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bigfrancis21:
Yea yea yea but Nollywood is solidly in the hands of Alaba Igbo Businessmen.

Men who are in the hands of the local market management

You don't think before you post things

pazienza:
Three facts had been established here:

1. The Yoruba film making industry, though first of its kind in Nigeria, was redundant, lacked both quality and worst of all, was commercially non viable, it impoverished the film makers because of lack of innovation and lack of touch with environmental needs. of the consumers on the part of the Yoruba film makers.

2. The Igbo movie industry emerged in the 90's independent of the Yoruba redundant and commercially non lucrative moribund film making industry, that had acceptance only within the Yoruba enclave.

The Igbo movie industry incorporated audience needs, superior feasibility studies, efficient marketing and distribution strategies to achieve commercial viability and it's adoption of English language and subtitled English for Igbo ones, enabled the industry to make inroads into all parts of Nigeria, Africa, and the Caribbean, setting the stage and standard for future film making and model in sub Sahara Africa, which countries like Ghana have come to benefit heavily from.

3. The Yorubas have an innate agenda to confuse onlookers and erase the Igbo legacy, by trying to juxtapose the Igbo movie revolution of 90's with those of their redundant almost moribund non lucrative film industries of 1960's simply because , their redundant film making industry was coalesced into the vibrant Igbo movie industry to form nollywood for the sake of national unity.

Thanks all for your time.

You are just uneducated

INDUSTRY - a group of people and activities involved in producing a particular thing, or providing a particular service.

Nollywood is the industry of filmmaking in Nigeria... What Igbos did with "Living in Bondage" was to build on an already existing Industry. .not to create a new industry

pazienza:
I don't care when Yorubas started making films, for all I care, it could have been in 1880. Do you for once think that Yorubas were the only ones doing films all over Africa at those 60's?

The only thing I care about is the fact that the concept, the brand and the brain on which modern commercially lucrative nollywood was built on, is a model conceived, nurtured and developed by Igbo film makers who were late entrants into movie making in Africa.

And any attempt by Yorubas to lay claim to the nollywood fame by trying to confuse their antiquated commercially non viable film industry of 1960s wilth the Highly commercialized lucrative movie making revolution started by Ndiigbo that took the rest of African continent by storm due to effective marketing and distribution strategies, will always be violently nipped on the bud by Igboists.

Learn to give respect to Ndiigbo, and be grateul for our Midas touch on Nigeria movie Arena.

You are really high on some horse poo. I have tried, at least those who aren't foolish and/or bigoted like you will know the truth igbos are trying to deny. ..and to mention, doing a bad job at it cus the information is available to everybody and all movie lovers like myself know from experience and exposure to the Industry that
1. Yorubas started filmmaking in Nigeria
2. Non igbo contributions have produced better quality

lordprogress:
hi guys here is anoda debate i saw on web between the two series of the avatar which of the series was more interesting
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LEGEND OF KORRA

[b]
Nollywood is a sobriquet that originally referred to the Nigerian film industry making films with Ghanaians (and a few times Americans and Europeans) which are usually co-produced with Nigeria and/or distributed by Nigerian companies, as well as Nigerian diaspora films considered to be affiliated with Nigeria or made specifically to capture the Nigerian audience. The origin of the term dates back to early 2000s, traced to an article in The New York Times.
 The Origin of the term "Nollywood" remains unclear; Jonathan Haynes traced the earliest usage of the word to a 2002 article by Matt Steinglass on The New York Times, where it was used to describe the Nigerian cinema. 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.

 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 (Moses Olaiya), Ade Love, Eddie Ugboma and a few others".

    Nollywood at 20 controversy

In 2012, it was announced that Nollywood would be celebrating its 20 years anniversary. This year marked the 20th year the direct-to-video movie Living in Bondage (1992) was released, which marked the boom in the video film era. The anniversary was eventually celebrated in June 2013.

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. 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, talk less of being the first Nigerian film.
 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.  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. 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. 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.
 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". 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

Tunde Kelani stated: "how will Nollywood be celebrating 20 years and I am over 40 years in the industry?"
 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 [/b]


Read and stop behaving like a monkey, I except human beings to be more intelligent than this

pazienza:
The above was Yoruba filming industry. It wasn't lucrative, it lacked commercial strength, it wasn't built on profit maximization.

This certainly isn't what nollywood of today represents.

Now enter the Igbo with the Midas touch: The rise of the concept behind modern day commercialized lucrative nollywood, masterminded by the great Igbo people:

You don't seem to get the point I've been trying to make to you.

