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       Why ‘Nollywood’ Has to be Renamed to ‘Naiwood’
       By: Virgin boy Date: January 8, 2014, 10:53 am
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       The controversies that trailed Nollywood’s 20-year-anniversary
       are still not over.
       Some of the stakeholders have continued to question the name
       ‘Nollywood’ and the 20 years tag put as the life span of the now
       nose-diving industry.
       The release of after a movie, Living In Bondage, on VHS, 20
       years ago has changed the face of the Nigeria movie industry and
       gave it a big bang.
       Many veterans, especially those in the Yoruba genre, have
       rejected the claim that the industry is only 20 years old when
       the likes of Hubert Ogunde, Ade Love, Baba Sala and others had
       been in the industry as far back in the 50s.
       In this regard, a group of progressive members of the
       Association of Nigerian Theatre Arts Practitioners (ANTP), led
       by Yomi Fabiyi, is seeking renaming of the industry to
       ‘Naiwood’.
       The group claims that this name will truly represent all the
       stakeholders, and will be devoid of tribal dichotomy, which the
       group said the present ‘Nollywood’ encourages and represents.
       In his message to Nigeriafilms, Yomi said:
       “If the acronym for their movie industry means they started two
       decades ago, perhaps there was no one producing (movies) amongst
       them in the last 21 years.
       “We inherited film making, we had legendary filmmakers in
       Nigeria before then. [We] can’t fold our arms and watch then
       sweep under the carpet [the effort of our veterans] with an
       acronym (Nollywood).
       “That acronym NOLLYWOOD is not acceptable by us, if it
       represents 20 years. We’ve films shot in Nigeria 60, 50 and 40
       years ago on celluloid (the biggest filming standard in the
       world before digital celluloid) irrespective of the quantity
       then.
       “Home video is just another means of distributing films. In an
       unjust society where inequality, tribalism, sentiment is the
       order of the day, SILENCE IS A SIN.
       “We wish to set the record straight, film making started in
       Nigeria 70 years ago.
       “NAIJA (Nigeria) is a film, football and oil country. Nigerian
       movie industry – NAIWOOD, is the right name for the right naija
       film history.
       “We the Progressives in ANTP of the movie industry, irrespective
       of tribe and religion, wish to be referred with that acronym
       henceforth, and we mean every word of it.
       Signed YOMI FABIYI.
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