 8 Nigerian filmmakers have been selected to represent the country as finalists for the U.S. Embassy and Catalyst Story Institute Filmmaking Project. Announced in April 2021, the project, which is in partnership with the Innovation Station at the U.S. State Department and Carriers in Entertainment, founded by the Will and J. D. Smith Family Foundation, was set up to discover content creators to produce world-class films. On the list of finalists for Nigeria are filmmakers Adi Kunle, Ndash Adi Jujigbe, Emma Adosio, Nadine Ibrahim, Boranle Edward, Tolu Abobe, Sanin Alassia, Todimu Adigoki and Joshua Alabi.