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Re: Nollywood Discriminate Against Yoruba Actors, They See Us As "Illiterates" Mercy by notoriousbabe: 9:57am On Mar 28, 2016 |
who cares? |
Re: Nollywood Discriminate Against Yoruba Actors, They See Us As "Illiterates" Mercy by LordVoldemort(m): 9:58am On Mar 28, 2016 |
Adaure4ever: Lol so you think am yoruba. Point of correction am a Igbo guy from Njaba local government area of imo state. This is not a tribal thing it's just the simple truth no one is taking nollywood from you buh to say glamour girls and the rest are the first set of home video is wrong. Check your facts right |
Re: Nollywood Discriminate Against Yoruba Actors, They See Us As "Illiterates" Mercy by sheunsheun(m): 10:00am On Mar 28, 2016 |
steppin:Lol, mk dem continue nah, y oda tribes owns d national cake |
Re: Nollywood Discriminate Against Yoruba Actors, They See Us As "Illiterates" Mercy by Freksy(m): 10:05am On Mar 28, 2016 |
Cleanman: What do you mean by 'realistic actors'? Yoruba being the best is your opinion, we know the best in that industry |
Re: Nollywood Discriminate Against Yoruba Actors, They See Us As "Illiterates" Mercy by Raydos: 10:07am On Mar 28, 2016 |
LordVoldemort: Whoa! I Love This Film Like "Kilode" That Was Where I Learned To Do Back-Flip |
Re: Nollywood Discriminate Against Yoruba Actors, They See Us As "Illiterates" Mercy by 2sexycom(m): 10:19am On Mar 28, 2016 |
Noneroone:I said "I like..." I never said "Nigerians like..." spot the difference as your response to my context does not give a leeway for your perception. |
Re: Nollywood Discriminate Against Yoruba Actors, They See Us As "Illiterates" Mercy by winniz: 10:19am On Mar 28, 2016 |
Noneroone: Leave them let dem continue fooling themselves with those trashy things they call movies. Even from that interview that woman did with punch you will know she's already famzing them English Artiste cos those ones are the real and recognised Nollywood peeps. |
Re: Nollywood Discriminate Against Yoruba Actors, They See Us As "Illiterates" Mercy by Nobody: 10:20am On Mar 28, 2016 |
tough |
Re: Nollywood Discriminate Against Yoruba Actors, They See Us As "Illiterates" Mercy by LordVoldemort(m): 10:20am On Mar 28, 2016 |
fairheven: Wa wa koi I don't know much about hausa movie industry so I can't say what I don't know. |
Re: Nollywood Discriminate Against Yoruba Actors, They See Us As "Illiterates" Mercy by 2sexycom(m): 10:21am On Mar 28, 2016 |
Freksy:he explained what I tried to say in my earlier post. Yoruba movie has some kind of REALISM or NIGERIANIS embedded in it. It's often something we can relate with, not "fakism" |
Re: Nollywood Discriminate Against Yoruba Actors, They See Us As "Illiterates" Mercy by magaux: 10:21am On Mar 28, 2016 |
magicminister:you just said my mind, why won't they discriminate against yorubas when you act in a dialet only yorubas understand, nollywood is an international organisation so if you want to be recognised, speak the language people will understand. 80% of the world speak english. A word is enough for the wise. 2 Likes |
Re: Nollywood Discriminate Against Yoruba Actors, They See Us As "Illiterates" Mercy by Raydos: 10:22am On Mar 28, 2016 |
winniz: Do You Know The Reason Why Nollywood(igbo) Are Among The Largest Producer? Because They Produce Alot Of Films! And As A Matter Of Fact, These Films Are Wack And Full Of Crap. Nollywoodigbo Is Not Up To International Standard, They Still Film In A Room And Parlour Lol But They Produce Massively On A Year Basis. They're Among The Biggest Producer Because They produce Alot Of Film Not Because They're Good! YORUBAWOOD Is Way More Better Than Nollywoodigbo Try Watching "Eje Ati Wura" - Oyenusi, Simisola-Otelemuye - Arin-Ota And So On - You'll Be Wowed Not Like Those Wack Films Produce By Nollywoods |
Re: Nollywood Discriminate Against Yoruba Actors, They See Us As "Illiterates" Mercy by safarigirl(f): 10:22am On Mar 28, 2016 |
