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New Paradigm for Nollywood

Erschienen am 06.11.2013, 1. Auflage 2013
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ISBN/EAN: 9783659341205
Sprache: Englisch
Umfang: 264 S.
Format (T/L/B): 1.6 x 22 x 15 cm
Einband: kartoniertes Buch

Beschreibung

New Paradigm for Nollywood takes you straight into the heart of Africa where the Nigerian film industry popularly known as Nollywood is blossoming in leaps and bound. This third largest market for home movies after Hollywood and Bollywood; is fast becoming a household name in different parts of the world but not without myriads of developmental challenges. This book intimates readers with the good, the bad and the ugly in Nollywood and articulates Enter-Educate concept as a new strategic approach to film production which can facilitate social responsiveness of the growing movie industry. It is a must-read for film practitioners, students and scholars, lovers of Nollywood and African films as well as people working in the development sector.

Autorenportrait

Bashiru Akande Lasisi is a drama and film scholar in the Department of Theatre Arts University of Ibadan, Nigeria. He has spent considerable time in using 'Enter-Educate' approach for addressing social development issues. He has written and produced many plays, directed two films and published a drama text titled "Query for the Gods".