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  • Filmmakers are using ‘sex for role’ to exploit overzealous young actresses, says BBNaija’s Bambam

    Filmmakers are using ‘sex for role’ to exploit overzealous young actresses, says BBNaija’s Bambam

    Ex- Big Brother Naija Housemate cum actress, Bamike Olawunmi popularly known as Bambam, has said Filmmakers are using ‘sex for role’ to exploit overzealous young actresses in the movie industry.

    The reality TV star made this known while speaking in the latest episode of the Secrets Behind the Scenes podcast.

    She stated that filmmakers used ‘sex for role’ to exploit overzealous young actresses and often end up not fulfilling their promises of giving them major roles after sleeping with them.

    She urged aspiring actresses not to fall prey to ‘sex for roles’, stressing that it is not worth it because they are paid little amount of money after production.

    The recalled how a producer gave her keys to his hotel room after casting her in a movie role.

    She said, “Sex for roles is a scam. It’s not worth it. Some of them [victims] what they are paying them at the end of that production is not more than N50,000, N100,000. Don’t be deceived o! It’s a lie. It [sex for role] is a scam.

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    “The one that I did waka pass that dem give me N5,000 and the guy [filmmaker] was giving me his hotel room key to hold. Ah! I don’t want to mention names.”

     

  • Showmax, Africa Magic to open slots for filmmakers

    Showmax, Africa Magic to open slots for filmmakers

    Dr Busola Tejumola, Executive Head of Content and West Africa Channels for MultiChoice Nigeria, says  Africa Magic and Showmax will commission at least 30 films in 2023,  where filmmakers can send in their pitches.

    She revealed this at  a panelist chat titled: “The Jewel Within: Showmax and DSTV in Conversation with African filmmakers”, which was in conjunction with the 11th African International Film Festival (AFRIFF).

    Newsmen reports that the event was moderated by actor and producer, Padita Agu and the conversation featured a fireside chat with some other key panel members.

    They included Creative Entrepreneur, Obi Asika, Filmmaker Delmwa Deshi, Creator and Director of Flawsome, Tola Odunsi, and Head of Production, MultiChoice, Victor Aghahowa.  

    Tejumola said the subscribers of Africa Magic and Showmax would enjoy a surplus of local entertainment and multiple brand-new shows.

    Highlighting some of the new content to expect on Showmax, Tejumola disclosed that another iteration of the Real Housewives franchise was coming to a new city in Nigeria.

    She also disclosed that  a new telenovela titled ‘Wura’ and the first African sport animated series, Jay Jay, based on the life of the legendary footballer Jay Jay Okocha, will also be on the platform in 2023.

    She also added that the recently announced original drama series, Flawsome, will premiere on Showmax today, Thursday,  Nov. 10,  with new episodes every Thursday.

    She said:  “We have a huge lineup of content in the coming months and into 2023.

    The panellists also discussed how Showmax supported African content via series, movies, documentaries.

    Producer of Journey of the Beats, Obi Asika and Tola Odunsi, shared how detailed they needed to be in creating the different series they worked on for Showmax.

    Delmwa Deshi and Victor Aghahowa described how working with MultiChoice over the years had helped them and encouraged other filmmakers to pitch their content too.

    Aghahowa, with help from Tejumola, broke down the submission process for pitching and reminded the guests about a platform to get all they needed to pitch and submit their proposed content materials. 

    After a very insightful question and answer session, each panel member took turns encouraging filmmakers to keep putting in the work as it was the ultimate way to ensure a successful career.

    In Aghahowa’s words, “nobody can give you a career, all they can give you is an opportunity. You are responsible for your career.”

    NAN reports that Showmax will screen the first episode of the highly-anticipated drama series, Flawsome, today at the Alliance Francaise as part of activities for thw 2022 AFRIFF.

    The series features award-winning actresses Bisola Aiyeola, Sharon Ooja, Ini-Dima Okojie, and Enado Odigie.

    Other notable cast members include Jocelyn Dumas, Baaj Adebule, Gabriel Afolayan, John Dumelo, Toyin Abraham, Chris Attoh, Ali Nuhu, Shine Rossman, and Ireti Doyle.

    Viewers can watch the first episode of Flawsome from the Nov. 10 and other interesting content on www.showmax.com.

  • NFVCB, film makers, stakeholders begin move to ban smoking in movies

    NFVCB, film makers, stakeholders begin move to ban smoking in movies

    The National Film and Video Censors Board ( NFVCB) has commenced engagement with practitioners and stakeholders in the movie and entertainment industry to enforce the law banning smoking in movies.

    Mr Adedayo Thomas, Executive Director (ED), NFVCB, made this known on Saturday while presenting a communique at the end of the entertainment industry stakeholders’ roundtable in Lagos.

    The roundtable focused on the National Tobacco Control Act 2015 and the National Tobacco Control Regulations 2019 in Lagos, as they relate the movie and entertainment industry, generally.