magicminister:don't mind those lazy actors. Many Igbo actors have been featured in Yoruba movies, even Chidi Mokeme has acted in one. The Mercy Aigbe whining up and down is she even Yoruba? How many Yoruba actors have moved down to common English movies, even less Igbo movies? Where is the talent in maintaining one static role? That's why nobody sabi them outside Yoruba-speaking nations 7 Likes |
Re: Nollywood Discriminate Against Yoruba Actors, They See Us As "Illiterates" Mercy by LordVoldemort(m): 10:24am On Mar 28, 2016 |
winniz: You are absolutely right I rest my case Note: Don't argue with a fools, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience |
Re: Nollywood Discriminate Against Yoruba Actors, They See Us As "Illiterates" Mercy by winniz: 10:27am On Mar 28, 2016 |
[s][/s]LordVoldemort: Look at this low esteemed Yoruba clown claiming Igbo, Nollywood still remains Igbo people's creation! |
Re: Nollywood Discriminate Against Yoruba Actors, They See Us As "Illiterates" Mercy by LordVoldemort(m): 10:27am On Mar 28, 2016 |
Raydos: That movie is epic!!! The acting was so real and back then I love watching the part the turned into lion....lol |
Re: Nollywood Discriminate Against Yoruba Actors, They See Us As "Illiterates" Mercy by safarigirl(f): 10:27am On Mar 28, 2016 |
Raydos:lol....based on what? We should take the word of a random fellow over that of millions of viewers worldwide? Was it not Genevieve on Oprah? Was it Faithia Balogun or Mercy Aigbe? Yoruba nollywood is not internationally recognised. You, go and watch movies like Festival of Fire, Ijele, State of Emergency, Igodo....those are what gave Nollywood international recognition, movies like Black November, Fifty, The Meeting, Dry are what are sustaining that recognition, none of which was shot in a sitting room, not Ewure ati dodo or whatever. Don't be deluded 10 Likes |
Re: Nollywood Discriminate Against Yoruba Actors, They See Us As "Illiterates" Mercy by LordVoldemort(m): 10:32am On Mar 28, 2016 |
winniz: Another igbocentric clown. If you call me yoruba it's okay cos I live 80 per cent of life with them. One thing you just get into your tiny skull is the truth will always be the truth it has no other version. Don't take glory for another man sweat. |
Re: Nollywood Discriminate Against Yoruba Actors, They See Us As "Illiterates" Mercy by winniz: 10:35am On Mar 28, 2016 |
[s][/s]Raydos: We don't care about your unknown Yorubawood movie industry which ain't part and parcel of Nollywood. We barely know they exist so you can go watch your wack, juju film filled with illiterates we simply don't care! |
Re: Nollywood Discriminate Against Yoruba Actors, They See Us As "Illiterates" Mercy by 2sexycom(m): 10:37am On Mar 28, 2016 |
Lemon12:I am a liberal personality, I embrace all, irrespective of my ethnic affiliation. If that makes you sick, that's your business |
Re: Nollywood Discriminate Against Yoruba Actors, They See Us As "Illiterates" Mercy by mercyville: 10:37am On Mar 28, 2016 |
steppin:Before you say anything,you must know what Nollywood means. Read the controversy: Nollywood This article is about the colloquial term for Nigerian cinema. For further information on the Nigerian film industry, see Cinema of Nigeria . For the Nollywood television channel in the UK, see Nollywood Movies. Nollywood is a sobriquet that originally referred to the Nigerian film industry . [1] The origin of the term dates back to early 2000s, traced to an article in The New York Times . [2][3] Etymology The origin of the term "Nollywood" remains unclear; Jonathan Haynes traced the earliest usage of the word to a 2002 article by Matt Steinglass in The New York Times , where it was used to describe Nigerian cinema . [2][3] The term continue to be used in the media to refer to the Nigerian film industry, with its definition later believed to be a portmanteau of the words "Nigeria" and " Hollywood ", the American major film hub. [4][5][6][7] Definition of which films are considered Nollywood has always been a subject of debate. Alex Eyengho defined Nollywood as "the totality of activities taking place in the Nigerian film industry, be it in English, Yoruba , Hausa, Igbo, Itsekiri , Edo, Efik, Ijaw , Urhobo or any other of the over 300 Nigerian languages ". He further stated that "the historical trajectory of Nollywood