Website design By BotEap.comFilms such as The Primitive, Primitive Man, Buffalo Hill were deemed suitable, while Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde, Island of Forgotten Sins, House of Frankenstein were deemed unsuitable for viewing. The Yoruba traveling theater group of the 1960s and 1970s is known for being the arrowhead of Nigerian film productions. They took their theatrical skills a step further to film productions using the celluloid format.

Website design By BotEap.comNotable filmmakers during the 1970s celluloid boom era include, but are not limited to, Ola Balogun, Eddie Uggbomah, the late Herbert Ogunde, Adeyemi Afolayan (Kunle Afolayan’s father), Moses Adejumo, Ladi ladebo, and Afolabi Adesanya. Movies released during that time include Kongi Harvest, Alpha, Bull frog in the sun, Amadi, Muzik man, Bisi daughter of the river, Ija ominira, Aiye. Our founding filmmakers were faced with the herculean task of raising funds to produce their films.

Website design By BotEap.comNigerians made the situation even worse by choosing to watch films of Western and Eastern origin in cinemas and exhibition centers. Chinese movies with the late legendary Bruce Lee thrilled us with movies like Big boss, fist of fury, while Indian movies from the 1960s to 1970s featured stars such as Rajesh Khanna, Dharmendra singh deol, Amitabh bachchan, Hema Malini and record hits such as Bobby. , Sholay, kabhi Kabhi, Dharamaveer, Amar Akbar Anthony.

Website design By BotEap.comThe films offered Nigerians excellent combat / sound and special effects, cinematography, good stories, and more. The founding fathers were unable to recoup their investments, and with fewer investors unwilling to jump into the risky venture, the number of films produced began to decline. The deluge of VCRs in the 80s offered the alternative of making movies in VHS format than in Cinema. Productions turned out to be easier to do, faster, cheaper by milestone compared to film productions.

Website design By BotEap.comMovie theaters and other exhibition centers were finally closed in the early 1980s. The 1992 boom of Ken Nebue’s “Living in bondage” gave birth to the home video industry, also known as Nollywood, although it was discredited by the late Prince Alade Araomire, who insisted that his films actually paved the way for the industry. Nollywood, flourished over the years by telling our stories, projecting our lifestyle, culture, local fashion, hot topics, and issues that affect our society. However, the presence of overly flogged themes and mind-boggling plots, flawed scripts, choppy editing, high predictability rate, formulated movies, among others, have added to the decline rate at which home videos are bought and watched. Home video flourished in the 1990s and early 2000s. Foreign movies were still sponsored by those who were tired of the non-lustful performances seen in home videos.

Website design By BotEap.comFilm culture was resurrected by the establishment of the Silver Bird Gallery (which houses the cinema) by the president of the Silver Bird group (Ben Murray Bruce). At first, people thought it was a flash in the pan judging from the fall of previous years, but over time the gallery has welcomed thousands of movie enthusiasts through the release of the latest (predominantly Hollywood) movies. The gallery capitalizes on its synergy (Silver Bird TV and radio station Rhythm 93.7fm) and, of course, the movie programming in the Friday Vanguard and The Sunday Edition of the Nation newspapers. Nollywood movies have also had the same opportunity to be seen by everyone.

Website design By BotEap.comKunle Afolayan’s “Irapada”, Jeta Amata’s “The Amazing Grace”, Kingsley Ogoro’s “Across the Niger”, Teco Benson’s “Mission to nowhere” were among the first Nollywood films seen in the gallery. Perhaps the impetus for filmmakers to have their films on the big screen came with Stephanie Okereke’s “Through the Glass,” which made $ 10 million in two weeks at the gallery. This has further prompted filmmakers / producers to opt for the big screen over the usual direct VCD / DVD approach. “Arugba” by Tunde kelani, “Silent scandal” by Vivian Ejike, “Guilty Pleasures” by Emem Isong / Desmond Elliot, “Nollywood Hustlers” co-produced with Uche Jumbo, “Home in exile” by Lancelot Imaseun, “The Figurine, araromire” by Kunle Afolayan, “High blood pressure” by Teco Benson, “The Tenant” by Jude Idada / Lucky Ejim have all towed the cinematic path.

Website design By BotEap.comThere are also the Nu metro and Genesis Deluxe cinemas, and even the cinemas of the National Theater have come to life! Foreign investors may notice the growing profitable trend of establishing movie theaters in other parts of the country. We can only hope that film culture thrives in our Greenland and never suffers from the dearth of experiences from the ’80s.