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A Niger-based company and a Niger-based Student are being trained by the film production firm and the Lagos State government to tell African tales for a bigger worldwide audience.
Esther Abah, a Nigerian filmmaking student, is part of a new generation of Nigerian filmmakers who aspire to tell tales that aren’t only for Nigerians.
“It was a terrific experience because I now view the film from a different perspective, and I fully understand what the picture is about,” the film student explained.
Nigeria’s domestic film industry, known as Nollywood, is vast and prolific, second only to India’s Bollywood in terms of production and far ahead of Hollywood.
Last year, the film business in Nigeria contributed 2.3 percent of the country’s GDP, or $ 660 million. With the advent of broadcast channels, there is a need for better films from sources other than Western studios.
“I believe Netflix and all of these other platforms have exposed us to stuff that isn’t exclusive to a specific place.
” So you have stuff from India, no, India was quite popular, but you also have content from South Korea, South America, Europe, and some lesser-known European locations.
“It’s making a lot of Nigerians, you know the filmmakers, understand now that their tales can really be viewed on a global scale, but at the same time they have to adhere to some connected ethics, narrative practices,” Daniel Oriahi, head of the directing department, said.
The initiative was part of a larger attempt by the Lagos state government to support the city’s creative sectors.
Several filmmakers and stakeholders expressed their dissatisfaction with the ostensibly fake celebration; Kunle Afolayan said: “The concept of Nollywood at 20 makes no sense to me since the Nollywood I am familiar with is older than 20 years.
My father worked on a film roughly 37 years ago, and I grew up in the industry as well. As far as I’m concerned, it’s complete nonsense “.
He added in another interview: “If Nollywood is the moniker given to Nigeria’s film industry, I am a member of it.
If Nollywood has been around for 20 years, I am not a part of it because I have been in the film industry for more than 30 years “.
Jide Kosoko also in his two cents: “In my opinion, the Nigerian film industry is not 20 years old. If we all work in the same business, the industry I work in isn’t 20 years old.
It is necessary to give the world the true narrative of our industry and not disparage the pioneers. Living in Bondage, not Nollywood, is what they are commemorating, in my opinion.
“How would Nollywood be commemorating 20 years when I have been in the industry for nearly 40 years?” Tunde Kelani wondered.
Ibinabo Fiberesima, the President of the Actors Guild of Nigeria at the time, agreed that Nollywood had more than 20 actors but offered an implausible explanation for the event, stating: “It’s about honoring our own, despite the fact that Nollywood has been there for more than two decades.
People have been honoring us for a long time, but today we are enjoying ourselves while also giving back to society. It’s a wise decision, especially now that the quality of our films has increased. “
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