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The video film era, also known as the home video era, is a period in Nigerian cinema, typically from the late 1980s / early 1990s to mid 2010s, when Nigerian films were made using affordable video format. [1] The video boom era emerged after the downturn of the Golden era of the Nigerian cinema in the late 1980s. [1]
Silverbird cinemas upon establishment started screening Nigerian films with high production quality, as a result discouraging poor film production. The first New wave film to be shown at a cinema was the Yoruba-language film Irapada (2006) by Kunle Afolayan, which was screened at the Silverbird Galleria in Lagos. The Silverbird experiment ...
The functions of the Nigerian Film Corporation include: The production of films for domestic consumption and export; The establishment and maintenance of facilities for film production The encouragement of the production by Nigerians of films through financial and other forms of assistance The provision of facilities for training and archiving of film, sound and video materials, like the Shoot ...
New Nigerian Cinema or New Nigerian Cinema era (also known as New Wave [1] [2] or controversially as New Nollywood [3] [4]) is an emerging phase in Nigerian cinema, in which there became a major shift in the method of film production, from the video format, which came about during the video boom, back to the cinema method, which constituted the films produced in the Golden era of Nigerian ...
Film as a medium first arrived Nigeria in the late 19th century, peephole viewing of motion picture devices. [1] These were soon replaced in the early 20th century with improved motion picture exhibition devices; the first set of films shown in Nigerian theatres were Western films, with the first film screened at Glover Memorial Hall in Lagos from 12 to 22 August 1903.
The film, about the events involved in the celebration of an aristocratic wedding, would go on to become the most successful Nollywood film in the history of her native Nigeria. Wanuri Kahiu is a Kenyan film director, best known for her film From a Whisper , which was awarded Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best Picture at the Africa Movie ...
Mainframe Films and Television Productions (usually known as Mainframe Studios or Mainframe Films) was a film production company founded in 1991 by Nigerian cinematographer and film producer Tunde Kelani. [1] [2] Since its establishment in 1991, the production company had produced several notable Nigerian films. [3] [4] [5]
The Silverbird Group is a diversified multi-media company with holdings in Radio, Television, Real Estate, and Cinemas headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria.The company was established in 1980 by Ben Murray-Bruce and counts Silverbird Cinemas and the Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria (MBGN) and Mr Nigeria pageants amongst its holdings. [1]