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Weekly Discussion:Is Nollywood Destroying Africa’s film industry?

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In terms of annual film production, Nollywood is the second largest industry in the world, ahead of Hollywood and behind Bollywood. Quantity or quality, which one will you go for? Well, i just came across this on BBC Africa Have Your Say, a programme that connects Africans together to discuss the issues that affect their daily lives. Check it out below…

The BBC Africa Kicks bus has left Ibadan and Africa Have Your Say comes live from Lagos, the headquarters of the budget Nigerian film industry known as Nollywood. Nollywood makes billions of dollars and has become the staple entertainment for millions across the continent. But some believe mass production is compromising standards.

What do you think? Is Nollywood ruining Africa’s young film industry? Do you watch Nollywood films and if so why? If not, why not? Do you think Africa’s film industry would be taken more seriously on the global stage if it weren’t for Nollywood? Or would your life just not be the same without Nollywood films? Send us your views.

Source-www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/africahaveyoursay



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50 thoughts on “Weekly Discussion:Is Nollywood Destroying Africa’s film industry?”

  1. this is copy right cos is just like hollywood sign placed un L.A. but i think nollywood is behind bollywood in terms of quantity and not quality.JUST MY OPINION!!!!!

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  2. Lets jx say sum nollyhood movies r Excellent, such movies can truly take’em places. I dt tink they r ruinin da African film industry, n dt tink its bcos of dem dats y Africa is bin noticed wen it kams to movies.

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  3. im not even gonna read it.
    HERE WE GO AGAIN!!! this website is toooooo obsessed with us. LEAVE US THE F*** ALONE!
    hater.

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  4. lemme ask you this, what real film industry does Africa have? with piracy, and the producer’s paying for it out of their pocket, with no outside help?

    and what do you expect BBC to say? white cunts! do they expect countries that arent even like America to be producing movies like Avatar? PUH-LEASE! why are you even making an article? why are we even up for discussion?
    is it because we are in the top 3 or what? leave nollywood alone, abeg!!! people are still watching and enjoying our movies without this “western blah blah blah” and we are not the only people do mass production.

    and yes i watch Nollywood I LOVE NOLLYWOOD! i will always support my country. if not for nollywood, my life would be different. i wouldn’t know too much about where i come from, hearing about it wouldnt be enough.
    Whiteys always wanna talk shit.

    AND THEY ARE BLAMING NOLLYWOOD BECAUSE? FOR WHAT?
    and i think i have a feeling why the author chose to….

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  5. Nollywood movies SUCK!!!..there is always bits n pieces of some American movie is watched some years back in them. n their diction,DISGUSTING!!!

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    • @zion,
      BULLSHIT! and thats why ive seen numerous ghanaian movies copying nollywood movies? not to talk of your biggest hit Beyonce being ripped off of “Victim of Love” starring Ramsey Noah that came out in 2003.

      i know why the author made this article, so that he can have more people talk crap. this website is full of shit talkers, they enjoy parading drama.

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      • @Alicia A….i bet u would have said “tayad” instead of “tired” if we were standing face to face, damn!! u guys suck at English. r u sure you were colonized by the British??
        n u guys actually have a website for all that CRAP u produce?? hey, n one more thing, whats with nigerian actors and fake ass outfits in movies yet calling themselves nollywood stars or whatever…nollywood my BEHIND!!!

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  6. @Alicia A., Alicia, Alicia always talkn lyk nollyhood rules. Babes we no BBC n da shit they talk abt concerning Africa. But no one is obsess wit Nigeria. Visit Nigeriafilms.com n u see real obsession. Of course u av to luv ur country n da movies, dear u av no choice. why dt u go gv it to dos stinkn whites at BBC? my problem is the OBSESSION part. And u, tinkn nigeria is always up 4 discusion. Go to dat site ders notin beta dos ppl say abt Ghanaians. Think u becomin paranoid n its nt cool. Im stil againt dat gh v nija nonsence tho.

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    • @cutie,
      i visiting Nigeria films right now, and i dont see the obsession you’re talking about. im even on the site right now, cause you mentioned it, and i dont see it.
      unless you want to show me. the only thing i see so far is insults to Juliet Ibrahim, but no one likes her. its not that she is Ghanaian, people just dont like her, even here. so i wouldnt even count that.
      i dont have to love my country, there are tons of people who dont like nollywood. i like nollywood because i like it, they entertain me.
      on this website, even things that have NOTHING to do with it, people will find a way to start chatting shit and dragging our name into everything! its seems like its 1 out of 4 articles.
      omg and im not paranoid, im just irritated.

      and its hard for me to understand all you’re saying with the short hand, text messaging style though.

