The director of the original film , Kunle Afolayan revealed that after reading a copy of the book , he shed tears of joy , " because this is about me and my work , and because I have never read a book so detailed in its analysis " . He also commented : " Releasing one 's movie to scholarly interrogation like this is one of the next levels for our film industry to climb and I 'm excited that this is already happening through my film " . Peace Anyiam-Osigwe of Africa Film Academy comments that : " AMAA is proud to be associated with this project because it serves an important purpose , " " It is significant to see that five years after '' The Figurine '' won AMAA 's top award as Best Film , the film is still being discussed and has earned a rich collection of academic essays that are as important to the film as they are to the entire industry " . Danjuma Dadu of Nigerian Film Corporation stated : " '' Auteuring Nollywood '' was a welcome addition to the body of knowledge on film discourse in Nigeria and that the Film Corporation is proud to be associated with it "
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