Filmmaking Industry in nigeria (now called Nollywood) started with Yoruba companies but was improved by some Igbos who had initially worked in these yoruba companies. .. over time, other Nigerians and Ghanaians have given indispensable contributions to the growth of the industry


Mehn if you don't get this then you have a strong problem following you around

pazienza:
[b] Nollywood: Full Story on the Nigerian Movie Industry
Nollywood: Full Story on the Rise of the Nigerian film 1
By Uduma Kalu
After the rehearsals in 1926, the British government was ready to shoot its first film in Nigeria.
The camera was brought in. Sound, light, costume, make up and continuity were double checked, and every thing was set. Then the director yelled “Action!”
And the shooting began.
Some months later, Palaver, a major landmark in the chequered history of Nigeria film industry was ready.
Twenty-three years after, that film was premiered at the Glover Memorial Hall, Lagos.
The success story of Palaver and the enthusiasm it built among potential film makers put paid to the hitherto monopoly enjoyed by two film redistribution organisations of the Federal Film Unit – W. Hewston in 1961, shortly after independence.
By implication that move which provided training for three Nigerians- A.A. Fayemisin, J.A. Otiga and Yakubu Aura- at the Film Training School in Ghana, paved way for the emergence of a virile film industry in Nigeria. It also provided convenient playing field for some indigenous film makers , most of who moved from the then vibrant theatre tradition to the screen.
Those who built a passion for the big screen over time included Chief Eddie Ugbomah, late Chief Herbert Ogunde, Dr Ola Balogun among others.
However, the Federal Film Unit concentrated on the production of mostly documentary and newsreel films.
Soon after, few attempts were made at producing films. Between 1962 and 1977 films like Born in Lagos, Child Bride, Son of Africa, Golden women, , My Good Friends, Count Down at Kusini and ShehuUmar were produced. The independent film makers had emerged.
Works like Ajani Ogun and Ija Ominira by Ola Balogun, Aiye Jayesimi and Ayanmo by Ogunde, The Rise and Fall of Dr Oyenusi and Death of a Black President by Ugbomah, Kadara by Ade Love, Orun Mooru and Mosebolatan by Moses Olaiya, Efusetan Aniwuray by Ishola Ogunshola and Ireke Onibudo by Ayo Rasak, among others, including the much popular Bisi, Daughter of the River, Amadi, Kongi’s Harvest, Shehu Umar, Maitasine, Things Fall Apart, which joined the film stable.
Except for a few of the works like Imruh Ba Bakari’s Shehu Umar directed by Adamu Halilu, all the other films were did recorded no historical success, commercially.
In fact, most of the products found it difficult to recoup the enormous amount spent on producing the works. Indeed, most of them reportedly burnt their fingers.
The high cost of production, with the chunk of the producer’s budget going into hiring of equipment and crew from abroad. and post-production overseas, kept producers contemplating on whether it was worth it to produce big screen movies or not.
Film financing became the main issue. Next was lack of exhibition centres, an avenue which most of the filmmakers hoped would generate quick return on investment.
Nigeria’s political and economic quagmire worsened issues for the producers.
Not even the establishment of the Nigerian Film Corporation (NFC) which remains a major landmark, or the setting up of such infrastructure as the Colour Film Processing Laboratory, the Sound Dubbing Studio, the National Film Archives, the National Film Institute, or even launch of the National Film Policy in 1992 to guarantee growth and sustainability, could keep profitably engaged, the celluloid practitioners, most of whom were forced to abandon their passion for the less tasking endeavour -home video-” a life belt.”
Most of them who had at various forms decried the danger posed by video to the survival of a virile film industry successfully jumped on the bandwagon of the video craze as it became increasingly difficult to produce new films on celluloid.
Ugbomah, for instance, produced a record thirteen films but was forced to convert about six of his works including Death of a Black President, Omiran and lately, Aba Women Riot into video. The same thing late Ade Love did when he converted Ija Onimira to video.
With the growing screening of human video products in standard halls at the expense of the celluloid, and the new penchant of the viewing public for the video consumption, an attitude which some blamed on Nigeria’s political upheaval and the attendant insecurity on the street, the film industry shrank, in terms of output and investment.
Today, what Nigeria has as a film industry is buoyant home video sector largely controlled by non practitioners, mostly marketers.
For the celluloid in the past 18 years, only Ladi Ladebo seems to have produced films, with his Power and Baba Zak, both completed in 1998. They are both 35 mm gauge. The M-Net New Directions initiative for African Filmmakers have yielded two 15 mm short films-Twins of the Rain Forest and A Place Called Home. [/b]

You just proved that Yorubas started filmmaking in Nigeria

pazienza:
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 (Moses Olaiya), Ade Love, Eddie Ugboma and a few others".

