afam4eva: So, it's neither a hollywood or Nollywood movie.

Guy, what's with you thinking every "oyinbo" movie is Hollywood?

The British make movies too you know. . . .and very good ones at that e.g Exam, The King's Speech, The Constant Gardener, Slumdog Millionaire, The Last King of Scotland, Attack the Block etc

Ever heard of the BAFTA Awards?

semid4lyfe:

Guy, what's with you thinking every "oyinbo" movie is Hollywood?

The British make movies too you know. . . .and very good ones at that e.g Exam, The King's Speech, The Constant Gardener, Slumdog Millionaire, The Last King of Scotland, Attack the Block etc

Ever heard of the BAFTA Awards?

ijebabe: Thanks Villageboi and semid4lyfe
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semid4lyf: So how would you classify the movie, Hollywood or Nollywood type?
It is neither of it. Rather it is an international co-production that mainstreams international......

afam4eva:
It's not a collabo anything. Nigeria has no hand in it. Forget the fact that there are some Nigerian cast in the movie. It's a hollywood movie, simple.

Nollywoodlove: Lmfwbtoewyom (don't ask me what it means).
So d log an sot of efritin is dat, 'half of a yellow sun' is a collabo afturaw (don't mind my spelling jst tryin 2 copy Jenny baby). Lolz...meaning speedyboi was actually on point while sisi kill and afam were off point. That just proves what the guy said that a lot of nairalanders argue blindly. Imagine the odds fa (anyone who doesn't know anything would just agree since majority carried the vote).
Bt on a serious note, I love that last post of speedyboi; even the most 'amateurish' person in the industry will understand what he was getting at cos it is very understandable and accurate. *thumbs up*

For sisi kill, she jst kept saying 'Nollywood is not involved' everytime without any tangible reason...mehn, speedyboi was right when he said u av loads of inferiority complex in u. I hope u learnt your lessons now; next time you see someone who talks too much and he is persistent, most of them always know what they are saying so don't totally disregard their point.
But how can anyone think å group of people would just come and shoot a film in nigeria without teaming up with the industry? We are talking about nigerian film industry(Nollywood) here ooo, the 2nd largest film industry in the world and the fastest growing in the world. Abeg na,biko make una respect urselves a little. Even south africa whose industry is not that large will not allow such. That's d main reason why most films whose stories are about nigeria are not shot in Nigeria.

@Ijebabe I see u too ooo, you were first hanging on the fence; but when you saw prove, you picked the favourable side....hmmmm, very typical of __________:x.

For the records, me I have sent PM to speedyboi to visit the thread again and see he was actually the right one.



Wrong! The man should rather say; it is a combination of Nollywood and UK film. But I'm not surprised, that's very typical of white men. And as usual nigerians are dummies, let the time come for copyright ownership, then you will see how they twist the nigerian promoters and firms out of getting the copyright of the movie; and they will eventually turn it to their movie. Chei, africa don suffer from inferiority complex sha.

Toor, I don do judgement, lemme start viewing as guest again, follow another thread of arguments; na me and them go see how it ends. . Argument is good, at the end of the day, everyone always gets to learn one or two things. Lol

Nollywoodlove:
Wrong! The man should rather say; it is a combination of Nollywood and UK film. But I'm not surprised, that's very typical of white men. And as usual nigerians are dummies, let the time come for copyright ownership, then you will see how they twist the nigerian promoters and firms out of getting the copyright of the movie; and they will eventually turn it to their movie. Chei, africa don suffer from inferiority complex sha.

Toor, I don do judgement, lemme start viewing as guest again, follow another thread of arguments; na me and them go see how it ends. . Argument is good, at the end of the day, everyone always gets to learn one or two things. Lol

How would you categorize the movie, Hollywood or Nollywood type?
It is neither of it. Rather it is an international co-production that mainstreams international and home-based stars. I have produced a number of films in different parts of Africa. So, I can tell you that this one’s a different type altogether because it has international stars from UK; the writer and the Director, B. Bandele, are Nigerians and that makes it interesting.

This one is all about Nigerians participating in telling their own story in a unique perspective. It is a love story of two young people falling in love and what happened to them in the cause of their romances.

But what gave the story the depth is the context of the civil war in which families were torn apart; a country trying to be divided and some still trying to stay together in the midst of the war. So, we can only tell that story in Nigeria. It is an international film and we want to an touch international audience. We want to tell a universal story to the universe using a particular incident and locale.

COLLABORATIVE EFFORT [/b]with Nollywood.

You can get away with saying it is a Nigerian movie. . .but barely because like I have said many times the fact that Slumdog Millionaire was shot in India with Indians does not make it a Bollywood or Indian Movie.

Even after the Producer says it is neither a Hollywood nor Nollywood movie, some people are still insisting it a Nollywood, saying she is wrong (can you beat that? Honestly, the nerves on some people. )

It is an Independent movie made in Nigeria, with Nigerians (I mean who else are they gonna use if they are shooting it in Nigeria. . . think people!!! )not a [b]NOLLYWOOD MOVIE or A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT WITH NOLLYWOOD

Sisi_Kill:

Throughout this debate, I have always maintained that there is no NOLLYWOOD Collaboration.

I said show me a NOLLYWOOD Production Company on the list of Producers. . .they showed me PROMOTERS (In house building sense, this is the person you pay to go pass the fliers that says there is a new house for sale)

Show which NOLLYWOOD Company invested in the movie – Nada!!

Show the NOLLYWOOD Director in the filmmaking process – Birds Chirping

Show the NOLLYWOOD Screenwriter involved in the scripting – Crickets Chirping

Show ANYTHING with NOLLYWOOD that has/had a SAY in how this film is made – Tick tock of the clock.