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    • @cutie,
      omg and the article about Juliet. the majority of the people in there are ghanaians chatting shit about Nigerians. abegi.
      so again, i see its a two sided thing.
      im tired of all this shit anyway. lemme go back to minding my own business.
      those two countries can kill each other for all i care.

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      • @Alicia A., if u cant stand da hatred , then why are u on this 24/7 ? twwww just like u are expressed to make opinions is da same way we are….n are u sure ur on nigeriafilms.com right now? abeg look well if u cantt see twww

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  7. ghanains rise up the hatters are in our site ,please hatters leave us alone,this site is not for those who hate us long life ghana !no wonder nigeria lost to argentina !KA nan na say so

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  8. @Alicia A., haaba! Alicia u didt visit nigeriafilms.com, if u did u wud av seen dis headlines, with ‘Friend’ like Ghana, Exclusive- have you seen van vicker, Ghana movie producer lambasts nollyhood actors. And da one abt juliet ibrahim. Babes check da comments n see. What kind of insult dont i see der? i av stoped going der, i jux had to check 2day 2 prove u wrong, for u to see dat both countries r hostile towards each other. So dat u stop tinkn lyk dat. I hate it wen dis two countries start dat nonsence. U can check again n see their old stories. Is not a one sided tin, i wil say it wen im suppose to. I dt av anytin against nigerians pls.

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  9. as for me OFF COURSE is QUANTITY…sorry to say but nollywood dnt produce quality moves…LMAO…just select few…mostly all stories are THE SAME…u can always predict the ending of a nollywood movie…HOWEVER ppl really needs to get their head out of their asses…like SHYT…ghanaians dnt copy nollywood movies…hahahahaha…lol…simply because if we pull out all our back in da day movies, we will see who copies who…if anything, ghana has copied stories from BOLLYWOOD AND NOT NOLLYWOOD…but isn’t dat wat they all do?…some of nollywood movies are all total rip off from hollywood….SO YEAAAAAAAAA

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  10. @shocker, Thank u, thank u, u r far 2 kind. Hehehe. On a serious note, there is no love btwn dis 2 countries n its not even funny! i jux wanted Alicia to get dat. It sick n pathetic da way both countries behave.

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  11. kobe who be you ? ibi true nigerians hate ghana you need to see how they are tanishing image of ghana at nigeriafilms.com.you be from nigeria right KA nan na say so

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    • @KA nan na,
      there are Nigerians AND Ghanaians talking trash to each other there. there are too many of them actually.
      all of them arguing!
      and what are true nigerians and fake nigerians?

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      • @Alicia A., i agree with you a bit ,a sensible nigerian will not talk trash ,some will but the sensible ones will not cos they know the different between ghana and nigerians are far .big up alice ,KA nan na say so

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  12. lol, this is a serious issue paaa oo, by the way cutie i hope u r not a cousin to jay z , with u r far too kind stuff,lol…as for ghana and 9ja i like the bit that someone said GOD knows his children .HE sure does, and i know who his children are, ask me and i will tell u. lol

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  13. Naija always on top and we started this film thing in Africa and Ghanains stil worship Nollywood actors and actresses till today.All Ghanaian actresses now turn nude and porn stars.

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  14. I think I hate ghanaians with passion you ugly monkeys you are too ugly to be in west africa you should move to sahara deseart.Your women flocks arround Nigerians even the married women because we are so handsome and robusting looking very health.

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  15. @jojo go nd read ur history well.ghana started doin movie way before nigeria so pls dnt say u started it in africa.have nuthin against niger tho.

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  16. You people do not have money to produce films that is your problem you people will die jealousing Nigerians we bigger and greater than you in everything.How many films do Ghanaians produce in a year and how do they pay their actors and actresses,you pay your stars peanut that is why they are running to Nigeria all the time because we have the paper.

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    • @jojo,” When mugu fall, guy man dey enjoy”…lol..so if u guys have da paper, and don´t know how to spend it, our actors wld always come over to show u how to..lol.U know how we do…Get a life jojo, cos u r very pathetic….