This is not nollywood. This is Yoruba film making ie TV dramas, soap operas and all what.Yes some non Yoruba persons might have been involved in it, but it was essentially a Yoruba concept. It wasn't much commercially rewarding.

Mr man shut up. You don't know anything about filmmaking. You are only here for argument based on a bigoted lifestyle you living.

There were live dramas, movies on celluloid, soap operas on the first TV station in Africa (WNTV Ibadan)
Wasn't much commercially? Yet Cinemas were always filled , yet the names of these movies are still remembered. Stop deceiving yourself

bigfrancis21:
Exactly. That has been the point being made all along. Dramas and TV operas have always been the domain of Yorubas and commercial movie making the domain of the Igbos. You're only starting to realize this.

You didn't come up with this you liar. It was pazienza

I made that reply to make it clear that soap operas are still dominated by Yorubas. .. from Tinsel to Family ties to Shuga

But right from the 60s , Yorubas have also been involved in Movies. ..We introduced Kenneth Nnebue into the industry and he made improvements with his later contributions. Today some of the best Nollywood producers are neither Yoruba nor Igbo. . . That's teamwork, we all contribute and built a billion dollar Industry

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 (Moses Olaiya), Ade Love, Eddie Ugboma and a few others".[5]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nollywood

Maybe you'll need another person to explain this for your puny ibo brain

bigfrancis21:
Aren't you a clown? You're posting an article that confirms what I have repeatedly said about Kenneth Nnebue sponsoring Yoruba commercials before producing Living in Bondage?

Tell me what I don't know already.

Smh. I can't believe one human being can be this daft. Read the parts in bold or ask someone more intelligent to explain it to you. Cus I can see that you are not bright, the fact that Kenneth Nnebue was involved in Yoruba movies before living in bondage shows that "living in bondage" entered into an industry already in existence

bigfrancis21:
Commercials that were limited only to the south west. Kenneth Nnebue invested his money into over 20 Yoruba commercials but none was a commercial success. Then he decided to produce Living in Bondage, an Igbo language movie, and a multi-billion dollar industry was born.

I expect you to take up this challenge if you think you are a man. Please come up with one credible source, even if it is a mention in passing, that credits Nollywood's success to SW. Or else, you're just a lonely internet revisionist.

You just proved that the industry began before living in bondage. Why would he invest in movie commercials if filmmaking industry didn't exist already?

Why do you think there is a demarcation between the two industries?

I don’t know; it could be tribalism. The first man that started the home video revolution in the country, Kenneth Nnebue met us the Yoruba actors on ground. In fact; he first came to my office to see me before he started and asked questions and I gave him all the necessary information he needed. He shot a lot of Yoruba films before even shooting ‘Living in Bondage’. That was the same year I shot ‘Asiri Nla.’. Both films did well in the market. I sold close to 200,000 copies without publicity. ‘Living in Bondage’ was like an eye opener for them in the Igbo sector because Yoruba films have been in existence even before then. But now; they feel it is good to change history. They are now saying the film industry started 20 years ago. If the film industry in Nigeria is called Nollywood, then it didn’t start 20 years ago. Yes, I agree it came and made its own impact. It was like an advancement of what has been on ground. Can you still compare that with where we started on the celluloid if not for the rise foreign exchange then? It was like a revolution and this revolution has stages. Kongi’s harvest I believe was before 1970’s. ‘Ija Orogun’ in 1976 opened the eyes of everybody. It was an experiment by Ola Balogun on commercialising the industry. In our days, we went to the theatre to stage our plays and people pay money to come and watch. Other revolution came up before we came to where we are today. So tell me where we picked the story that we are 20 years in the film industry in Nigeria? If we are not careful; we can use this to be quarrel in the industry. Already; we have quarrelled over it and there are moves to change it, taking the story from where it actually started. - Jide Kosoko
http://www.topcelebritiesng.com/nollywood-didnt-start-with-igbo-movies-jide-kosoko/

Since your puny brain doesn't work without Internet article. I wonder if you request internet articles from your teachers

Read it carefully, if you don't comprehend ask someone more intelligent to read and explain for you

pazienza:
The term "firm making industry" is nebulous.

What the Yorubas made were dramas, soap operas and TV series.
And that wasn't what nollywood revolution was about.

Nollywood was a different revolution that was well distinct of Yoruba TV dramas and soap operas.

Even till today TV dramas and soap operas are very handled by Yorubas. Mnet Africa movies are dominated by Yorubas... most of the movies aired on TV channels abroad. . Movies like Scarlet of high quality TV

But even right from the 60s through to the 80s yorubas have been making movies. .. a pity I can only remember Ajani Ogun

pazienza:
You are embarrassing yourself. Nollywood had nothing to do with cinemas, that was typical Hollywood ish that nollywood is recently trying to imbibe.

