Nollywood actor Jide Awobona has come out to appreciate his colleagues Odunlade Adekola and Jumoke Odetola for postponing the release dates of their films to accommodate his upcoming movie, “AMAA.” He recently shared stunning photos with the actors while appreciating them for their unwavering support.
According to him, Odunlade Adekola and Jumoke Odetola decided to move the date for their releases to let him shine, and it is not because they both featured in the film, but because they are good people.
He added that his thoughtful colleagues decided it was the best thing to do after they found out that their dates would clash with his own.
His words, “even if they’re both not in AMMA, I can bet they would still do same, except for a crucial reason out of their control.
Thank you for postponing your movie when you found out I’m dropping mine the same date you scheduled for yours. God bless and honour you Sir @odunomoadekola, you’re indeed a FATHER, Ese modupe gan ni.
My bloodline @jumokeodetola, you proved once again that the blood is not diluted, no be mouth, thanks a lot dear, God bless you and enlarge your coast.
To every other producers who did same like my egbon @abeyjomo and @anike_ami did, God won’t forsake you, thanks a lot for this honour, I do not take it for granted 🙏🏾”
WOW.
Nollywood is a sobriquet that originally referred to the Nigerian film industry. The origin of the term dates back to the early 2000s, traced to an article in The New York Times. Due to the history of evolving meanings and contexts, there is no clear or agreed-upon definition for the term, which has made it a subject to several controversies.
The origin of the term “Nollywood” remains unclear; Jonathan Haynes traced the earliest usage of the word to a 2002 article by Matt Steinglass in the New York Times, where it was used to describe Nigerian cinema.
Charles Igwe noted that Norimitsu Onishi also used the name in a September 2002 article he wrote for the New York Times. The term continues to be used in the media to refer to the Nigerian film industry, with its definition later assumed to be a portmanteau of the words “Nigeria” and “Hollywood”, the American major film hub.
Film-making in Nigeria is divided largely along regional, and marginally ethnic and religious lines. Thus, there are distinct film industries – each seeking to portray the concern of the particular section and ethnicity it represents. However, there is the English-language film industry which is a melting pot for filmmaking and filmmakers from most of the regional industries.
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