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Film making technology across the world in its early stage was difficult, especially in the area of setting up the equipment. In some places it was virtually non-existent, until change started when the government of Nigeria begun to pressure local television and radio stations to broadcast more local content and less foreign productions. (webremix.info)

At a time when there was nothing like Nollywood, Okechukwu Ogunjiofor, came out with a home movie - Living in Bondage which instantly became a hit. He later churned out more other nine movies thereby pioneering what is today the Nigerian movie industry. This week, he relieved his experience with CHINYERE OKOYE (webremix.info)

The world's most prestigious film academy, the New York Film Academy, is to open its institute in Nigeria in February, 2010, as part of the its drive to train Nollywood actors and actresses for optimal competition in the international arena. (webremix.info)

I am an avid lover of film. For several like me, Dstv's Africa Magic Channel and the ever-surging Nollywood have been a detrimental chagrin deserving to be tried in the Prague for committing crimes against filmmaking. (webremix.info)

In what appears to be the first ever move between two of the world's biggest movie industries, award-winning Indian-origin film and television producer, Parminder Vir is set to bring Bollywood and Nollywood practitioners together at this year's edition of the ION international film festival billed to kick off from December 9 through 13, at the garden city of Port-Harcourt, Rivers State capital. (webremix.info)

The question of re-branding keeps re-occurring. To re-brand a country with hydra headed socio-economic, political paralysis, with comatose economy, inaccessible road network, epileptic power supply, corruption, crime, poverty, structural unemployment, dearth of social amenities and electoral flaws is a challenge as some citizens takes a wave of anti-social activities as means of livelihood. (webremix.info)

Governor Ikedi Ohakim of Imo State, on a visit to THISDAY recently, spoke glowingly about Nollywood - Nigeria's movie industry. "Over 80 per cent of the actors and actresses are from Imo State," he announced, with a sense of pride. (webremix.info)

Royal Arts academy (RAA), a training institution that seeks to provide continuing education in the arts, has berthed in Nollywood, with so many promises for intending students. (webremix.info)

Top Nollywood actresses Eucharia Anunobi and Shan George, are not professional comedians by any rating. But last weekend, the duo proved the contrary, showing the rare stuffs they were made of in the area of comic act. (webremix.info)

Cool DJ Jimmy Jatt and pretty Dakore Egbuson have emerged as surprise comperes for the Best of Nollywood (BON) Awards which holds on Sunday December 6th 2009 at Martinos Hotel and Hall, Ikeja, Lagos. aAccording to organisers/ publisher of the Best of Nollywood magazine, Seun Oloketuyi , "We decided to use both tested and trusted entertainers as they fit perfectly with the status of the awards." (webremix.info)

POLICE commands in the South-Eastern states have been placed on red alert to fish out the kidnappers of Nollywood star actor and comedian, Nkem Owoh. (webremix.info)

Anxiety is mounting over the kidnap of foremost Nollywood actor, Nkem Owoh, popularly called Osuofia, as his whereabouts is still unknown. On Monday, Segun Arinze, President of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) announced that Owoh was kidnapped on the Enugu - Port-Harcourt expressway with his kidnappers reportedly demanding N15 million as ransom. (webremix.info)

Nkiru Sylvanus and Offia Mbaka, two top Nollywood stars have commended Amstel Malta for the high quality of contestants vying for positions in this year's edition of Amstel Malta Box Office AMBO reality television show. (webremix.info)

In a relationship, one of the ways to show your partner he/she is special is by showering the person with gifts. And so, it's no news when we hear of a person buying gifts for his or her lover. (webremix.info)

Ramsey Noah, one of Nollywood's glamour boys seems to be giving the home front more attention these days, so we gathered after seeing him recently at an event. At a time, the rumour mongers said he has been giving his beautiful wife, Ann, rough times at home. (webremix.info)

Bollywood, the largest producer of movies in the world will, for the first time in Nigeria, meet with Nollywood, the second largest producer of movies in terms of titles. (webremix.info)

Nollywood actress Shan George is getting busy in spite of the problems facing the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN). The actress is already on location with some Spanish stars for a new movie she is producing titled Super Zebra Man. (webremix.info)