Nollywood movies moved straight from the producers to marketers at Idumota, Ebinpejo, alaba, ubakason plaza Lagos, 51 iweka road onitsha, 5 pounds road Aba, in tapes to shops nearest to the consumers.

That was the supply chain.

What Yorubas did were mere soap operas and dramas people watched daily or weekey in public local Yoruba stations.

It wasn't a very much lucrative business.

You keep making this ridiculous claim that Yorubas were only doing dramas and soap opera .. Yorubas were involved in all sorts of media production
What do you think people saw in cinemas? Soap opera? I know all igbos aren't this dumb but boy. . Stupidity seems to follow many of you around
I still remember hearing of Ajani Ogun, a movie people still remember after 40 years or more

bigfrancis21:
Lol. My articles were to not prove anything. They were to educate you on your ignorance.

ignorant of Filmmaking?. .its you and the igbo bigots on this thread that are guilty of that

Nothing ur pasted articles can tell me about Nollywood

pazienza:
The history of nollywood is indisputable, it's foundation lies in living in bondage. It has nothing to do with Yoruba cinemas and dramas.

Yorubas could have given their cinemas and TV dramas a name, like Hausas who were early entrants too, gave their industry the name kannywood.

Why Yorubas are not proud of their TV dramas that have since metamorphosed into Yorubawood, but would want to steal nollywood, an Igbo legacy is beyond me.

This is part of the reason we need Biafra ASAP. Enough of this nonsense already.

Trying to steal Nollywood? are you mad?
Nollywood already has indispensable Non igbo contributions, what is there to steal from a free for all industry? Even Ghanaians have a stake

I'll be glad to see Igbos have biafra. . Honestly, a jubilant day. I can't wait for Nnamdi Kanu to be your Biafra president

pazienza:
The history of nollywood is indisputable, it's foundation lies in living in bondage. It has nothing to do with Yoruba cinemas and dramas.

Of course, what would a foolish bigot like yourself say.

Everyone knows that filmmaking begins with cinemas. Before box office movies are released in discs and tapes for the open market, they are first taken to the cinema
The industry that yorubas started in the 60s was what the producers of Living in Bondage built upon

bigfrancis21:
You are merely derailing the thread. It doesn't stop the fact that 'Nollywood is solidly in the hands of Igbo businessmen aka Alaba cartel'. NY Times.

I expected that as an intelligent person you would come up with counter facts to the multiple articles i've posted on this thread to back up their revisionist history but you can't.

it's your foolish likes that derailed the thread making claims that Nollywood is solely owned by Igbos.

Your articles have proved nothing. .. if anything it has made people know that the filmmaking industry (now called Nollywood) was started by Yorubas
I don't need internet articles you fool. I have a brain and experience with Nigerian entertainment and media. ..

This Alaba cartel are in the hands of the market management. . Or are you too uneducated to realize that too?

bigfrancis21:
The other producers could possibly be in the next top 10.

Of course, I would rely more on an internet source (oftentimes verifiable) than you, a lonely history revisionist.

Oh please. You are a damned loser. I don't expect you to rely on me, in fact I don't expect you to rely on anybody. ..
You are arguing films with me. .. if you know anything about films in nigeria you wouldn't run to Google for everything, you wouldn't need to, cus you would probably know more about this matter than the authors of the articles you are reading

It's obvious you are completely ignorant of Filmmaking in Nigeria. You only argue cus you want to drive a bigoted opinion into the minds of people who don't have enough clarity on the matter

elopee3000:
ur not serious everything about nollywood is igbo set up with with igwe as king the music the play at background or thier names in the movie must be igbo names ,in the whole Africa people from diffrent countries know Nigeria king now as igwe not oba or seriki even in some English movie omotola will add igbo language likewise ini Edo mercy Johnson they speak little igbo ,where is the movies been shot? from enugu asaba onitsha owerri inshort olu Jacob is living in asaba at moment so tell us another story,baba suwe with all the charcoal he has be painting since can u compare him with nkem owo or chiwetalu agu in comedy circle in Africa,why do u think funke akindele is going to enugu every week not mention king of mumu ibu

Hey boy, if you got nothing intelligent to say why not shut it? I mean not that any of you pro-igbo own nollywood folks have any standard human intelligence but you could have stayed away cus you bring nothing new to the table

