Nollywood filmmaker and critic, Charles Novia has insisted that he stands by the opinion expressed when he appeared on a recent edition of ‘The Gist’ with Emma Ugolee.
Novia had joined Uzo Okpechi and Moses Inwang to discuss ‘New Nollywood’ on the show.
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In a series of tweets on Saturday night, Novia insists that his opinions are valid saying, ‘We all have a part to play in the rebranding and reengineering of the industry which birthed from nothing to the present speck.’
He also accused TNS of sensationalising the story.
See his tweets below:
1. On ‘The Gist’on HipTv today, I and a couple of my colleagues, Uzo Okpechi and Moses Ewang, had an interesting 2 part convo on Nollywood
— charles novia (@charlesnovia) September 24, 2016
2.From incensed tweets by some upstarts and perhaps fawning acolytes of such upstarts, most of what was said have been taken out of context
— charles novia (@charlesnovia) September 24, 2016
3. TNS, for sensationaism even headlines an apparently edited clip as ‘bad mouthing new Nollywood’. Chuckle. One has to shrug here a bit.
— charles novia (@charlesnovia) September 24, 2016
4.Personal opinions on an industry we all are building in our own different ways are mine to express. I stand by them,gored oxen and all.
— charles novia (@charlesnovia) September 24, 2016
5. We all have a part to play in the rebranding and reengineering of the industry which birthed from nothing to the present speck. #Evolving
— charles novia (@charlesnovia) September 24, 2016
6.Beyond the plastic smiles we all give each other and daggers drawn whispers many are wont to do in Nlwd, there is a conversation for all..
— charles novia (@charlesnovia) September 24, 2016
7. It’s not a conversation for relevance or validation by anyone or group but one for posterity and progress. Find the nexus for traction
— charles novia (@charlesnovia) September 24, 2016
8. Everyone is doing fine and ok so far in our own ways but we must define a unity of purpose which is birthed by less generalisations
— charles novia (@charlesnovia) September 24, 2016
9.Nollywood is determined not only by the narratives of the filmmakers but the validation of the audience. How do we keep their retention?
— charles novia (@charlesnovia) September 24, 2016
10. I will be writing a two part treatise on this and more on my blog soon. Kudos to all Nollywood and one love. We all are on the good path
— charles novia (@charlesnovia) September 24, 2016
This post first appeared on True Nollywood Stories(TNS)
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