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What is Behind Nollywood’s Success?

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Good feature in CNN Inside Africa, with CNN’s Vladimir Duthiers interviewing Nollywood director Lancelot Imasuen. He looks behind the scenes of the filming of a Nollywood movie, and tracks a budding young Nollywood actress trying to make it in the industry.

 

http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/international/2012/08/20/inside-africa-nollywood-a.cnn

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One Night in Brooklyn (By Nigerian Film-Maker Esoso Edosomwan)

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Film trailer for “One Night in Brooklyn” by Nigerian-American actress, writer and director Esosa Edosomwan.  “The film is about a group of Brooklyn bohemians whose bonds of friendship and love are put to the test when they decide to throw a Trans-African Independence Day party. The multi-cultural cast will bring to life characters of Nigerian, Ethiopian, Haitian, Afro-Caribbean, Afro-Latino, and African-American backgrounds.
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Law and Disorder in Lagos: Louis Theroux and Area Boys

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For those of you in the UK, the BBC will be showing a programme and law and (dis)order in Lagos – hosted by the ever humorous Louis Theroux. Louis somehow gets into the world of Lagos Area Boys.

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BBC iPlayer: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00vcwfw/Louis_Theroux_Law_and_Disorder_in_Lagos/

Review: http://tvpixie.com/tv-news/2010/10/11/louis-theroux-law-disorder-lagos-tv-review

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00vcwfw

Trailer: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00bdh9b

Should be a fun show.

Sunday October 10, 9PM GMT – BBC2

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Sesame Street Comes to Nigeria

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Some of you might have grown up watching the US kids’ show Sesame Street. Well, Sesame Street is coming to Nigerian television screens. A locally produced version with Nigerian version called “Sesame Square” will be broadcast in Nigeria. It will feature Nigerian characters and voices, including “Zobi, a yam-eating taxi driver, and Kami, a talkative five-year-old living with HIV”.

http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE68G1V620100920

http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/08/31/sesame-street-nigerian-style/

http://blogs.bet.com/entertainment/staytuned/tag/sesame-street-nigeria/

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100824/ap_on_re_af/af_nigeria_sesame_street;_ylt=As34zGDuJMjCZtbcF78GBD696Q8F;_ylu=
X3oDMTJ2MW12ZjQ0BGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMTAwODI0L2FmX25pZ2VyaWFfc2VzYW1lX3N0cmVldARwb3MDMzIEc2VjA3luX3BhZ2luYXRlX3N1bW1hcnlfbGlzdARzbGsDbmlnZXJpYXRhaWxv

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE68G1V620100917

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Video Regarding Nollywood

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For you Nollywood fans out there, I decided to post this short docu-video which highlights Nigeria’s burgeoning Nollywood film industry (third largest film industry in the world). It is not the usual politico-history material I feature on the site, but for those looking forward to a relaxing weekend, I thought you might appreciate an entertainment video.

The video features interviews with leading Nollywood figures such as Genevieve Nnaji. Enjoy, and have a god weekend everyone.

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