Actually, ur "Igwe" movies don't portray Igbo kingship. . Those are just for show on the cameras. .. unlike when an Edo "Enogie" or "Oba" or Yoruba "Oba" is portrayed in a movie. . Often times when I hear Edo chants for their King on a movie advert I run to watch it.. you know how many times I watched the trailer for Iyore, and Invasion 1897?
You just cannot compare the works of Non igbos to that of igbos in terms of portraying culture and passing on education through media


I've never seen Omotola speak igbo words..pplease what movie is it? I will go buy it immediately.

bigfrancis21:
The same way several Yoruba music artists are mentored by Igbos in the music industry. P-Square mentored May D, Don Jazzy mentored Reekado Banks and crew etc.

why didn't they mentor Fellow igbos? Probably cus igbos lack the talent

Yet the igbos in the industry, except for Flavour and Phyno, often use yoruba language to form lyrics

DikeOha882:
The so called kunde afolayaa was mentored by the late Amaka Igwe

Sharap you foolish liar. Tunde Kelani is his mentor, Ade Love (Kunle 's father) was Kelani's mentor

DikeOha882:
Macoffuu the clown, I give up on you for comparing Olujacobs to Ogadagidi Pete Edochie, Comparing his wife to Mama G is an insult that will take you Mba Ji asaa, two white cocks to cleanse, the other one's you mentioned are good but not better than the Igbo folks, pls note ramsey Is not yoloba

Olu Jacobs has taken many of the roles that would ordinarily go to Pete Edochie. I respect Pete Edochie. . But the fact that Olu Jacobs takes his roles in movies, such that Edochie was so frustrated he complained about it publicly some years ago, proves that Olu Jacobs is his superior

Mama G is a village champion please, great actress yes but where Joke Silver has entered, ur mama g can never see

bigfrancis21:
@bold...aha! That is what I have been telling you all along but it failed to sink in all these while. My message finally starts sinking in. Are you trying to turn around and 'teach' me what I have been yelling out at you since the past 5 days? I have kept saying it, Yorubas started film making in Nigeria in the form of theatrical plays but the section of Nigeria's movie industry called Nollywood proper specialized in producing films in celluloids, tapes etc. started with the Igbos and is still controlled by the Igbos till today, accommodating non Igbo speakers such as Olu Jacobs and also giving non-Igbo producers such Kunle Afolayan the opportunity to showcase his talent within the English-Igbo movie industry. It is often a wonder Kunle Afolayan cannot make any major movie hit within his native Yoruba movie industry but chooses to produce within the English Igbo-controlled movie industry. What do the Igbos get in return? Mockery, accusations and whatnot for their generosity. You need not even reveal your personal life on here, it is totally needless to the discourse at hand her. To be honest, you have been the one since the last 5 days arguing aimlessly and pushing your luck too far against the obvious. You cannot back up your twisted 'fact' with any reliable source. Not even one. Your frantic efforts at finding one article, just one article, to support your twisted reasoning keeps failing because there are none online and offline and suddenly you realize you stand alone in your illusion. You are only beginning to realize your folly after all.

Omg! You are a daft one. When I said Nollywood is made up of several companies I expected any sensible human being to think companies like FAD productions, Chico Ejiro Productions, WAP etc

Yoruba producers like Ade Love, Tunde Kelani, Adabayo Salami have been producing celluloids
I told you that you are a novice, you just argue aimlessly . I wonder why a human being would be arguing about what he has never been exposed to

Olu Jacobs still acts yoruba movies. .. he is active in both yoruba and English movies. . He started wit yoruba movies. He owes nothing to Igbos. .. Rather he contributes to the industry as a Yoruba Nigerian

Igbos aren't accommodating anybody. . Nollywood is a Nigerian property. . Its called Nollywood not "igbowood"
Non igbos make better films than igbos. ..this is a fact

You are yet to mention the names of these igbos running the industry
These igbos that Edo man like Lancelot has to beg for accommodation.
I've never heard of begging someone for accommodation in a movie industry. .. igbos would Come up with all sorts of lies

bigfrancis21:
Please. Far from it. The Yoruba movie industry is one that is said to be financially struggling. Yoruba actors and actresses are grossly underpaid compared to their Nollywood counterparts. The industry struggles every year to make profits. We find several Yoruba actors and actresses switching to the English-speaking side such as Eniola Badmus, Funke Akindele etc. The viewing audience of the Yoruba movie industry is limited to the south-west. Out of a population of 35 million, we assume 20 million are young children and adults in the movie-viewing age, excluding babies, toddlers and old people. We assume that 15 million out of 20 million people watch Yoruba movies, given the fact that not everybody loves to watch movies, thus we have an average Yoruba movie viewing audience of 15 million.