started since the pre and post independent Nigeria, with the theatrical (stage) and cinematic (celluloid )) efforts of the likes of Chief Hubert Ogunde , Chief Amata, Baba Sala , Ade Love , Eddie Ugboma and a few others". [5] Over the years the term Nollywood has also been used to refer to other affiliate film industries, such as the Ghanaian English- language cinema, whose films are usually co- produced with Nigeria and/or distributed by Nigerian companies. The term has also been used for Nigerian/African diaspora films considered to be affiliated with Nigeria or made specifically to capture the Nigerian audience. [2] [3] There is no clear definition on how "Nigerian" a film has to be in order to be referred to as Nollywood. Some stakeholders have constantly expressed their disagreement over the term; giving reasons such as the fact that term was coined by a foreigner, as such another form of Imperialism . It has also been argued that the term is an imitation of what was already in existence (Hollywood and Bollywood ) rather than an identity in itself, that is original and uniquely African. [6] Sub-industries Nigerian cinema Film-making in Nigeria is divided largely along regional, and marginally ethnic and religious lines. Thus, there are distinct film industries – each seeking to portray the concern of the particular section and ethnicity it represents. However, there's the English-language film industry which is a melting pot for filmmaking and filmmakers from most of the regional industries. The cinema of Northern Nigeria , also known informally as Kannywood is a sub-industry of Nollywood, mainly based in Kano . The cinema of Northern Nigeria slowly evolved from the productions of RTV Kaduna and Radio Kaduna in the 1960s. Veterans like Dalhatu Bawa and Kasimu Yero pioneered drama productions that became popular with the Northern audience. The 1990s saw a dramatic change in the Northern Nigerian cinema, eager to attract more Hausa audience who find Bollywood movies more attractive, Kannywood; a cinematic synthesis of Indian and Hausa culture evolved and became extremely popular. Turmin Danya ("The Draw", 1990, is usually cited as the first commercially successful Kannywood film. It was quickly followed by others like Gimbiya Fatima and Kiyarda Da Ni . [8] Sunusi Shehu of Tauraruwa Magazine created the term Kannywood in 1999 and it soon became the popular reference term for the industry. By 2012, over 2000 film companies were registered with the Kano State Filmmakers Association. [9] Ghanaian English-language cinema Nollywood USA Nollywood at 20 controversy In 2012, it was announced that Nollywood would be celebrating its 20 years anniversary. This year marked the 20th year after the release of direct-to-video movie Living in Bondage (1992), which marked the boom in the video film era. The anniversary was eventually celebrated in June 2013. [7][10][11] The event was later revealed to be a decision of a segment of the industry and not a unanimously agreed event; the event was organized by Association of Movie Producers (AMP), an association consisting of producers of video films. [7][10][11] Since announcement of the "Nollywood @ 20" event in 2012 till its celebration in 2013, the event had sparked controversies from many stakeholders; most of whom believed the industry was much older than 20 years. Since Nollywood has been a term for the entire Nigerian film industry, it was argued that Living in Bondage cannot be used to celebrate the Nigerian film industry, stating that the film wasn't in fact the first Nigerian video film, neither was it the first "successful" video film,[12] much less the first Nigerian film. [13] This controversial celebration also gave rise to reports that another segment of the industry, the "Assosiation of Nigeria theatre Arts practitional (ANTP)" are planning to rename the industry into another term which would encompass the entire history of Nigerian film industry, since the term Nollywood has allegedly become tribally dichotomized. [11][14] While it was argued by supporters of the event that it was the "Nollywood brand" that was being celebrated and