zhike:


My friend note that Dstv is a business and they know their customers. There is no way a channel called Africa magic hausa can be shown in South Africa.

BeardedMeat:
Why not? It's cable enabled. Don't we receive Chinese channels where only Chinese is the language of communication.

Armaggedon:
There is no branch of movie industry in Nigeria or elsewhere known as "nollywood yoruba"
Although there has been attempts to have that niche but it has often failed mainly because unlike kannywood, the proponents want to make a name by building on the foundation laid by the booming nollywood, in an exoparasite fashion. For instance, kannywood movie makers have their own association, nollywood have Actors guild of Nigeria while Western actors had Association of theartre arts practitioners of Nigeria (ATAPN) . But ATAPN seems to have collapsed just like the 'yoruwood' wood project as no one hears about them.

There is no clear distinction between regular english movies and cinema movies as most actors and producers in the smaller cinema sector also do regular nollywood movies.

There is also no clear distinction between English movies and Igbo language movies since they are done by the same people.

The only clear distinctions are:
1) Kannywood by the Northerners

2) Yoruba language movies by the yorubas

3) Nollywood by Igbos done in English and Igbo language as well in the cinemas, accommodating some modern 'lekki elements' of the Yorubas

It is the third one that is known by foreigners as the Nigerian movie industry.

ForumNL:
Nigeria have two movie industry
Kannywood and NOLLYWOOD
Kannywood is basically Muslim and Hausa movie industry

NOLLYWOOD include
1. NOLLYWOOD Yoruba
2. Nollywood English
3. Nollywood Igbo

3 distinct movie industry altogether

Talking of success
Nollywood English is most popular, in like 2010 it was more of igbos (era of aki and paw paw, Sam loko efe, Mr Ibu) with few Yoruba but within the space of 10 years Yoruba have dominate NOLLYWOOD English and now standard

Best Directors are Yoruba
Highest rated movies are directed and produced by Yorubas
More than 55% actors and actresses are Yoruba

From Omo ghetto
Chief daddy
King of thieves
Wedding party
Sugar rush
Prophetess
Fate of alakade
My village people
Jennifer's diary
The list is endless

Click the link to see the highest grossing Nigerian films

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_Nigerian_films

That's for NOLLYWOOD English

Now we all know NOLLYWOOD Yoruba is more popular and more successful than Nollywood Igbo, in fact the actors and actresses in Yoruba movies are far more successful than those in indigenous Igbo movies

If you argue this you are only fighting the truth
Peace

Armaggedon:
There is no branch of movie industry in Nigeria or elsewhere known as "nollywood yoruba"
Although there has been attempts to have that niche but it has often failed mainly because unlike kannywood, the proponents want to make a name by building on the foundation laid by the booming nollywood, in an exoparasite fashion. For instance, kannywood movie makers have their own association, nollywood have Actors guild of Nigeria while Western actors had Association of theartre arts practitioners of Nigeria (ATAPN) . But ATAPN seems to have collapsed just like the 'yoruwood' wood project as no one hears about them.

There is no clear distinction between regular english movies and cinema movies as most actors and producers in the smaller cinema sector also do regular nollywood movies.

There is also no clear distinction between English movies and Igbo language movies since they are done by the same people.

The only clear distinctions are:
1) Kannywood by the Northerners

2) Yoruba language movies by the yorubas

3) Nollywood by Igbos done in English and Igbo language as well in the cinemas, accommodating some modern 'lekki elements' of the Yorubas

It is the third one that is known by foreigners as the Nigerian movie industry.

ForumNL:
Nigeria have two movie industry
Kannywood and NOLLYWOOD
Kannywood is basically Muslim and Hausa movie industry

NOLLYWOOD include
1. NOLLYWOOD Yoruba
2. Nollywood English
3. Nollywood Igbo

3 distinct movie industry altogether

Talking of success
Nollywood English is most popular, in like 2010 it was more of igbos (era of aki and paw paw, Sam loko efe, Mr Ibu) with few Yoruba but within the space of 10 years Yoruba have dominate NOLLYWOOD English and now standard

Best Directors are Yoruba
Highest rated movies are directed and produced by Yorubas
More than 55% actors and actresses are Yoruba

From Omo ghetto
Chief daddy
King of thieves
Wedding party
Sugar rush
Prophetess
Fate of alakade
My village people
Jennifer's diary
The list is endless

