigerian filmmaker,Collins Akpapunam\u2019s documentary \u2018Brain Drain\u2019, has been officially selected to feature at the prestigious March\u00e9 Du Film, Cannes Film Festival, held annually in France.\n<\/p>\n
This marks a historic milestone, for the critically acclaimed \u2018Brain Drain\u2019 released last year.\n<\/p>\n
\u2018Brain Drain\u2019 which premiered at the Ebony Life Theatre in Lagos on December 18, 2024, sheds light on the mass exodus of talented professionals from Nigeria, exploring the complex factors driving this trend. The documentary has garnered widespread acclaim for its poignant storytelling, insightful analysis, and humanisation of the statistics.\n<\/p>\n
Akpapunam\u2019s work has been recognized internationally, with \u2018Brain Drain\u2019 featuring in the New York Film Festival and the Silicon African Film Festival in San Jose, California. The documentary\u2019s sequel, \u2018Brain Drain\u2019 examines the transformative impact of Nigerian immigrants on their home country, highlighting their contributions to innovation, entrepreneurship, and economic growth. <\/p>\n
The Cannes Film Festival, founded in 1946, is one of the most prominent film festivals globally, showcasing new films from around the world. Akpapunam expressed his gratitude to Chike Nwoffiah, festival director of the Silicon Valley African Film Festival, who facilitated the premiere of Brain Drain at Cannes<\/p>\n
Akpapunam stated, \u201cI\u2019m thankful to the cast and production crew of \u2018Brain Drain\u2019 without whom I would not have achieved this feat!\n<\/p>\n
As we celebrate this feat, the sequel to \u2018Brain Drain\u2019 titled Brain Gain has also been selected to feature at the 32nd edition of African film festival New York and will screen at the Brooklyn Academy of Arts , Brooklyn New York on May 25th, 2025.\n<\/p>\n
As \u2018Brain Drain\u2019 prepares to make its debut at Cannes, Akpapunam\u2019s achievement serves as a testament to the power of Nigerian storytelling and the growing recognition of African cinema on the global stage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In a groundbreaking feat, Nigerian filmmaker,Collins Akpapunam\u2019s documentary \u2018Brain Drain\u2019, has been officially selected to feature at the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":110763,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5309],"tags":[6639,50257,2000,299,36,50258],"class_list":{"0":"post-110762","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-france","8":"tag-cannes-film-festival","9":"tag-collins-akpapunam","10":"tag-eu","11":"tag-europe","12":"tag-france","13":"tag-marche-du-film"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114526885367950319","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110762","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=110762"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110762\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/110763"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=110762"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=110762"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=110762"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}