The Bayelsa State government on Wednesday organized a one day symposium with the aim of promoting the makıng of fılms ın Izon and other indigenous languages in Nigeria.

The governor of Bayelsa State, Seriake Dickson, who was represented by hıs deputy Gboribiogha John Jonah, told guest at the symposium, that the government is interested in the project and will support the rich heritage of the Izon race.

In hıs remark, Mr Jonah stressed on the resolve of the state Government to encourage mandatory teachıng of the Ijaw language ın schools.

“When we can produce students that will be proficient in writing in our language then they can actually act in the language. They must be able to read and write in the language before they are able to act,” the deputy governor said.

The symposium, which attracted top Nollywood actors, took place in Yenagoa the Bayelsa State capital.

Nollywood actor, Olu Jacob emphasızed the need for fılms to be made ın our ındıgenous languages.

“There are already Hausa language movies, Igbo language movies, why should there not be Ijaw language movies,” he asked.

Mr Jacob said acting movies in indigenous language is good for communication.

“English is not our language. It is our joy; it is our pride to use our language to communicate. The power, the joy and love in that language will be lost when you translate it,” he said.

Veteran actress Hılda Dokubo also applauded the ıdea, referrıng to ıt as a welcomed development.

“This is not only a welcome idea but an idea that is very fruitful and productive,” she said.

Wıth thıs ınnovatıon the Nollywood ındustry ıs gradually taking ıts root ın Bayelsa State.

afam4eva: Is Nollywood a person?

semid4lyfe: Not sure this is what we need in the Industry right now

Emphasis should be on making quality movies and not churning out movies in Indigenous languages

No be na wa, na real wa

Standing5: Film Titles to expect: Fisher Love,The River and The Village, My dear Canoe, The Marine world, The Lucky One, The Messiah, Coming to Bomadi.

Standing5: Film Titles to expect: Fisher Love,The River and The Village, My dear Canoe, The Marine world, The Lucky One, The Messiah, Coming to Bomadi.

afam4eva:
Local languages musn't be spoken throught the movie but it should be spoken where needed. For instance, if you're gonna shoot a movie that involves an office, it will be ok to use english while the actor in the office, sicne that's the language that's usually spoken in offices. But when the character in the movie goes home and wants to buy something from mama Nkechi, the person should switch to pidgin English because it's most unlikely that people communicate with their local retailer in Queens English. If the person goes to the village, then Igbo or whichever language that's spoken in the village should be spoken. I find it annoying that out Nollywood people will make villagers to speak English when that's not the reality of things. I hope we'll learn to get things right.

I absolutely love the language used in the movie. . . .the combination of English, Pidgin and Yoruba spoken was perfect for a story set in 21st century Lagos and it wasn't misused at all in relation to the characters. As in, characters who were supposed to speak English to each other spoke English and those who were supposed to speak Pidgin or Yoruba spoke exactly that. For example, it would have being foolish for Shola to have conversed with his Lecturer in Pidgin or Yoruba.

afam4eva:
You forgot to add:

From the creeks with love

Mr and Mrs Tompolo

Resource Control

24 days to Derivation(action film)

berem: "The Retardeeen and his cluelessness".it will be produced by DemDem and directed by Dayokanu

That will surely be a blockbuster

Standing5: Film Titles to expect: Fisher Love,The River and The Village, My dear Canoe, The Marine world, Coming to Bomadi

Standing5: Film Titles to expect: Fisher Love,The River and The Village, My dear Canoe, The Marine world, The Lucky One, The Messiah, Coming to Bomadi, The Amnesty, The Parasite, The Black Gold. Also:

The Lost Intruder - A film about Fulani intruder who were trapped by water bodies.
The Struggle - The Militancy Legend and their stories (Tompolo, Gej, Boyloaf, Okah and co.).
Kingdom of Awuf - A film of the percieved haters of Ijaws used their resources.
Marginalization - The Story of Ijaw land underdevelopment.

berem: don't mind those yeye nollywound people! When their counterparts in the western world are busy advancing in film making,they are here shooting films without using a celluloid.we want quality not quantity!

A movie can be shot with celluloid/advanced equipments and still be shyte e.g Mirror Boy

I've seen some decent Nollywood movies that were shot with the home video camera.

Nollywood problem dey complex and multi-faceted

KingMEXX: ok oo. Very soon d Kanuris would clamour for deir own movies, d igbiras, idoma, efik, t.i.v etc wuld also join. Mtcheww.

What are they clamouring for? Na resource control

afam4eva:
You forgot to add:

From the creeks with love

Mr and Mrs Tompolo

Resource Control

24 days to Derivation(action film)