The guide - which predicts the future of the industry and features extensive testimony from leading lights in the Nigerian film industry - will be launched on Saturday, 20th Sept 2014.
To mark the release, BFI Southbank will host the BEYOND NOLLYWOOD weekend, screening a selection of compelling Nigerian films from Sat 20th - Sun 21st Sept 2014. The weekend will form part of African Odysseys, BFI Southbank’s monthly focus on film by and about people of African descent.
Programmer and Author, Nadia Denton will discuss her latest work The Nigerian Filmmaker’s Guide to Success: Beyond Nollywood with guests from Nigeria who include; father of ‘Nollywood’ Chris Obi – Rapu, Director of the much famed Living in Bondage, the film that precipitated the phenomenon of Nollywood; and Dr. Ladi Sandra Adamu an Associate Professor in Mass Communications from the Ahmadu Bello University and leading authority on Hausa filmmaking and cultural representation.
The titles that will be shown include; B for Boy (Dir Chika Anadu) a thrilling yet highly sensitive and insightful debut feature set in contemporary Nigeria, which powerfully captures the ongoing struggle between progress and tradition. Mother of George (Dir Andrew Dosunmu) an enlightened look at immigrant life, capturing the vibrant culture of the Yoruba community in New York where a young Nigerian wife is driven to despair as she tries for a baby. Nigeria Through a Lens a selection of engaging documentaries including George Osodi: Kings of Nigeria (Dir Katharina von Schroeder); Emeka Okereke: Invisible Borders (Dir May Abdalla) and JD ‘Okhai Ojeikere: Master Photographer (Dirs Tam Fiofori, Joel Benson).
Nigeria based documentary filmmaker Joel Benson will also be present discussing his co-directed work J.D. Okhai Ojeikere: Master Photographer on Sunday 21st Sept 2014.
The Nigerian Filmmaker’s Guide to Success charts the emergence of a new wave of Nigerian audio-visual content - spanning indie films, documentary, animation, experimental, music videos and diaspora films. It features 78 exclusive interviews with Nigerian filmmakers and industry professionals, offering advice in the key areas of finance, development, marketing, exhibition and distribution from a Nigerian cultural perspective.
Contributors featured in the guide include; ‘Father’ of Nollywood and Director of Living in Bondage, Chris Obi-Rapu; Director of Nigeria’s most expensive film to date Half of a Yellow Sun, Biyi Bandele; Director of the largest grossing Nigerian film to date Ije, Chineze Anyaene; Veteran Yoruba language filmmaker, Tunde Kelani; Industry favourite Kunle Afolayan; Documentarian Tam Fiofori; Popular Nollywood Directors Tchidi Chikere and Obi Emelonye; Hausa academics Prof. Dr. Abdalla Uba Adamu and Dr. Ladi Sandra Adamu; Sesan Ogunro, director of the D’banj Oliver Twist video which featured Kanye West and has had over 26 million hits on YouTube; Michelle Bello Director of Flower Girl, winner of Africa Magic Trailblazer Award (2013) and the first Nigerian woman to have a theatrical release in the UK; Adeyemi Micheal, Director of Grierson award winning SODIQ (2013) and NFTS graduate; Jason Njoku of iROKO TV; Aina Abiodun founder of StoryCode and leading figure in transmedia; and Video installation Artist Adebukola Bodunrin.
UK industry figures featured include Martin Smith of Ingenious; John Howkins, author of The Creative Economy: How People Make Money from Creative Ideas; David Hancock of IHS Electronics & Media and Richard Aseme, Head of International Distribution at Paramount Pictures.
Other international contributors include Cameron Bailey of Toronto International Film Festival; Elizabeth Radshaw of Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival; Sheri Candler of the Film Collaborative and Cornelius Moore of California Newsreel.
The Nigerian Filmmaker’s Guide to Success is a reference manual for filmmakers, industry professionals, investors, policy makers, social commentators, educational institutions, film festivals and audiences with an interest in African cinema.
