The Bank of Industry (BOI) sponsors of "Half of A Yellow Sun' Film adaptation of the award winning bestselling novel of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and other Nollywood projects is now supporting the Screen Naija One Village, One Cinema Project of Screen Outdoor Open Air Cinema in Nigeria.

The BOI will also support over 40 people to be trained to run Screen Naija community cinemas in their villages and local government areas in Nigeria.

Applicants for the Screen Naija Outdoor Cinema Training Workshop should contact E-mail: publisher@nigeriansreport.com

Nice one Oga Okirinla; you try well, well. Keep up the good work!

I don't understand this post ooo

speedyboi: I don't understand this post ooo

I can't remember when I first came across Okirinlas 'threads' about the One Cinema, One Village Project. I did find this - https://www.nairaland.com/1059699/first-nollywood-outdoor-cinema-workshop
I'll do a more detailed search tomorrow and send you the links. It's a very interesting and commendable thing ; I think I was sceptical at first but more and more I started to see the sense and value. 'Real' cinema for the masses can only be a good thing.

VillageBoi:

I can't remember when I first came across Okirinlas 'threads' about the One Cinema, One Village Project. I did find this - https://www.nairaland.com/1059699/first-nollywood-outdoor-cinema-workshop
I'll do a more detailed search tomorrow and send you the links. It's a very interesting and commendable thing ; I think I was sceptical at first but more and more I started to see the sense and value. 'Real' cinema for the masses can only be a good thing.

okay then....I'll be waiting . Cos i still have no idea!

speedyboi:

okay then....I'll be waiting . Cos i still have no idea!

Hey SpeedyBoi, sorry it's been a bit busy so I have not searched for the various threads - this one probably was the first and gives you an idea - https://www.nairaland.com/785425/time-new-type-cinema-model

speedyboi: I don't understand this post ooo

Bank of Industry (BOI) of Nigeria has agreed to fund the Screen Naija One Village, One Cinema of the 40 selected beneficiaries to get their own CineBox™ Elite 20x11 System each for their respective communities.

Each of the beneficiaries will learn all the latest technology in outdoor cinema business to start a profitable outdoor cinema with equipment from Open Air Cinema USA. Every Screen Naija One Village, One Cinema branch will also be a sales outlet for Nollywood movies at every screening venue to support the distribution of local movies in Nigeria.

The Bank of Industry of Nigeria is funding the establishment of 10, 000 sales outlets for the distribution network of Nigerian movies in the country.

Screen Outdoor Open Air Cinema is duly registered to operate outdoor cinema business in Nigeria.and will launch the Screen Naija One Village, One Cinema Project in every conducive and receptive safe community in Nigeria starting from Lagos State.

More details on http://screennaija.projectionfoundation.org/

VillageBoi:

Hey SpeedyBoi, sorry it's been a bit busy so I have not searched for the various threads - this one probably was the first and gives you an idea - https://www.nairaland.com/785425/time-new-type-cinema-model

Orikinla:

Bank of Industry (BOI) of Nigeria has agreed to fund the Screen Naija One Village, One Cinema of the 40 selected beneficiaries to get their own CineBox™ Elite 20x11 System each for their respective communities.

Each of the beneficiaries will learn all the latest technology in outdoor cinema business to start a profitable outdoor cinema with equipment from Open Air Cinema USA. Every Screen Naija One Village, One Cinema branch will also be a sales outlet for Nollywood movies at every screening venue to support the distribution of local movies in Nigeria.

The Bank of Industry of Nigeria is funding the establishment of 10, 000 sales outlets for the distribution network of Nigerian movies in the country.

Screen Outdoor Open Air Cinema is duly registered to operate outdoor cinema business in Nigeria.and will launch the Screen Naija One Village, One Cinema Project in every conducive and receptive safe community in Nigeria starting from Lagos State.

More details on http://screennaija.projectionfoundation.org/

This is cool. I love it. But this has been on since 2011 and still nothing?

speedyboi:



This is cool. I love it. But this has been on since 2011 and still nothing?

. Making this happen would not have been possible without the infinite grace of God, because Nigerians prefer business as usual. But meeting with a fellow innovator and visionary leader in the person of Mrs. Evelyn Oputu, the Managing Director of Bank of Industry made the difference and she saw that Screen Naija One Village, One Cinema is a great mobile cinema vehicle for the majority of Nigerians and also a film distribution network as Nollywood movies will be sold at the venue of every Screen Naija One Village, One Cinema in every conducive and receptive community. Do you know that there are over 1000 viewing centres in the north and they are showing movies daily?

Orikinla: . Making this happen would not have been possible without the infinite grace of God, because Nigerians prefer business as usual. But meeting with a fellow innovator and visionary leader in the person of Mrs. Evelyn Oputu, the Managing Director of Bank of Industry made the difference and she saw that Screen Naija One Village, One Cinema is a great mobile cinema vehicle for the majority of Nigerians and also a film distribution network as Nollywood movies will be sold at the venue of every Screen Naija One Village, One Cinema in every conducive and receptive community. Do you know that there are over 1000 viewing centres in the north and they are showing movies daily?

