BBC 3 Celebrates ANC with 3 weeks of African Programs

AreaDaddy · Post by **AreaDaddy** » Wed Jan 21, 2004 5:35 pm

Details at

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/africakic ... list.shtml

Highligts include

African Nations Cup: As-live coverage of Africa’s premier football competition. It's the 24th in the tournament’s history and involves 16 teams from around the continent. This year it all kicks off in Tunisia.

African Footballers’ Wives: From the sun of Africa to the rain of England, this film follows a number of league footballers and their wives both here and back home.

Nollywood: Nigeria is the third biggest movie-maker after Hollywood and Bollywood, with up to 54 new titles released in just one week. Nick Moran travels there in an attempt to make a short movie in three weeks.

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Gooner1 · Post by **Gooner1** » Wed Jan 21, 2004 5:45 pm

More like they're trying to take the p i s s

AreaDaddy · Post by **AreaDaddy** » Wed Jan 21, 2004 5:54 pm

why?

At least the ANC should be interesting...

Akamoke · Post by **Akamoke** » Wed Jan 21, 2004 6:36 pm

Hey, you gotta give it to BBC, they are far more expansive than CNN and the like..

I didn't know Nigeria is the third largest movie producing country..I would have thought the Chinese were up there

cic old boy · Post by **cic old boy** » Wed Jan 21, 2004 8:51 pm

Akamoke: The BBC is a "public service broadcaster", unlike CNN - which is a commercial operation. The BBC is funded with public money - via a TV license. And black people pay this too - so they have to be seen to be catering for all spectrums of their license-paying audience.

RudeBoy · Post by **RudeBoy** » Wed Jan 21, 2004 10:04 pm

Even if it is on BBC 3.

As for this dodgy label "3rd largest movie producing country" I say Ha ha!

Damunk · Post by **Damunk** » Wed Jan 21, 2004 10:04 pm

Gooner1 wrote:More like they're trying to take the p i s s

No they're not.
Go read the other thread on the same subject started by AD.
I aint seen it myself, but it aint taking the pyss.

And it's not here I first heard about our being third. Its increasingly becoming common knowledge.

daMunK

Damunk · Post by **Damunk** » Wed Jan 21, 2004 10:09 pm

RudeBoy wrote:Even if it is on BBC 3.

As for this dodgy label "3rd largest movie producing country" I say Ha ha!

You guys just have no idea do you?

30-50 movies a week?
Mention where else that happens.

Na for your koro-koro eye the thing will blow-up big time and you will all be amazed.

Nick Moran sef still dey inside shock .

Guv007 · Post by **Guv007** » Wed Jan 21, 2004 10:11 pm

RudeBoy wrote:Even if it is on BBC 3.

As for this dodgy label "3rd largest movie producing country" I say Ha ha!

If the movies are been done papapa why not?

RudeBoy · Post by **RudeBoy** » Wed Jan 21, 2004 10:22 pm

Good point G007! Are they talking quantity or turnover? And importantly what is there definition of a movie? Most are not fit for TV let alone "movie"

Guv007 · Post by **Guv007** » Wed Jan 21, 2004 10:33 pm

RudeBoy wrote:Good point G007! Are they talking quantity or turnover? And importantly what is there definition of a movie? Most are not fit for TV let alone "movie"

RB you would be surprise at the number of African's such as Kenyans, Ghana and Caribbean's who are addicted to those films, not to talk of Nigerians

Scipio Africanus · Post by **Scipio Africanus** » Wed Jan 21, 2004 11:14 pm

Yep. Naija is 3rd worldwide in movie output. I posted a nytimes article on this here (or on the old forum) a while back.

furiously frank · Post by **furiously frank** » Wed Jan 21, 2004 11:22 pm

SA: I would love to read that article; if you have it archived somewhere please post it

Damunk · Post by **Damunk** » Wed Jan 21, 2004 11:28 pm

furiously frank wrote:SA: I would love to read that article; if you have it archived somewhere please post it

Good idea.

The number of Africans that follow Naija movies is phenomenal....just like the whole western world watches Hollywood stuff, na so Africans dey convert to Nollywood.
We just need to harness that power financially.

So RB, stop laughing with your eyes closed!! 8)

daMunK

Prince · Post by **Prince** » Wed Jan 21, 2004 11:58 pm

Damunk wrote:
furiously frank wrote:SA: I would love to read that article; if you have it archived somewhere please post it
Good idea.

The number of Africans that follow Naija movies is phenomenal....just like the whole western world watches Hollywood stuff, na so Africans dey convert to Nollywood.
We just need to harness that power financially.

So RB, stop laughing with your eyes closed!! 8)

daMunK

Damunk,
On OBE they show a lot of African films but recently I have been seeing some for that has both Nigerian and Ghanian actors combining this is a great development. Are there plans to make the films more international including actors from other countries????

27 · Post by 27 » Thu Jan 22, 2004 12:24 am

RudeBoy wrote:Good point G007! Are they talking quantity or turnover? And importantly what is there definition of a movie? Most are not fit for TV let alone "movie"

One of my English friends saw a Nigerian movie wit me once. He asked if it was shot with a camcoder.

Damunk · Post by **Damunk** » Thu Jan 22, 2004 11:13 am

27 wrote:
RudeBoy wrote:Good point G007! Are they talking quantity or turnover? And importantly what is there definition of a movie? Most are not fit for TV let alone "movie"
One of my English friends saw a Nigerian movie wit me once. He asked if it was shot with a camcoder.

tell him Jay-Jay Okocha, Kanu, Martins all started playing football with oranges and 'pitanga'...

RudeBoy · Post by **RudeBoy** » Thu Jan 22, 2004 12:08 pm

I find it amazing on the one hand guys dey yab OBE, ACTV and BEN for their bad quality and on the other they praise Nollywood! In most cases both are poor in quality and content!

The overall package is poor but BEN are a disgrace but Nollywood is ok because JJ started playing football with oranges?

Can't the same argument be proferred for BEN?

Chingo Bling · Post by **Chingo Bling** » Fri Jan 23, 2004 3:47 pm

27 most of the movies that find their way to the uk are PIRATED AND COPIED OVER AND OVER AGAIN, try watching a video CD or DVD, and you will know what im talking about

Akure4Life · Post by **Akure4Life** » Fri Jan 23, 2004 4:05 pm

sepp blatter wrote:27 most of the movies that find their way to the uk are PIRATED AND COPIED OVER AND OVER AGAIN, try watching a video CD or DVD, and you will know what im talking about

Very true indeed. The quality of the films i watched in Nigeria was exceptional. Most of them were on VCD. I can tell you that is was cystal clear.