The 450-page full colour guide will be available from 20th Sept. It will retail for £20 and also be available on Kindle for £15. ISBN Numbers 978-0-9930025-0-2 / 978-0-9930025-1-9
External Links
BFI African-odysseys
To mark the release, BFI Southbank will host the BEYOND NOLLYWOOD weekend, screening a selection of compelling Nigerian films from Sat 20th - Sun 21st Sept 2014. The weekend will form part of African Odysseys, BFI Southbank’s monthly focus on film by and about people of African descent.
Programmer and Author, Nadia Denton will discuss her latest work The Nigerian Filmmaker’s Guide to Success: Beyond Nollywood with guests from Nigeria who include; father of ‘Nollywood’ Chris Obi – Rapu, Director of the much famed Living in Bondage, the film that precipitated the phenomenon of Nollywood; and Dr. Ladi Sandra Adamu an Associate Professor in Mass Communications from the Ahmadu Bello University and leading authority on Hausa filmmaking and cultural representation.
The titles that will be shown include; B for Boy (Dir Chika Anadu) a thrilling yet highly sensitive and insightful debut feature set in contemporary Nigeria, which powerfully captures the ongoing struggle between progress and tradition. Mother of George (Dir Andrew Dosunmu) an enlightened look at immigrant life, capturing the vibrant culture of the Yoruba community in New York where a young Nigerian wife is driven to despair as she tries for a baby. Nigeria Through a Lens a selection of engaging documentaries including George Osodi: Kings of Nigeria (Dir Katharina von Schroeder); Emeka Okereke: Invisible Borders (Dir May Abdalla) and JD ‘Okhai Ojeikere: Master Photographer (Dirs Tam Fiofori, Joel Benson).
Nigeria based documentary filmmaker Joel Benson will also be present discussing his co-directed work J.D. Okhai Ojeikere: Master Photographer on Sunday 21st Sept 2014.
The Nigerian Filmmaker’s Guide to Success
Contributors offer a Nigerian cultural perspective
The Nigerian Filmmaker’s Guide to Success charts the emergence of a new wave of Nigerian audio-visual content - spanning indie films, documentary, animation, experimental, music videos and diaspora films. It features 78 exclusive interviews with Nigerian filmmakers and industry professionals, offering advice in the key areas of finance, development, marketing, exhibition and distribution from a Nigerian cultural perspective. Contributors featured in the guide include; ‘Father’ of Nollywood and Director of Living in Bondage, Chris Obi-Rapu; Director of Nigeria’s most expensive film to date Half of a Yellow Sun, Biyi Bandele; Director of the largest grossing Nigerian film to date Ije, Chineze Anyaene; Veteran Yoruba language filmmaker, Tunde Kelani; Industry favourite Kunle Afolayan; Documentarian Tam Fiofori; Popular Nollywood Directors Tchidi Chikere and Obi Emelonye; Hausa academics Prof. Dr. Abdalla Uba Adamu and Dr. Ladi Sandra Adamu; Sesan Ogunro, director of the D’banj Oliver Twist video which featured Kanye West and has had over 26 million hits on YouTube; Michelle Bello Director of Flower Girl, winner of Africa Magic Trailblazer Award (2013) and the first Nigerian woman to have a theatrical release in the UK; Adeyemi Micheal, Director of Grierson award winning SODIQ (2013) and NFTS graduate; Jason Njoku of iROKO TV; Aina Abiodun founder of StoryCode and leading figure in transmedia; and Video installation Artist Adebukola Bodunrin.
UK industry figures featured include Martin Smith of Ingenious; John Howkins, author of The Creative Economy: How People Make Money from Creative Ideas; David Hancock of IHS Electronics & Media and Richard Aseme, Head of International Distribution at Paramount Pictures.
Other international contributors include Cameron Bailey of Toronto International Film Festival; Elizabeth Radshaw of Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival; Sheri Candler of the Film Collaborative and Cornelius Moore of California Newsreel.
The Nigerian Filmmaker’s Guide to Success is a reference manual for filmmakers, industry professionals, investors, policy makers, social commentators, educational institutions, film festivals and audiences with an interest in African cinema.
The 450-page full colour guide will be available from 20th Sept. It will retail for £20 and also be available on Kindle for £15. ISBN Numbers 978-0-9930025-0-2 / 978-0-9930025-1-9
Author: Nadia Denton
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