Click the link to see the highest grossing Nigerian films

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_Nigerian_films

That's for NOLLYWOOD English

Now we all know NOLLYWOOD Yoruba is more popular and more successful than Nollywood Igbo, in fact the actors and actresses in Yoruba movies are far more successful than those in indigenous Igbo movies

If you argue this you are only fighting the truth
Peace

Rahman2330:


https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_Nigerian_films


The link says it all

Rahman2330:
Era of aki and paw paw have pass

We are in the era of King of Boys, King of Thieves, Isoken, Jennifer, Alakada

Donmobi:
lol.
Ever since yorubas started venturing in the scence, our movies started lacking appeal and fanbase, highest grossing, directed by yorubas? It's like you know little about movies.

Armaggedon:
So an award that includes categories such as ' best social online content creator' and 'best lighting designer' is all you to prove you dominate nollywood? are you really ok?

Donmobi:
funny enough, highest foreign recipients of our movies abroad, are Carribeans, and they seem to like the previous.

ForumNL:

Jealousy kill you there

Now that we are getting international recognitions you are here talking shit

Eyes is not paining you, check the movies and the directors, 90% Yorubas the rest South south

ForumNL:


IPOB BEREAU OF STATISTICS

Just open mouth to say whatever comes in, Era of Mr Ibu have pass okay, deal with it

Donmobi:

First i must commend your directors, but then again directors don't own or even write the movie.
Then again, most of these so called "yoruba directed highest grossing movies", do not have more than a 6 point IMDB rating, so these movies aren't actually appealing to foreigners. It wasn't like this before, you know?

Donmobi:
lol.
Mr ibu, Mama G, aki na paw paw.
Now those are what Carribeans are attracted to, they would rather prefer the classics or nonetheless modern films with igbo cultural setting than anything.
Why indian movie sell is because they make movies in their own style same as Nigeria, but since y'all came to the scene, you've been trying to change the pattern by copying Hollywood style thinking, it's more modernized. It's typical of Yorubas. Very "sophisticated" fellas.

ForumNL:


Helloooo..!
Who knows Nigerian movies before ?
Who dey watch Nigeria movies before?

Let's tell ourselves some truth na, is it Aki and Paw paw, Mr Ibu or Sam Loco that has international recognitions

None was even recognized by Netflix
All d Aki and Paw paw are within, we are the only ones that know them, how many of them ever featured international actors?

ForumNL:


You are not ashamed of your self

Those who are struggling to get any form of recognition now in Nigeria of today film industry, who will feature them sef, maybe Nollywood Igbo sha

Too substandard movies, thank God for Yorubas that put our movies on classical and international levels

Rahman2330:


Heresy

1. Kannywood have association
2. Nollywood Yoruba have association
3. Nollywood Igbo have association
4. Nollywood English have association

Gone are the days when NOLLYWOOD English produce films like - The wicked landlord, My Mother in law, Amaka the village girl, Agony of a virgin
Now levels have change Nollywood English is now Omo ghetto
Chief daddy
King of thieves
Wedding party
Sugar rush
Prophetess
Fate of alakade
My village people
Jennifer's diary

The problem with Igbos is that they don't follow trends, they are too adamant to old ways of doing things

Anybody can watch Yoruba movies and love it, the graphic is just standard and subtitile is okay
Many non Yorubas know most of Yoruba actors in fact many of them act both Yoruba and NOLLYWOOD English, I know many igbos that prefer Nollywood Yoruba

If you decide to argue, just tune your goTV or DStv to the two and compare
African magic Yoruba and African magic Igbo

Iree o

Donmobi:
i did ask if you knew anything about movies.
You haven't replied me.
Now, nollywood is the 2nd largest movie producing industry in the universe, a feat achieved decades ago by yours truly, as a main contributor.
As of today, if you ask the average Kenyan, Tanzanian, South African, Jamaican, Haitian, to tell you their fav actors in Nollywood, 99% of those names you discarded would certainly be there.

ForumNL:
See movies abeg

Directors - Yoruba
Cast : Yoruba
Producers - Yoruba

Armaggedon:
inferiority complex is what you're suffering from that's why you can't seem to stop comparing yourself to Igbos.

Since you're claiming dumb, let bring it down to your level using your gotv example. You will never see most actors in Africa magic Yoruba in any other channel. Even the most famous Yoruba actor odunlade has not managed to make a break through in Nollywood because most Yoruba language language actors speak poor English with a terrible accent. Funke akindele with all her efforts has not overcome this accent barrier.