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  17. Wel ppl example of one senceles nigerian is jojo. He has proved Alicia wrong, Alicia im nt posting anytin, infact i was abt to post wen i realised u said u saw juliet’s story on da site. I jux went bak n da all da stories abt Gh is stil der. So go n check. Jojo betta be careful wit ur words cos nija has immoral women too. U rememba Cossy Odikeh or sumtin in da movie Itoha? Educated illitrates lyk u from Gh n Nija av a long way to go. Cos since u av started again fools lyk u wil reply n it wil go on, n on.

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    • @cutie,
      what do you mean he has proved me wrong? I KNOW THERE ARE SENSELESS NIGERIANS OUT THERE, INCLUDING JOJO!
      proved me wrong how?
      when i said post links, i didnt say i was doubting you.
      please i dont have the energy to be going through all of this and that looking for stories.
      since you know all the articles/threads, i was asking to you to post them so i can read them.
      AH AHN! just forget it man!

      AND PLEASE!! Cossy Orjiakor gets hell wherever she goes. no one approves of what she did. that movie is nearly 5 years old, i think, and people still give her hell for it.
      we all know that woman is TRASH. we don’t condone her actions.

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  18. Gud cos down here we condem such gals who do movies wit sum nudity in it. So senseles jojo shud no dat. Wat im sayn is u can also check da site n see dat, dat obsession u r talkn abt is everywer.

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  19. why can’t you be the rich why is it that Nigeriaans are always richer ugly Ghanaians be wise and wake up from your your sleep you far back behind,you are not creative all at all.I met many Ghanaians in Thailand barbing hairs and do house boys or work in female hair dressing I laughed at them because I have oportunity to change their lives but I can not do it because I hate Ghana with passion.Ask your fathers you were once our slaves in Nigeria and up till date you still depend on us.FOOL FOOOOOOOOOOOOOLS.The unglist people in Africa is Ghanaians.

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  20. why can’t you be the rich why is it that Nigeriaans are always richer ugly Ghanaians be wise and wake up from your your sleep you far back behind,you are not creative all at all.I met many Ghanaians in Thailand barbing hairs and do house boys or work in female hair dressing salons I laughed at them because I have oportunity to change their lives but I can not do it because I hate Ghana with passion.Ask your fathers you were once our slaves in Nigeria and up till date you still depend on us.FOOL FOOOOOOOOOOOOOLS.The unglist people in Africa is Ghanaians.

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  21. Jojo make sure dat passion does not gv u hypertension. O boy u go die oooo. Chale dis is real OBSESSION at wrk. Dis guy is going to die of hatred. Hahahahaha whose blood is boiling now?

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  22. Hahahaha, just laughing at Alicia A’s hypocrisy. Visit your Nigerian sites such as (nairaland.com, nigeriamovies.net and nigeriafilms.com) and see how many evil Nigerian tongues have poured insults on our cherished acts and country as a whole. The syndrome Nigerians have against Ghana is simply envy. They can only dream of having a cool , lovely and peaceful country as ours. The amount of time they waste on the internet dissing us could seriously save their pathetic and evil country if they spend those times praying to God for a miracle. No country or people are ever comfortable with Nigerians in their country or around them. It’s always nerve breaking seeing them on the news and everywhere using Ghanaian visas and identity and then turn round and open their stinking and rotten mouths insulting us. Nigerians should be proud of their country and use their own identity. Foolish and extremely pathetic people. Nigerians are a disgrace to Africa big time.

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    • @Lovistic,
      Lovistic, I’m on NL, sometimes.
      you only go there to defend Jackie appiah just because people prefer genevieve over her. that is the only time ive seen you running your dirty tongue all over NL.
      simply because people don’t agree with your opinion? YESS OOOO, THATS TALKING TRASH. YEAH RIGHT!

      and there are a lot of other Africans that use Nigeria’s name when committing their evil acts. we know who they are, because they can’t even pronounce their own “name” right. there are a ton of fake Nigerians using our name to do crap. we all know this.
      let those people stop using our identity, foolish twats.

      and please, no one wants to be Ghanaian.
      I’m happy being my sexy Igbo self.
      BITE ME!!! 😀

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  24. Iam a ghanian but trust most of us are hypocrite,first this author is a devil and author of confussion,why this topic in the first place even though we started film bb4 nigerians as some of us claim but trust me it was nigerians that make african film industries popular the way it is today take it or you leave it,that is the truth and nothing but the truth.One thing i like with the nigerians is that if they hate you they will let you know life likewise if they like you but we ghanians even though is not all but most ghanians are pretenders & hypocrite.God bless africa

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