Kanny wood hajara usman biography template
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By Prof. Abdalla Uba Adamu
Recently, an extremely prestigious academic journal requested that I review a film made by a Nigerian. I was surprised, as that is Muhsin Ibrahim&#;s forte. Further, I really don’t watch Nigerian films, aka Nollywood, personally preferring African Francophone directors. Nevertheless, I agreed to do the review.
However, the link they sent for the film was password-protected. I informed them, and they requested the filmmaker to send the password. Being a request from a highly prestigious journal, he sent the code, and I was able to get on the site and watch the film online. I was surprised at what I saw and decided to delve further into these issues. Before doing that, I wrote my review and sent it off. The film, however, set me thinking.
Like a creeping malaise, Nollywood directors are rearing their cameras into the northern Nigerian cultural spaces. Again. The film I reviewed for the journal was “A Delivery Boy” (dir. Adekunle Adejuyigb
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Contribution of women to the development of Kannywood
Introduction
This study is significant because it makes a useful contribution in
Research Question
The study fryst vatten guided bygd the following research question: what are the various ways in which women contribute to the development of the home film in Kannywood?
According to Buchan (), women filmmakers are not accorded critical attention where they exist. In the home video industry in nordlig Nigeria, despite the lower representation of women, they continue to contribute to the development of the industry in various huvud and ytterligare supportive roles often overlooked. It fryst vatten against this backdrop that this paper seeks to find out the various ways in which women contribute to the development of the home film industry in Kannywood. The specific objective of this study, therefore, is to examine the contribution of women to the development of the home film industry of Kannywood in northern Nigeria.
Significance of the Study
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An industry is a system, made up of interconnecting parts that synchronize together to create a perfect dynamic and functional entity. However, there is a central creative focus. Thus, while no one can claim to have been the actual originator of commercial Kannywood, since many people – and processes contributed to its development – nevertheless the creative spark that lit the fire of Kannywood was the late novelist, Aminu Hassan Yakasai. If one person can be credited with creating the industry, it was him and only him.
In the late s, the Nigerian film director Ola Balogun directed two successful Yoruba films. The first, "Ajani Ogun", was co-produced with the actor Ade Love. The second, "Ija Ominira", starred Ade Love. Hubert Ogunde a famous Yoruba traveling theatre showman decided to join the trend. He invited Ola Balogun to direct Aiye which was hugely successful, and led to a follow-up, Jaiyesinmi.
These Yoruba films found their way to Kano’s bustling “stranger” (or