On the other hand, Yoruba movie watchers also watch Nollywood movies. Nollywood movies cater to 100 million+ people out of Nigeria's 170 million population, plus populations from Ghana, Namibia, Gambia, Benin, Cameroun, South Africa, Haiti, Jamaica, Brazil, Europe, Asia etc., with a viewing audience of over 200 million. The English-Igbo sector is the backbone of Nollywood's revenue.

The contribution from Yoruba movies, more or less, should not be more than 5 - 15 % of Nollywood's annual gross revenue.

more  lies.   non yorubas that understand yoruba (which  is a lot) watch Yoruba movies.
And Yorubas are more than 35 million. .in nigeria we are close to 45 million  excluding Benin Republic and Togo. ..plus all over west africa and the carribeans that people are interested in Yoruba language movies. ..especially the ones portraying yoruba history. My igbo in laws watch Yoruba movies like no man's business.   At least 60 million people are regulars at watching yoruba movies. I'll say Yoruba movies generate 30% of the Nollywood revenue. Far more than that of Igbo movies
Even Igbos hardly watch igbo movies, they prefer English movies Unlike Yorubas and Hausas

Everyone complains, even the person having it easy wants it easier.  There are Igbo personalities who devote their carrers to Yoruba movies. .. Mike Ezuruonye, Chidi Mokeme,  Emeka Ike have appeared in some Yoruba movies

bigfrancis21:
Top 10 Nigeria's Movie Producers
As of recent (not sure which year), the top 10 Nigeria's movie producers were:


1) Teco Benson
2) Dickson Iroegbu
3) Chico Ejio
4) Lancelot Oduwa Imasuen
5) Fidelis Duker
6) Emem Isong
7) AY Makun
8.) Okey Ezeugwu
9) Muyiwa Ademola
10) Tchidi Chikere

http://www.africaranking.com/most-powerful-nigerian-film-producers/5/

Your list is nonsense. AY Makun 7th, just because of 30 days in Atlanta? When last did Chico Ejiro (not Ejio you ignoramus) work on a movie?

Teco Benson can never be number 1, To be at the top you must be consistent with quality Teco Benson lacks this. .. so does Fidelis Duker. ..
Dickson Iroegbu, Okey Ezugwu. .two names I've never heard in my life.


It's funny how you keep running to Internet articles. .. when normal human beings should be speaking of what they " know" through their own exposure to films in nigeria


Where do you put Kunle Afolayan, Charles Novia , Tunde Kelani, Staphanie Okereke?

bigfrancis21:
You keep missing the point over and over again. I have told you severally that Yorubas started filmmaking in Nigeria but they were mostly into theatrical plays shown in cinemas which were costly. Yorubas were never into movie production in tapes, VCR, DVDS/CDs etc., being another aspect entirely. Film making covers several aspects such as theatrical plays, movie production etc. Before Living in Bondage, Kenneth Nnabue had tried sponsoring several commercials in Yoruba language but they were not financially profitable. Then he released Living in Bondage, an Igbo-language movie that was purely in celluloids/tapes and that section of Nigeria's film making industry is what boomed ever since and expanded to be the face of Nigeria's movie industry today. Further to this success was the decision of these originally Igbo-speaking actors and actresses to switch to English for a wider understanding of the movies while still retaining the Igbo culture. This is the same English Nollywood we have today. In the 2000s, the government decided to merge that booming industry with the Yoruba-speaking sector under one name. They made movie production in tapes attractive that has attracted other tribes into the same sector. Theatre productions are not as financially profitable as movie making in celluloids, tapes etc. By switching to English language, they were able to accommodate talented non-Igbo actors such as Liz Benson, Olu Jacobs, Ini Edo, Omotola Ekeinde etc., and ave them the chance to excel using their talents. This same gesture was also extended to producers. Thus, we have several producers of non-Igbo origin who have showcased their great talents. Nollywood is encouraged to celebrate talents and we have the representation of non-Igbos in an Igbo industry, alongside Igbo actors, actresses, producers, directors etc.

Think of the Yoruba speaking industry and Igbo-English speaking industry as 2 companies. You may have started a company first way before me and I started mine 30 years after and the overwhelming success of my company today is purely of my efforts and your being the pioneer in starting a company in Nigeria does not mean you own a stake in my company just because 'you are the first'. That is silly ideology of uneducated people. You started a company first, yes. We all acknowledge that but my own company is more successful than yours and more popular. The world is business and competition in the business world. The Igbos understand competition very well. My business professor taught me that successful businesses today find that very one thing or two that gives them a competitive advantage over their competitors. For the Igbos in film making, they discovered thAT movie production in tapes - not in theatres, is where the money is aka movie gold mine and for the Igbos, that is their competitive edge over the Yorubas.

