Kunle Afolayan Premieres 'The CEO' Movie In The Air

Kunle Afolayan Premieres ‘The CEO’ Movie In The Air

The premiere of ‘The CEO’ had something extra to make it spectacular — an Airbus A340-300. Directed by Kunle Afolayan, the movie had it’s first airing on Air France flight 149...

Published 2 Jun 2016

The premiere of ‘The CEO’ had something extra to make it spectacular — an Airbus A340-300. Directed by Kunle Afolayan, the movie had it’s first airing on Air France flight 149 from Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos to Paris Charles De Gaulle overnight Wednesday to Thursday.

The CEO would be highly ranked at the Nollywood Week Film Festival, which starts on Thursday through Sunday in Paris

According to Kunle, “What is happening tonight, that has never happened before anywhere in the world. It’s going to be a premiere of a film in a plane,“

“We decided to come up with this initiative to show the world that Africans are innovative, Nigerians are special people.”

The proud cast of the movie include Grammy-award-winning singer Angelique Kidjo, Nico Panagio,Kemi Lala Akindoju,
Hilda Dokubo, Aurelie Eliam, Jimmy Jean-Louis, Fatym Layachi , Peter King Nzioki and Wale Ojo.

Nigerian director Kunle Afolayan poses aboard the Air France flight for the premiere of the film "The CEO", in Lagos on June 1, 2016. The premiere of Kunle Afolayan’s new film "The CEO" is screened in-flight from Nigeria to France, ahead of the Nollywood Week Paris where the film will be headlining the event. / AFP PHOTO / Florian PLAUCHEUR