‘There’s no Nollywood but Igbowood’ – Norbert Young
Veteran Nollywood actor, Norbert Young has recently expressed his distaste for Nigeria’s movie industry, saying there’s no Nollywood but Igbowood.
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Charles Novia reviews the African Movie Academy Awards 2013
I had already made up my mind weeks before to do such, even if I was in a somewhat precarious position; my movie ‘Alan Poza’ was nominated in two categories. If we didn’t win anything (and eventually we didn’t) some might misconstrue my review as ‘sour grapes’ rather than the honest and unbiased opinion I have chosen to write...
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Reflections from an unapologetic commercial Nollywood filmmaker – by Amaka Igwe
The growth should be driven by infrastructure required to service the existing market and the new markets which are developing. We need to restructure the guild or the guild needs to look at what other guilds elsewhere are doing, check what other guilds do for their people. Nollywood should be ready to make a move in film-making skills and techniques.
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PHOTOS: Sessions from Nigerian Entertainment Conference
The conference featured five sessions where industry experts deliberated on issues, problems, solutions and dreams around the entertainment industry.
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Read Frank Nweke Jnr.'s opening speech at Nigerian Entertainment Conference
Entertainment plays a pivotal role in society as a stress and tension diffuser. Many of us will remember a great book, song, beautiful theatrical performance or amazing movie because of the profound impact they had on us at certain moments when we were down or even at such times when we are happy and therefore serve to reinforce our state of emotional well being, however transient it may be...
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‘Nollywood is a global movement’ – Amaka Igwe
To do justice to the topic ‘The Nollywood paradigm-reflection of an apologetic commercial Nollywood filmmaker’ was ace Nollywood writer, producer and director, Amaka Igwe...
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Ali Baba, Ebuka, Fidelis Duker join Nigerian Entertainment Conference panelists
Respected producer Fidelis Duker and godfather of Nigerian stand-up comedy Ali Baba are two of the distinguished Nigerians who have been added to the list of panelists at the first-ever Nigerian Entertainment Conference holding on Friday April 26...
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NET SPECIAL FEATURE: Meet Nigeria’s richest entertainers
And only time will tell, whether today’s millionaires will put their monies where there mouths are and move on to join the billionaires’ club, or take a big plunge and lose their access pass into the millionaires club...
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Fresh and Fly: Check out Jim Iyke's new look
The bad boy is looking fly in this new set of publicity images for his show, which debuted on April 18...
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What Time Magazine wrote about Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde
Employing a million Nigerians, Nollywood enthralls millions more who come for the thrills, the uplift and the artful agitations of Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde — the Queen of Nollywood...
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