Check out African magic Igbo, African magic epic, rok2 and African magic urban (to a reasonable extent) they feature same people who belong to AGN. This is the nollywood we know. that is why no Igbo will ever say nollywood Igbo, because it's tautology! The only people saying "Yoruba nollywood" "new nollywood" are the Yorubas in the periphery looking for a place in mainstream.

When nollywood was christened, it is on record that Yorubas in the industry opposed it. And they are correct because the obvious different historical paths. Why they refused to name their industry like Hausas is beyond me. Is it fear of failure?
Ghanaians even have a more viable film industry than the Yorubas. You are able to name your movies means you don't have a prosperous industry and you might never act if you refuse to acknowledge the need to build one from the scratch instead of forming exo-parasites unto nollywood.

Donmobi:
Yoruba cast ke?
You can't put yoruba actors in movies and expect it to gross in Nigeria mate.
Not all those movies are Yoruba directed too

Armaggedon:
inferiority complex is what you're suffering from that's why you can't seem to stop comparing yourself to Igbos.

Since you're claiming dumb, let bring it down to your level using your gotv example. You will never see most actors in Africa magic Yoruba in any other channel. Even the most famous Yoruba actor odunlade has not managed to make a break through in Nollywood because most Yoruba language language actors speak poor English with a terrible accent. Funke akindele with all her efforts has not overcome this accent barrier.

Check out African magic Igbo, African magic epic, rok2 and African magic urban (to a reasonable extent) they feature same people who belong to AGN. This is the nollywood we know. that is why no Igbo will ever say nollywood Igbo, because it's tautology! The only people saying "Yoruba nollywood" "new nollywood" are the Yorubas in the periphery looking for a place in mainstream.

When nollywood was christened, it is on record that Yorubas in the industry opposed it. And they are correct because the obvious different historical paths. Why they refused to name their industry like Hausas is beyond me. Is it fear of failure?
Ghanaians even have a more viable film industry than the Yorubas. You are able to name your movies means you don't have a prosperous industry and you might never act if you refuse to acknowledge the need to build one from the scratch instead of forming exo-parasites unto nollywood.

ForumNL:


Did you just say NOLLYWOOD is the 2nd largest movie production but in ranking of best movies production Nollywood is not in top 10

So what are you saying?

"2nd largest Production by volume" bunch of substandard movies that has not gone beyond Nigeria

If there is actors that known in other African countries it will be the likes of Papa Ajasco etc

Stop celebrating mediocrity

Armaggedon:
inferiority complex is what you're suffering from that's why you can't seem to stop comparing yourself to Igbos.

Since you're claiming dumb, let bring it down to your level using your gotv example. You will never see most actors in Africa magic Yoruba in any other channel. Even the most famous Yoruba actor odunlade has not managed to make a break through in Nollywood because most Yoruba language language actors speak poor English with a terrible accent. Funke akindele with all her efforts has not overcome this accent barrier.

Check out African magic Igbo, African magic epic, rok2 and African magic urban (to a reasonable extent) they feature same people who belong to AGN. This is the nollywood we know. that is why no Igbo will ever say nollywood Igbo, because it's tautology! The only people saying "Yoruba nollywood" "new nollywood" are the Yorubas in the periphery looking for a place in mainstream.

When nollywood was christened, it is on record that Yorubas in the industry opposed it. And they are correct because the obvious different historical paths. Why they refused to name their industry like Hausas is beyond me. Is it fear of failure?
Ghanaians even have a more viable film industry than the Yorubas. You are able to name your movies means you don't have a prosperous industry and you might never act if you refuse to acknowledge the need to build one from the scratch instead of forming exo-parasites unto nollywood.

ForumNL:


This is an evidence that you know hundreds of Yoruba actors that has made lots of impact in NOLLYWOOD

Guess what? I don't know a single Igbo actor
Who dey watch Igbo movies abeg

Donmobi:
correct yourself.i said PRODUCING, it's like you don't know much about our movies then.
Because if you knew, you would know the 2nd largest film industry in the world.
Don't stress men, oyibos no sabi papa Ajasco, perhaps some African countries might.

ForumNL:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_Nigerian_films

This is my source

Bring your own source

still haven't answered me.
How many of your "standard" movies has been nominated for an Oscar

Donmobi:
aren't you the one that was mentioning igbo actors with ease, no one else has mentioned any of your tribesmen here