Yea.....I know there will be lots of challenges. But is the project funded solely by government? Or a partnership? And please only quality movies should be shown. Thanks .
And is there anyway we could help?

Nice one Orikinla. Congrats I am really happy for you. If there's anyway u feel I can help just call me. Can't wait for the launch. This is what I have been crying for all this while.

speedyboi:
This is cool.

Exactly! I think it's even more than cool... It should be elevated to uber-cool status!

lynx200: Nice one Orikinla. Congrats I am really happy for you. If there's anyway u feel I can help just call me. Can't wait for the launch. This is what I have been crying for all this while.

You are welcome to join us!

My own is to make it happen.

@ Okirinla - I hope your topics do get put on the front page?

VillageBoi:
@ Okirinla - I hope your topics do get put on the front page?

I thought about this too.

Orikinla....I think you should open another thread and write a comprehensive (but not epistle) article on this vision. Giving insights, the pros, the current stage etc....then the mods should move it to frontpage

speedyboi:

Yea.....I know there will be lots of challenges. But is the project funded solely by government? Or a partnership? And please only quality movies should be shown. Thanks .
And is there anyway we could help?

. What BOI is doing is supporting the project. As shown on the website, BOI is just one of the several partners. The major partner is our Projection Foundation.

VillageBoi:
@ Orikinla - I hope your topics do get put on the front page?

The good news is already on the front pages of Nigeria Films, Modern Ghana, Sunnews Online and several others. You know success has many friends and enemies too.

speedyboi:
I thought about this too.

Orikinla....I think you should open another thread and write a comprehensive (but not epistle) article on this vision. Giving insights, the pros, the current stage etc....then the mods should move it to frontpage

. A Nairalander cooking Indomie or Yvonne Nelson wearing canvas shoes is big news to the mods here. It shows their IQ. And that is enough amusement for me.

Orikinla: . A Nairalander cooking Indomie or Yvonne Nelson wearing canvas shoes is big news to the mods here. It shows their IQ. And that is enough amusement for me.

lol... some of the topics that make it to the front page can sometimes be of the 'WTF?' category

Orikinla: . A Nairalander cooking Indomie or Yvonne Nelson wearing canvas shoes is big news to the mods here. It shows their IQ. And that is enough amusement for me.

Don't be put off, Those kinda stories also have their own audience .

I think the reason why no topic on this has made frontpage might be the issues I'm also having with the writeups. They are sparsely created IMO, thereby making each thread to lack one or two necessary contents.

For example; I came into this thread and I had no idea what was going on until you and villageboi explained. You see? That's why I advised that you open another thread; that covers all the info on this project. Then we'll recommend it at the complaint section. Shikena!

speedyboi:

Don't be put off, Those kinda stories also have their own audience .

I think the reason why no topic on this has made frontpage might be the issues I'm also having with the writeups. They are sparsely created IMO, thereby making each thread to lack one or two necessary contents.

For example; I came into this thread and I had no idea what was going on until you and villageboi explained. You see? That's why I advised that you open another thread; that covers all the info on this project. Then we'll recommend it at the complaint section. Shikena!

. It is more than that. There is a thread on it since last year https://www.nairaland.com/1059699/first-nollywood-outdoor-cinema-workshop

Orikinla: . It is more than that. There is a thread on it since last year https://www.nairaland.com/1059699/first-nollywood-outdoor-cinema-workshop

I know. But just like i pointed out in my previous, that thread didn't really state anything serious. It looked like you were just advertising....but I know its more (because you've explained to me)

Bro....please create another topic on this program; Highlighting the objectives, the current progress, the challenges, how interested people can contribute etc.....Then if that one no reach frontpage, we go know.....
But please don't just start acccusing

The Goethe Institut of Germany and DVWORX Studios in Lagos have joined the partners of Screen Outdoor Open Air Cinema (SOOAC) for the launching of Screen Naija One Village, One Cinema at the Freedom Park Lagos on Saturday June 22, 2013.

speedyboi:

I know. But just like i pointed out in my previous, that thread didn't really state anything serious. It looked like you were just advertising....but I know its more (because you've explained to me)

Bro....please create another topic on this program; Highlighting the objectives, the current progress, the challenges, how interested people can contribute etc.....Then if that one no reach frontpage, we go know.....
But please don't just start acccusing

I have created it on the Events section.
But as you can see that it does not make any difference.
A word is enough for the wise.
Screen Naija One Village, One Cinema has come to stay and it will only get better, bigger and larger with a branch in every LGA in Nigeria.

Orikinla:

I have created it on the Events section.
But as you can see that it does not make any difference.
A word is enough for the wise.
Screen Naija One Village, One Cinema has come to stay and it will only get better, bigger and larger with a branch in every LGA in Nigeria.

lol....I just checked it. Your writing style is still the same! That thread will definitely look meaningless to a first timer.
anyway, so I won't look like 'ALASEJU', it's all good .