not the industry, counter arguments were made that the term "Nollywood" came into existence only in the 2000s, so explanations were needed on how the "Nollywood Brand" could be extendeded to the year 1992 which isn't specifically significant in anyway, and why not just to the very first Nigerian film that was made. [15][16] Alex Eyengho had noted in a 2012 article that the term "Nollywood" was absent during the formative years of both the video film era and the Golden Age. [5] Seun Apara, in his article on 360Nobs.com stated: "It's either the promoters of the event didn't do their research well or intentionally do not want to reckon with history". [7] Adegboyega Oyeniya comments: "I dont know what they are talking about by celebrating 'Nollywood @ 20'; are they celebrating Ramsey Tokunbo Nouah or Genevieve Nnaji ? Probably, they are celebrating fortune. These people should stop deceiving Nigerians. [17] Some media outlets also reported that the event was a result of greed and selfish interests, as the organizers visited political figures to solicit funds in the name of the Industry, but allegedly shared the funds raised amongst themselves. [7] Another issue raised to fault the event is that the real "achievers" in Nollywood were not honoured, but rather the practitioners at almost the same level with the organizers of the supposed flawed event were honoured. [13] Several filmmakers and stakeholders expressed their displeasure with the supposed false celebration; Kunle Afolayan commented: "The whole idea of Nollywood at 20 does not make sense to me because the Nollywood that I know is more than 20 years. I remember my father shot a film about 37 years ago and I also grew up in the industry. As far as am concerned, it's absolute crap". [7] In another interview, he stated: "If Nollywood is the name that people decide to call the movie industry in Nigeria, then I am part of it. If Nollywood is what they say is 20 years, then I am not part of that Nollywood because I have been doing film business for more than 30 years now". [18] Jide Kosoko also commented: "The Nigerian movie industry as far as I'm concerned is not 20 years. If we all truly belong to the same industry, then the industry I belong to is not 20 years. There is a need to tell the world the sincere story of our industry and don't rubbish the pioneers. As far as I am concerned, what they are celebrating is Living in Bondage and not Nollywood". [7] Tunde Kelani stated: "how will Nollywood be celebrating 20 years and I am over 40 years in the industry?". [17] President of "Actors Guild of Nigeria" at the time, Ibinabo Fiberesima, admitted that Nollywood is more than 20, but gave what was considered an unconvincing statement on the reason behind the event, stating: "It's about celebrating our own even though Nollywood is more than 20 years. It's been long that people have been celebrating us but right now, we are celebrating ourselves and giving lots back to the society. It's a good step we have taken especially now that the qualities of our movies have improved". https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nollywood |
Re: Nollywood Discriminate Against Yoruba Actors, They See Us As "Illiterates" Mercy by 2sexycom(m): 10:39am On Mar 28, 2016 |
LordVoldemort:Only those who don't understand yoruba language feel that way. If they can watch at least 5 yoruba movies it an open mind, I am sure they will understand better, at least the movies are subtitle now than before. |
Re: Nollywood Discriminate Against Yoruba Actors, They See Us As "Illiterates" Mercy by Nobody: 10:44am On Mar 28, 2016 |
magicminister: Exactly |
Re: Nollywood Discriminate Against Yoruba Actors, They See Us As "Illiterates" Mercy by Niyinficient(m): 10:46am On Mar 28, 2016 |
winniz: So from ur point, shud I assume all fashionistas who praised her earlier and condemned Genevive were not in their right senses at first? Cos why will deychange their opinion after d event? Did dey redress for dem readdress? I don't get......anyway.....dia cup of tea...who their dresses don help! |
Re: Nollywood Discriminate Against Yoruba Actors, They See Us As "Illiterates" Mercy by theripper3: 10:50am On Mar 28, 2016 |
