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The Nigeria Official Selection Committee For the Academy Awards Submissions says the Oscars has approved Nigerian Pidgin English as a non-English (Foreign language) recording dialogue in films.

Chineze Anyaene, the chairperson of the committee, who announced this on Saturday, said the request for approval began in December 2019.
She said she visited the Academy’s office in Los Angeles in February 2020 where she met with representatives of the International Feature Film (IFF) Executives.

She added that the outcome of the meeting was wider consultation with the IFF executives; ensuring approval is benchmarked and consistent with their screening matrix.

Ms Anyaene, who has then been having a series of conversations with the Academy to secure quicker approval as the 93rd Oscars was fast approaching.
Nigeria’s first-ever submission for Oscar contention was Genevieve Nnaji’s ‘Lionheart’ movie. However, the film fell short in terms of spoken language and was struck out of the Oscar race.

In its response, the Nigeria Official Selection Committee acknowledged that ‘Lionheart’ departed from the requirement that contenders feature “a predominantly non-English dialogue track’’.

The 95-minute comedy is mostly in English, with a short section in the Igbo language.

Ms Anyaene explained that with every submission in the International Feature Category this year, the minutes and percentage of all individual languages in the country-selected film will be required by the Academy.
‘In addition, this is in line with the Academy’s rule and definition of an international film as “a feature film with a predominantly (more than 50%) non-English dialogue track”.

“This approval as secured by the NOSC is a new feat for the industry and It is untrue if any other individual or entity claims such achievement as this is beyond mere writing to the Academy without knowing the approval intricacies,” she noted.

Following the approval, she said the NOSC might consider re-opening the portal for submission, which was closed at 11:59pm on October 2, to allow over five other filmmakers with Pidgin English films to submit their films.

She affirmed that this would only be a one-time opportunity as individual countries have their respective deadlines, which is always earlier to accommodate other processes so as not to miss the Academy’s deadline slated for December 1, 2020.
https://www.premiumtimesng.com/entertainment/naija-fashion/421464-oscar-2021-academy-approves-nigerian-pidgin-english-as-foreign-language.html

We have 1000s of non yoruba protesting in South West, u see why many people prefer to come to SW?

Gradually

GeneralPula:
Did you read the article?

That malfeasance was committed during the administration of Goodluck Jonathan, Nigeria’s immediate past president

Don't mind those fools, he want us to forget about 30 billion naira because its over 5 yrs, they want us to condemn Buhari but forgive Jonathan, they are both failures,I was very disappointed in Jonathan, I almost lost my life in yobe state because I supported that buffoon

Got 1k too

Dalil8:
She'll be beheaded if she takes it off. that's not freedom, it's bondage.

Islam means Bondage and Darkness, Christianity is True Freedom.


Those Nuns don't wear those veils outside the covent and no one's gonna behead or stone them to death if they don't put it on.

U guys are hypocrites,so Catholic sisters can cover all their body but a muslim sister cannot? we have millions of Muslims who don't dress that way and nobody stone/behead them, ur type will fighting for freedom of expression but deep down y'all hypocrites

Princessbettyj:
So who's body is for the public?

Why don't u condemn Catholic sisters too, its her life, let her be, why dictate to her what to wear

Dalil8:
Can she even breathe in that thing?

She should free herself from the shackles of her religion (Islam) first before fighting for Nigerian youths.

No body forced her to wear it, u guys are just hypocrites who don't practice what they preach, religious tolerance my foot

Adakintroy:
Jonathan government was the worst in history but buhari government have more protest and hardship. I don't know how we define " worst"

Enjoy the change. Me am not supporting.

There has been a drastic change in the economic realities since this administration came on board. Jonathan was right. Many Nigerians were dead wrong. Just too proud to admitt.

And as u can see, we already moved on without u, u inconsequential in this struggle

Mod put this one too for front page na

Very good, see how this protest is spreading, u don't need to insult anyone to spread ur message, but when u call people almajiri, afonja, flat head and u expect them to be on the same page with u?

What's going on, Naija government no try at all, this anonymous don hack about 10 ministries now and no solution yet,very careless govt.

Make dubai take everything from that mofo, he did not even invest a single kobo in Nigeria but u want Nigeria to fight for him?
Dubia govt will fight for him since he Invested millions of dollars in their country but pls leave Naija out of it

Ellaisaqueeen:
TVC is not CNN that says it how it is. They always try to save image and kiss ass, always hiding something and sitting on the fence when it comes to sensitive issues.

