Yoruba started home video, not Nollywood — Osuofia
Veteran Nollywood actor Nkem Owoh, popularly known as Osuofia, has clarified his comments on the origins of Nigeria’s home-video industry, insisting that Yoruba filmmakers pioneered home video, not Nollywood. Read More: https://punchng.com/yoruba-started-home-video-not-nollywood-osuofia/
Veteran Nollywood actor Nkem Owoh, known as Osuofia, has clarified his previous comments regarding the origins of Nigeria's home-video industry. During an appearance on Curiosity Made Me Ask, hosted by comedian Bae U, Osuofia corrected the misconception that he claimed Yoruba people started Nollywood instead of the Igbo. The interview, published on Bae U's YouTube channel, addressed a question about a claim made months earlier by late Nollywood actor Francis Duru.
According to Osuofia, Yoruba filmmakers actually pioneered home video, not Nollywood. The actor explained that the term "Nollywood" did not exist when he and other filmmakers began producing films, and it was later adopted after discussions among industry stakeholders. Osuofia praised Yoruba filmmakers such as Hubert Ogunde and Adebayo Adebayo for popularising home-video productions in Nigeria.
He stressed that Yoruba people started film production and made it popular as home video, distinguishing the origins of Nollywood from the home-video tradition.
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