RIVERS State Action Congress (AC) Leader, Prince Tonye Princewill has commended Nollywood for what he described as a new found confidence in the state with the decision to hold top-flight premieres in Port Harcourt, the state capital. (webremix.info)

She is one actress who has traversed Nigeria's movie industry and is still standing tall to be counted. She has acted in movies shot in Yoruba, Igbo and English languages. In Yoruba movies, she has accolades to tell her story. In Living in Bondage shot in Igbo language, she gave Nollywood its first real wet kiss on the set .In this encounter, Ngozi Nwosu, the Arochukwu-born screen actress talks about her career, her failed marriage and her new found faith. (webremix.info)

Some players in Nollywood have in recent time come under severe criticism as many of them have refused to curb their excesses and demands. Most of them are flashes and not professionally trained. For many, the essence of Nollywood should be on what you know, not what you have which seems to be the case now. (webremix.info)

Few months after her clergy man took her to the altar, remarried Nollywood legend, Elizabeth Benson, may have signalled her strong desire to return to her first love, acting. (webremix.info)

Despite its deficiencies, Nollywood has been able to project a measure of Nigerian identity to the world. This is so especially today where brands have become an important form of currency in global market. (webremix.info)

Life comes with various challenges and disappointments that leave a lot of people stressed up and craving for relaxation. Most people after the day's hard work choose to relax and take their minds off the happenings of the day. One of the ways of such relaxation is mostly entertainment. In Nigeria, most people now relax by watching home video movies, thanks to Nollywood. (webremix.info)

For leading Nigerian filmmakers and TV series creators, including Amaka Igwe, Madu Chikwendu, Gregory Odutayo, Jeta Amata, and many other professionals who graced the just concluded 2nd edition of the regional TV content market, held in Nairobi, capital city of Kenya, one thing that must not be taken away from the yearly event is the fact that it has helped to open their eyes and minds to the wondrous opportunities that abound in Nollywood. (webremix.info)

Nollywood, the African most popular movie industry that has become an international hit, got by far its greatest endorsement yet, when the queen of day time talk show, Oprah Winfrey, celebrated the industry in her programme which aired on Monday, September 28, tagged "Meet the Most Famous People in the World" which had featured top stars in sports and entertainment all over the world. (webremix.info)

Got hooked into Nollywood after featuring in Arrested by Love with Jim Iyke few years ago, Ebube Nwagbo tells CHINYERE OKOYE about her fast rising profile as an actress in Nollywood and the challenges (webremix.info)

Desmond Elliot, a top Nollywood actor,has extolled the Gambian leader, His Excellency, Sheikh Professor Alhaji Dr Yahya AJJ Jammeh's pan-African ideals. (webremix.info)

Professional skills, a well-thought-out socio-cultural policy, training and capacity building are basic to the development of a film industry anywhere in the world. The human mind is difficult to just change. But it is not beyond correcting considering the fact that, over the course of Hollywood's history, regulatory systems evolved around film development agencies in reaction to variables like changing viewing audience, the aspirations of its filmmakers, as well as legal pressures to preserve the long-term interests and strategy to attain its objectives. (webremix.info)

Ialmost had an orgasm last week. Not from having sex or touching myself (you dirty minds), but from the unbelievable series of events that played out across the world. It was great because I was going to do an article on the Super Eagles and South Africa 2010. Thankfully, I was saved from the agony of glorifying that heartbreak with another full page. So yeah, it was a news orgasm! (webremix.info)

In Nigeria's movie industry, he is a role model to many. His face easily reminds viewers of the old days of a very famous soap opera 'Checkmate.' From his works so far, John Njamah can be regarded as one of the good hands the industry can offer. Njamah tells REPORTER, Ifeoma Meze in this interview the problem with Nollywood, why he has not been regular on the screens and other activities that currently occupy his attention. (webremix.info)

My interview with Jim lyke was by itself a revelation. Among the main actors in Nollywood, Jim lyke until this interview was the one I would confess to not being particularly close to. (webremix.info)

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