To be honest, you are making just too much efforts already to 'deconvince' me of something I know to be true. You are wasting your time. Come 10 years time, Igbos started Nollywood and own it. You cannot change that fact. 10 million Yorubas fellows easily agree that Nollywood today is Igbo-controlled and started originally as an Igbo-speaking industry. It is only few bigoted elements like you that run around trying to twist history and the truth. Not one article, not one, credits the success of Nollywood to the Yorubas not one. All overwhelmingly point to the South East.

Or maybe you just have an ego problem.

Mr. Man you cannot argue movies with me, I wouldn't want to tell you my personal life but it's obvious I'm more exposed to Nollywood than you are.

As I've said before all movies produced in nigeria except for maybe the hausa movies are part of Nollywood. .and Yorubas, Edos, Efik-Ibibio contribute just as much effort and even greater talent into the movies that make up Nollywood

I'm not bigot, I told you I hate bigotry. ..you are the bigoted fool here Claiming the great works of Olu Jacobs, Afolayan family, Lancelot Imasuen, Amata family, Alex Usifo, Sam Loco, Enebele Elebuwa, Omotola Ekeinde, Ramsey Noua, Ini Edo, Omoni Oboli, Funke Akindele, Eniola Badmus, Liz Benson, Nse Ikpe Etim, Imeh Umoh etc as Igbo work

Igbos didn't create a new industry, filmmaking is still filmmaking, and even though Yorubas started filmmaking in Nigeria, I never claimed yorubas own it. The producers of "Living in Bondage" built on the same industry started by Yorubas"
NOLLYWOOD IS AN INDUSTRY , THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPANIES INVOLVED IN FILM PRODUCTION, are you too uneducated to realize this?

"Nollywood" is just a name.. A name for CINEMA IN NIGERIA

See how bigotry turns people into iidiots?

bigfrancis21:
To add to the list:

Dickson Iroegbu

Okey Ezugwu

Teco Benson (from Ojoto, Anambra state)

Obi Emelonye is the only one of worth with good movies like Mirror Boy and Last flight to Abuja. The others are less significant..
Either unknown or haven't produced a great movie
Amaka Igwe I know through Fuji House of Commotion and nothing else. .btw that show was dominated by Yorubas in crew and cast.
The movie "Osuofia in London" I know but not Kingsley Ogoro . He is relatively unknown .. meaning he probably hasn't produced any good movie like Osuofia in London for years... cus to be honest I don't know him


many of the names who you and NoIgwegbe mentioned are unknown. .. you couldn't even mention any of the works of Okey Ezugwu, Dickson Iroegbu
This shows that you just went to Google "igbo producers" or something. .. you probably don't know them or their movies either

bigfrancis21:
So far, I am yet to see any credible source reference the ownership or origin of Nollywood to the South-West region, other than online clowns living out palpable fantasies on nairaland. International and national sources on the origin of Nollywood all point to the South East.

Gladly, I can say I never claimed Nollywood is owned by Yorubas. . I'm against the bigoted notion that Nollywood is owned by Igbos

If you don't get this then you have a serious problem. . But I knew that already

bigfrancis21:
INTRODUCTION
The Nigerian Home Video Industry, popularly referred to as “Nollywood”, during its blossoming epoch, soared on the wings of dynamism, assiduity, imperturbability, resilience, and was with certitude propelled by the wind of change into enviable heights of Moviedom. Despite the threatening thunderbolt missiles of mediocrity, ineptitude, charlatan craze, and shoe string budgets culminating into an endless stream of flawed productions launched at it by life's anti- progressive synchronized network, in a bid to terminate its meteoric ascension, Nollywood nonetheless survived the epic battle.

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Nollywood's net worth as at 2008 stood between an estimated $250 and $300 Million dollars.1 It is worthy of note that a Global cinema survey, conducted in 2006 by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) and released sometime in May 2009, puts Nollywood on the number two spot, behind Bollywood and ahead of Hollywood based on the numerical data of the movies produced. However, it is an indubitable fact that despite the set back to the third position, Hollywood still blazes the trail as the foremost Movie Industry with a pedigree of top class, matchless, quality productions.

The annals of the Nigerian movie Industry, proudly boasts of a plethora of movies encapsulating the Celluloid formatted films of yester years and the stream of Home Video productions, with the former incontrovertibly acting as the foundation upon which the latter was built.