This stooped Edo girl had better shut her trap before we unleash a fussilade of attacks on her. If she is angry about not listed on a mundane list, she had better face the management team of the magazine or whatever instead of stylishly trying to start some sort of ethnic tussle where there is none. Put the retarded lady to act side by side with an Nse Etim or Genevieve and watch her crumble like a pack of cards. Yorubawood has not evolved since its inception, been the same illiterate actor s who think diversifying is undermining their much beloved yoruba parlance. My brothers and sisters from the East are able to cross borders and would even act the Yoruba movies better if they want to. On the diversionary note, the actors of the Nollywood extraction look more presentable and polished unliked the very rambunctious Yoruba counterparts. Shikena. 6 Likes |
Re: Nollywood Discriminate Against Yoruba Actors, They See Us As "Illiterates" Mercy by winniz: 10:52am On Mar 28, 2016 |
LordVoldemort: Yoruba clown, continue switching monikers to spew trash. Which glory are you talking about? When you lots weren't part of the people that brought the glory to Nollywood. Don't you know you are the glory chasers. Whereas Nollywood has always been accommodating to other tribes over the decades! |
Re: Nollywood Discriminate Against Yoruba Actors, They See Us As "Illiterates" Mercy by Raydos: 11:01am On Mar 28, 2016 |
[s][/s] winniz: [quote author=winniz post=44180397] So Because Someone Can't Speak English-Language That Has Literally Mean The Person Is An Illiterate Abi?? There's A Wide Difference Between English And Illiteracy There Are Alot Of People That Are Very Fluent In English But They're A Stark Illiterate And There Are Alot Of People That Can't Speak English At All But They're Very Very Literate! Even In America There Are Alot Of Illiterate But Because They Speak English As A Language We Believe They're Literate Which Is A Total TurnOff For Me! Can CHINA Speak English? Can JAPAN Speak English? Can FRANCE Speak English? Can ISREAL Speak English? Can INDIA Speak English? And Yet They're The Best Countries With Alot Of Innovations! But Here In Nigeria We Believe That Once A Person Is Good In English - That Has Literally Mean The Person Is Literate Which Is Wrong! You're Illiterate For Thinking That Way! We're Here Celebrating English While Our Own Language Is At The Verge Of Extinction! |
Re: Nollywood Discriminate Against Yoruba Actors, They See Us As "Illiterates" Mercy by winniz: 11:06am On Mar 28, 2016 |
magicminister: Omotola has never featured in any Yoruba Movie so try to get your facts rights. Most of her movies have always been in Igbo setting. 1 Like |
Re: Nollywood Discriminate Against Yoruba Actors, They See Us As "Illiterates" Mercy by ayindejimmy(m): 11:07am On Mar 28, 2016 |
Destined2win: please , kindly read the post again . there is a huge gap btw. a complaint and a reply to a. question . I think she was neutral enough with her replies but haters mighty feel different. |
Re: Nollywood Discriminate Against Yoruba Actors, They See Us As "Illiterates" Mercy by nellyalph: 11:10am On Mar 28, 2016 |
magicminister:Even funke akindele and the fat Yoruba girl, can't remember her name tho had acted as an Igbo girl. |
Re: Nollywood Discriminate Against Yoruba Actors, They See Us As "Illiterates" Mercy by ayindejimmy(m): 11:17am On Mar 28, 2016 |
winniz: I'm sorry to disappoint you but she has. just google. "Kosorogun" www.naijapals.com/nigerian-movies/Kosorogun___No_Rival by the way, are you her p.a? cos you sound convinced and if you're not checked with facts the next you'll come up with is that she's igbo |
Re: Nollywood Discriminate Against Yoruba Actors, They See Us As "Illiterates" Mercy by Freksy(m): 11:27am On Mar 28, 2016 |
2sexycom: Same is the case with movies in Igbo, Housa, Efik/Ibibio etc. * It's not about the actors, but possibly the language/setting. Are these Yoruba actors only realistic when acting Yoruba movies, but unrealistic when they are featured in Nollywood? * |
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