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Culture Connects Africa: African Film and Cinema

What is Africa without Culture knowning fully culture in general view is a way of life of a people, of a geographical region. The style, habit, language; dress mode etc reflect in it (Africa). African Film and Cinema produces both oral and performative aspects of African culture. In the sense, we see and know from each performance what culture belongs to which region and how these sum the diversity in African region. Africa films and cinema promotes it's diversity for profitability and knowledgeable fact through on screen and theater - an important aspect of African drama,long existing before the advent of technology. A. P Aladi (talk) 16:47, 11 February 2024 (UTC)

Culture connects Africa: African Film and Cinema

What is Africa without Culture knowning fully culture in general view is a way of life of a people, of a geographical region. The style, habit, language; dress mode etc reflect in it (Africa). African Film and Cinema produces both oral and performative aspects of African culture. In the sense, we see and know from each performance what culture belongs to which region and how these sum the diversity in African region. Africa films and cinema promotes it's diversity for profitability and knowledgeable fact through on screen and theater - an important aspect of African drama, since the advent of technology.

At precolonial period, drama was purely African, dramatizing its culture, magical performances; festival ceremonies and dance. However with the coming of colonialism: they introduce playwrights to be acted in theatre, publication of book with notable African writers as Woke Soyinka, Amma Darko etc. African drama was never in it authentic form as it takes the form of both Africa form of dramatization and European form of dramatization.

In post colonial period, production of technology such as theatre and its instruments emerge. Between 1940-80's, theatres in Nigeria and Ghana were the major performing dramatist in Africa. Nigeria theatre of folk opera of the Yoruba people of Southwestern Nigeria emerged in the early 1940's. It combines with a brilliant sense of mine, colourful costumes and traditional drumming, music and folklore directed towards it's local audience using Nigeria themes.

There are dozens of traveling theatre companies among which three (3) notable dramatist including: Hubert Ogunde (author of Yoruba Ronu ("Yoruba Think!"), Journey to heaven). Kola Ogunmola (author of The Palm Wine Drinkard and Lives of Money). Duro Ladipo (author of Obakoso (" The King did not hang") and Eda ("Everyone"). Each of these troupe has it's own taste and style. In present time, there are applaudable theatre in Nigeria as Silverbird Cinema, Port Harcourt, National Theatre Nigeria, Lagos State etc.

There are notable films that made shockwaves in Nigeria. Such as: A Tribe Called Judah (2024) Eyimofe (2020) Confusion Na We (2013) Living in Bondage (1992) Notable Nigerian actor & actresses as: Olu Jacob (appeared famous in 1979 film "Ashanti" as Commissioner Batak. He is best at acting traditional Igwe (Igbo translation for traditional ruler) with total dedication to a five decades of acting career. A winner of Choice Award, Organizers of African Magic Viewer, AMVCA in 2013. And is the first to win well deserved "Industry Merit Award", an AMAD conferred lifetime Achievement Awards in 2016.) Pete Edochi (who came into prominence after his famous role as "Okonkwo" in NTA adaptation of Chinua Achebe's best selling novel starring "Things Fall Apart"). Mama Grace Oyin-Adejobi (oldest actress in Nigeria film industry (Popularly known as Iya Osogbo) Other promising stars as: Funke Akindele, Timini Egbuson, Chioma Akpota, Nkem Owoh, Odunlade Adekola etc.

Today, Nigeria is the highest producing film industry by 2500 film production since 2021 to date. Ghana on the average of 600 films per year, 500 for Kenya, Tanzania and others. In sum total, Africa produces the average sum of 5,500 films per year. A rapid improvement in African film and cinema production.

Resources:

"A Tribe Called Judah becomes highest-earning Nigerian film - BBC News" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-67889661.amp "Kola Ogunmola | Theatre Pioneer, Actor & Playwright | Britannica" https://www.britannica.com/biography/Kola-Ogunmola "Pete Edochie, Olu Jacobs: The living ‘godfathers’ of Nollywood - Vanguard News" https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/03/pete-edochie-olu-jacobs-the-living-godfathers-of-nollywood/amp/ "The Best Nigerian Movies of All Time - Okayplayer" https://www.okayafrica.com/best-nigerian-movies/ The oldest and most popular actress": Mama Grace Oyin-Adejobi- popularly known as Iya Osogbo" https://www.instagram.com/p/C0jou31oHXG/?igsh=YZljYTk1ODg3Zg== A. P Aladi (talk) 09:20, 16 February 2024 (UTC)