    Thomas said that the engagement is geared towards ensuring that practitioners in the movie industry adhered to no-smoking laws in Nigerian movies, among other relevant laws of the country.

    The meeting was hosted by NFVCB with technical support from Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA).

    The NFVCB boss noted that the board and the Federal Ministry of Information and Culture were worried about the growing evidence linking the entertainment industry with the increasing tobacco use and its impact on public health.

    He stated that NFVCB prioritised classification of movies with smoking scenes and tobacco depiction and would ensure these were fully enforced.

    Thomas said the existing national legislation does not sufficiently capture the emerging alternative products of tobacco, such as E-cigarettes, Shisha, among others.

    He advised the National Assembly, Ministry of Health and other relevant authorities to involve the movie industry players in their engagement so as to be on the same page in the implementation of the legislation.

    He said “stakeholders observed that smoking in movies and the entertainment sector is a pathway to young people embracing smoking.

    “The tobacco industry uses sophisticated marketing mix to promote smoking on set and in the entertainment sector.

    “Entertainment stakeholders are deliberately targeted by the tobacco industry either through financial inducement, misinformation, and other subtle approaches to further the glamorisation of smoking in the movies and entertainment sector.

    “Awareness on the dangers of smoking in movies and the entertainment sector in the digital media space is still low,” he said.

    According to him, NFVCB would escalate its awareness creation and education among relevant stakeholders in the movies and entertainment sectors to ensure compliance with national laws.

    He cited the NTC Act 2015 and the NTC Regulations 2019 in relation to the ban on tobacco advertising promotion and sponsorships.

    He promised that the NFVCB would continue to work with relevant stakeholders to put in place adequate measures to ensure that the environment remains conducive to grow the film industry.

    The ED noted that NFVCB would sustain its engagement and consultation with relevant stakeholders in the movie and entertainment sector to ensure that film classifications are appropriate and up to date.

    The NFVCB boss requested that the board and movie practitioners be represented in the oprationalisation of the Tobacco Control Fund .

    He said this will open opportunities for movies and entertainment sector operators to play crucial roles in awareness creation and sensitisation in relation to smoking in movies.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the meeting was attended by regulators, public health tobacco control experts, movie producers, script writers, distributors and exhibitors.

    Veteran as well as young actors and actresses were also present to brainstorm on the prevalence of smoking scenes in movies.

  • Normalize paying upcoming talents, treat them with respect -Mr Macaroni to filmmakers

    Normalize paying upcoming talents, treat them with respect -Mr Macaroni to filmmakers

    Popular comedian and actor, Debo Adebayo a.k.a Mr Macaroni has urged filmmakers in Nollywood to normalize paying upcoming talents for their services as opposed to deceiving them with the promise of exposure.

    The skit maker shared his opinions via a recent Twitter thread where he also opened up about his experience with filmmakers when he started out in the industry.

    “Please let us normalize paying upcoming talents and also treating them with respect. Yes your platform will give them exposure, but people must be paid for work done. If we can ask the government to do better, we can also demand same from ourselves.

    “I’m not asking anyone to be a rebel ooo.. lol. The industry is tough.. I know. But when I started acting, I had issues with quite a number of producers. It’s one thing not to pay me. I tolerated that one. But disrespect me?? Never!! I’ll give you my piece of mind and walk out.

    “It hurts when I go to some production sets and I see the way upcoming talents are treated! When I talk they will say I’m troublesome. Some don’t even get paid at all. Please don’t say it is part of ‘paying dues’. We can do better!! Na talent dem wan showcase. Dem no kill person”.

  • Most filmmakers in Nollywood are supposed to be spare parts dealers – Young lady laments

    A video showing a young Nigerian lady condemning Nollywood movies and filmmakers has been generating the myriad of comments on social media.In the video, the unidentified lady said most filmmakers in Nollywood are supposed to be spare parts dealers and not fit for the movie industry.

     

    According to her:” Nigerian movie producers should stop ranting, stop making noise, work on your storyline. We make too much noise, we should go and work on our audio, and we should work on our lightning. Most of Nollywood filmmakers are not professionals. The light men are quacks they don’t know what they are doing. Why is it that people prefer to watch Mexican films, Zee world and Telemundo other than Nollywood films?

    “You people should ask yourselves this question. We have lost it. Most of these so called producers need to be spare parts dealers, instead of wasting their time in Nollywood” she said.

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    Read some of the reactions from Nigerians below:

    “Isn’t this the same goat that was canvassing for Biafra. As for the movie industry, she got it backwards. It’s producers who should stop giving roles to girls for sex. The girls are already runs girls, they have little or no acting talent so sex is the only thing they can offer. Most of the upcoming actresses go into the industry for runs, not to become an established actress. How many of them depend on movie pay for their lifestyle? The talented new actresses don’t need favours from any producer. The other ones know themselves” Folake said

    A certain Obi wrote:”Na true she talk na. Those Nollywood auditions are just messed up. You see naked women everywhere. I just wonder what been nakedness has to do with movie auditions. Nollywood lacks good stories”.