Even cnn dictate to their presenters, watch fox news and cnn presidential coverage you'll know that all media houses also play politics

ModestGal:
Who has Bokoharam killed the most?

The northerners of course, shekau is a northerner and most of Boko Haram casualties are front north

When someone here on nairaland said most of them are southerners, ya'll insulted him, there u have it, u will hardly see a nothern officer kill their own like animal, northerners are not the enemy but our own southern brothers

This is exactly how we should treat these thieves but instead we worship them,one thing u can't take away from northerners is their big balls, if them wan treat ur fvckup, there's no way you'll escape it

Thumbs up

tartar9:
...but you forgived Atiku and co

They think they are arguing with a child, when sowore was fighting for Jonathan, they were OK with but when he fought against him they show their true colour

Tonitoniton:
U dont have to let sentiments becloud ur reasoning.

Sowore is one of the major reason Nigeria is where he is today because of his hatred for Jonathan.

What so ever he is doing now to redeem his image is nothing compare to the damage done through his support for the fulani herdsman in aso rock.

All of his ilks should be treated the same to avoid further evil from fostering in the land.


SOWORE AND HIS LIKES MUST APOLOGISE TO NIGERIANS FIRST LIKE SHAGARI SON DID TO SHOW THEY HAVE REPENTED FROM THEIR WICKEDNESS AND EVIL WAYS

Then sowore must also apologise for helping Jonathan become president, we all can still remember how sowore fought against yar'adua's wife, in fact Jonathan himself said he heard about his boss death first on Saharareporters, let stop the hypocracy abeg

AntiBalaka:
The APC boycotted the Confab organised by GEJ and up till date the same APC has refused to review it. In what can best be described as an insult to our collective sensibilities , Buhari appointed that short demon of Kaduna to be the sole reviewer of the Report in what can be described as showmanism.

Osinbanjo you are devil and a liar to speak on constitutional reforms .

Pls stop living in the past, why didn't Jonathan implement the Confab, we will never achieve anything if we continued with this apc vs pdp nonsense

Igbos are doing exactly what they accused north of, they said the northerners hate Christians, just look at their comments from page 1 and you'll see that this people are worse, at least hausa/Fulani people don't practice Osu Caste

GTkester:
We don't have problems with the yorubas. Our problem is with the Yoruba Muslims.

See them and u expect yoruba to unite with this bigots that won't even go near their own tribes men because of their Osu Caste nonsense

Nope

Eriokanmi:
he supported same govt in 2015 remember? He's a flip-flopper

There's nothing like flipflop abeg, if Buhari performed well we will praise him and if he messed up, we will condemn him, some of us are not loyal to party but our country, same sowore was the first person that started the fight that brought Jonathan as d president but when Jonathan messed up, u expect him to remain silent?

Before u said Yoruba people betray u, let make this clear, southern unity isn't about pdp/apc, the all party better present good candidates

Hedonisco:
E pain am. Mumu. Abdulrasaq-ish kind of Afonjaic Islamic mofos making things difficult for the rest of civilised Nigerians and yet forming loudmouth.

Soberly own your congenital misplacement and quietly seek a way out rather than mouth off rubbish.

Osu, we know u hate yoruba people so much but there's nothing u can do to them, the only option for u is to commit suicide, kill yourself and let us move on

Kingrefreshed:
With what is going on I think we can be great after all. But for us to be great we need to exclude Northern Nigeria and Yoruba Muslims. They are enemies of NIGERIA!!

We know ur type/region u came from

LukasPodolski:
How about we start respecting people's choice of vote?

Don't you think the statement "hope in the next election you guys would vote wisely" is wrong?

you that voted wisely, how is the governor in your state performing?

Compared to last administration, abdulrahman is not doing bad at all but he needs to do something about the minimum wage

LukasPodolski:
We are voting for APC again come 2023.

Tell them bro, saraki is gone forever

All southerners are hypocrites, Buhari is doing for his people what obasanjo and Jonathan could not do, I can bet my balls, if another southerner becomes president today, he'll also make same mistake obasanjo and Jonathan made, while the fools at home will be shouting na our son.

Yobabad:
, how are you? Yoruba Muslim pig

Osupig, I like ur new job, in fact if u back down from this ur new job u be bastard