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The cinema of Nigeria, often referred to informally as Nollywood, consists of films produced in Nigeria; its history dates back to as early as the late 19th century and into the colonial era in the early 20th century. The history and development of the Nigerian motion picture industry is sometimes generally classified in four main eras: the ...
Some have suggested the technology moved west from the Nile Valley. But the Iron Age in the Niger River valley and the forest region appears to predate the introduction of metallurgy in the upper savanna by more than 800 years, as well as predating it in the Nile Valley.
- The Colonial Era
- The Missionary Influence
- The Post-Colonial Era
- Influence of The Yoruba Travelling Theatre Groups
The foundation of what we could call the Nigerian film industry today was laid by the British colonialists. They introduced film to Nigerians as a form of entertainment, but they actually had the intention of using it to justify their imperialism and to transmit British’s values and norms. A European merchant, Stanley Jones, who screened the first ...
Christian missionaries, who were interlocked with the colonial enterprise, also realized the potential of films in influencing and indoctrinating the colonized people. As a result, they produced films that were evangelical and meant to facilitate the conversion of the native peoples. These films were mainly screened in churches. It is on record tha...
When Nigeria gained independence in 1960, the Colonial Film Unit was inherited by the new sovereign government. It became the Film Division of the Federal Ministry of Information. Its primary purpose, similar to that of the Colonial Film Unit, was to provide the Federal government with propaganda, as well as to provide various social services. By t...
Before the economic slump of the 1980s, the influence of the Yoruba travelling theatre groups in the South Western part of the country took the industry to another level. Some observers even saw the involvement of the Yoruba travelling theatre groups in motion picture production as perhaps the most auspicious single factor in the evolution of indig...
- Adesina Lukuman Azeez
- azeez.al@unilorin.edu.ng
- 2019
Culture of Nigeria. Golden Age or Golden era are terms used in Nigerian film history to designate the motion picture industry of Nigeria from the late 1950s to the late 1980s. [1] It captures the mode of visual and sound production, as well as the method of distribution employed during this period.
Nov 6, 2015 · Nigeria has long known about conventional film-making; however, a visionary young trader (Kenneth Nnebue) with a passion for films thought that combining the talent from the NTA with VHS (Video Home System) technology to meet the demand of Nigerians hungry for new entertainment was a good idea.
Nov 17, 2019 · This chapter examines the significant influences on the rise and growth of movie industry in Nigeria, from its early inceptions to the globally recognised phenomenon it is today. It pays particular attention to the impact of media technology evolution on the emergence of Nollywood.
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Feb 14, 2018 · “Nigerian cinema is quite interesting at the present time,” he writes, due to its “relatively fast-paced technical development, industry re-structuring, and a rush in investments.” While elements of New Nigerian cinema emerged in the mid-2000s, news sources have pinpointed the 2009 film The Figurine as its harbinger. The supernatural ...