NOLLYWOOD - THE ORIGIN
Film exhibition began to thrive during the Colonial era, with Glover Memorial Hall playing host to a range of memorable films viewed by “potential Nigerians”, in August 1903. However, the non-availability of proper records reflecting the title of the debut film exhibited has created a lapse in the precedent stock. Notwithstanding the lacuna, the way had been paved for the exhibition of more foreign films at the Hall and other designated venues.

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“The Yoruba Travelling Theatre Group” of the 60's and 70's can be referred to as the “Fountain Head” of movie productions in Nigeria. The veterans with great Theatrical skills and great performances took their works beyond the stage, and dove into the sea of film productions using the Celluloid format. Notable film makers on the Roll call of Honour during the Celluloid boom era of the 70's include Ola Balogun, Eddie Ugbomah, late Herbert Ogunde, Adeyemi Afolayan a.k.a Ade Love (father of Kunle Afolayan of the Irapada fame), Ladi Ladebo, Moses Adejumo, Adebayo Salami and Afolabi Adesanya.3

The list of documented films produced during the 70's era and transcending somewhat into the 80's is simply astonishing and goes to show that the Movie Industry has been around much longer, contrary to the '1992 belief syndrome' most have been injected with . Such works include Kongi Harvest (1971), Alpha (1972), Bull Frog in the Sun (1974), Amadi (1975), Ajani Ogun (1975), Muzik Man (1976), Bisi, Daughter of the River (1977), Ija Ominira (1978), Aiye (1979), Kadara (1980), Jaiyesimi (1980) Efunsetan Aniwura (1981), Cry Freedom (1981),Ija Orogun (1982) Owo L'Agba (1982)4

The cost of producing films in that era was financially back breaking, with Nigerians further frustrating the efforts of the filmmakers by opting to watch films of occidental and oriental origin at the Cinemas and Exhibition centres, rather than the locally produced ones. The Cowboy films were exhilarating to watch while the Chinese films paraded amongst others, the Legendary “Bruce Lee” in (Lo Wei's, The Big Boss (1971), Fist of Fury (1972), Way of the Dragon (1972), Enter the Dragon (1973), The Game of Death released in 1978) who exhibited Martial Arts dexterity, obviously a fighting technique alien, yet fascinating to us at that time.

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THE GOOD - The Ascension Flight
Home Videos were produced which served as an alternative to the cinemas, and the name naturally stems from the fact that you could seat within the comfort of your home and watch the movies produced in the VHS format via your VCR. Film Makers capitalized on the gains of the Home Video concept offered, and began producing movies using the Yoruba language as the means of communication. However, the year “1992” has overtime been widely accepted as the triggering period of Home Video productions, with Ken Nnebue's “Living in Bondage” said to be the first movie made for commercial purposes using the Igbo/English language. The movie no doubt struck the “Movie Well”, which invoked a mass exodus of people from other spheres into the art of movie productions, having seen the opportunities that lay in the Gold mine region. Thus, did the Home Video Industry tagged “Nollywood” emerge.

Read more at: http://www.modernghana.com/moviep/5508/3/pagenum/nollywood-origin-and-unresolved-problems-by-august.html

And this is what? Ur proof that Igbos own nollywood? Are you serious?
Did you not read where ur article stated that Yoruba groups began filmmaking in nigeria?

Nollywood's revenue includes all movies produced from Nigeria. . Not just the movies produced by Igbos. .. I hope you know that much?

DikeOha882:
What culture are those movies showcasing? Igbo or yorouba, since its portraying Igbo culture, then Its Igbo, remember when forme pres goodluck was in gambia, immediately they saw him,the crowd started shouting Igweeeee and not oba, thats how far our culture has gone, all the major actors they know are Igbos, can yougive me Genevieve, Rita, Stephnie Okereke, Uchejumbo, Jim Iyke, Pete Edochie, Blossom, OCJ Ukeje etc alternatives in yoruba movies etc we havebuilt nollywood bro,no amount of propaganda can change it

you call what those movies portray as igbo culture? A man killing his brother for his wealth, a demonic woman destroying a peaceful marriage? Or an evil village woman
This is what we see in those types of movies with poor script.
One would expect igbo filmmakers to expose the beauty of Igbo culture to the world and not make silly storylines that no cultural or educational significance

Mr. Man Sharap Omotola, Ramsey Nouah, Joke Silver, Olu Jacob are more popular than most of the people you mention there


yoruba built media in nigeria. . Deal with it. We introduced you forest dwellers to media technology

j1mmy:
Of course you are a primitive African so it won't make sense to you. If you have the mental intelligence of a monkey who can reason with you!

I can see you are mad. It's ur father that is primitive. Even a monkey is more intelligent than you.
Any intelligent human being would not speak against a rich culture.