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Nigerian Prince wins $1m grant

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Nigerian Prince , a proposed movie on email
scammers , has won a $1m AT& T grant at the Tribeca
Film Festival .

The movie , written and directed by Nigeria ’ s Biyi
Bandele and Oscar Hernandez-Topete , was
announced the winner on April 20 at the Film
Festival in New York .

According to media reports , AT& T will provide
funding of up to $1m for Bandele to do the movie .

Tribeca will also provide mentorship by seasoned
industry professionals .

The telecommunications conglomerate also plans to
distribute the winning film across several of its
video platforms.

Nigerian Prince is based on the notorious email
scams by Nigerians.

It is centered on a stubborn Nigerian -American
teenager sent back to Nigeria against his will .
Things take another turn when he joins forces with
an Internet scammer in order to be able to return to
the United States .

Bandele is a Nigerian novelist, playwright and film
maker.

His directorial debut film , Half of a Yellow Sun , was
screened in the Special Presentation section at the
2013 Toronto International Film Festival ; while his
other movie , Fifty , was included in the 2015 London
Film Festival .

Bandele also directed the third season of the popular
MTV drama series, Shuga.

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