That they used one or two Nollywood actors and Many Nigerian actors does not mean the movie is a COLLABORATIVE EFFORT [/b]with Nollywood.

You can get away with saying it is a Nigerian movie. . .but barely because like I have said many times the fact that Slumdog Millionaire was shot in India with Indians does not make it a Bollywood or Indian Movie.

Even after the Producer says it is neither a Hollywood nor Nollywood movie, some people are still insisting it a Nollywood, saying she is wrong (can you beat that? Honestly, the nerves on some people )

It is an Independent movie made in Nigeria, with Nigerians (I mean who else are they gonna use if they are shooting it in Nigeria. . . think people!!! )not a [b]NOLLYWOOD MOVIE or A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT WITH NOLLYWOOD

ijebabe: Rita Dominic just tweeted this pic some minutes ago.

And also said 'Can now say I lived in Ibadan for a little over 5 months. That is the longest I've been away shooting a film. It's a wrap 4 me ya'll...'

I'm sitting tight.

PS: Can someone explain why I saw Chidi Mokeme in my dream last night? We were gisting about the movie 76 and sharing a meal! Mehn, odikwa serious o!

ijebabe: I can't believe I forgot this movie!

FELA!

It was supposed to come out late this year but as there has been no recent development or update I guess we'll see it in 2013. Still keeping my fingers crossed tho for this year!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmXLWfWoYRw

Nollywoodlove: @Ijebabe I see u too ooo, you were first hanging on the fence; but when you saw prove, you picked the favourable side....hmmmm, very typical of __________:x.

Toluxe0075:
Don't worry naw let dat movie make a huge success we'll all knw if itz nolly or hollx wood, una knw who go win naw if e fit turn to fight for ownership

Nollywoodlove: very typical of white men. And as usual nigerians are dummies, let the time come for copyright ownership, then you will see how they twist the nigerian promoters and firms out of getting the copyright of the movie; and they will eventually turn it to their movie.

don't even think UK will ever produce a film solely about africa and it won't be to bash us.

VillageBoi: Nor do they understand there is a huge difference between 'Nigerian' & 'Nollywood

we steal anything and put it in our films - we play any music that we never 'clear' and always show 'football matches & BBC' on the TV screens sitting in every sitting-room... Now that we are dealing with Brits and British organisations full copyright laws will come into it and it is so complex even a rocket scientist won't understand a thing.

Nollywood doesn't really think big. We need to be the ones thinking up massive projects like this, getting everything (rights) in place then approaching the 'west' for collabs or pre-sales to raise significant funds.

I never know something like this exists in africa, all we ever get to hear about africa are the bad sides

production companies/studios have nothing to do with the industry that owns a movie. They are profit oriented so they can handle the production of any movie from any country. [/b]Don't you ever learn?
[b]@ijebabe

@sisi kill, my advice to you is stop hyping Hollywood for them. Afterall its not gonna change how they always portray your country(and africa as a whole) in their movies. Eg. Tears of the sun, the Sahara, George of the jungle etc... What pains me the most is that, you guys always watch such movies and praise them not realizing their main aim; which is to ridicule Africans in the eyes of fellow Americans and the world.
I actually saw a comment of a white man on a documentary about nollywood on youtube which says

speedyboi:
actually, there is zero difference between the two as of now. Its not like Hollywood, there is no street or district named Nollywood in nigeria for film productions. Infact, except for some notable independent studios such as Golden effects pictures, Mainframe, Royal Art Academy, Olasco etc, all other films are produced by street hustlers. NOLLYWOOD IS JUST A COLLOQUIAL SYNONYM TO THE NIGERIAN MOVIE INDUSTRY!. If you doubt me check it up. Except you mean something else by saying 'nigerian' Tell me incase .

Speedyboi: @nollywoodlove, for the records promoters have nothing to do with copyright ownership except promoting is just part of their job.

villageboi: However, the 'promoters & firms' have absolutely nothing to do with the copyright! (I must immediately mention I'm not sure what you mean by 'promoters' though.

speedyboi: @nollywoodlove, åre you an ardent fan of Nollywood or whatsup with your username? Lol

VillageBoi:

Duh, just to state the bleeding obvious, is anyone here assuming that there is a street called Nollywood? There is a huge difference. Not every film shot in Nigeria or by Nigerians is a 'Nollywood' film. Nigerians are shooting films all over the world; that doesn't make them Nollywood just as not every film shot in the US is a Hollywood film but even you should know that.
However, based on your argument you call Half Of A Yellow Sun a Nollywood film... Fair enough that is your opinion and others are entitled to theirs!

Nollywoodlove: Speedy speedy, I have been silently waiting for your post. Are u as cute as ur posts? becos I wan toast you ..hope u go gree.
But on a serious note, you don get my respect on nairaland cos I like the way you always analyze yourself.

I actually don't know anything about movie production and I'm not interested in investing cos I don't have (surplus)money. So ignore my terms; embrace the points

Lols I'm not a lover of movies...I'd rather listen to music. Ask me why and ill tell you.

and me too will like to ask how you always write very long story, u nor dey tire

omar22:


EXCUSE ME??

Coming from an Industry that released £150m, Sharon Stone of Abuja, Blackberry babes, Jenifa, Cassanova etc. tell me what are those movies portraying.

@sisi kill, my advice to you is stop hyping Hollywood for them. Afterall its not gonna change how they always portray your country(and africa as a whole) in their movies. Eg. Tears of the sun, the Sahara, George of the jungle etc... What pains me the most is that, you guys always watch such movies and praise them not realizing their main aim; which is to ridicule Africans in the eyes of fellow Americans and the world.