IT'S JUST 6 DAYS TO YORUBA FILMS AND MUSIC FAIR 2017.

According to information at our disposal all is now set for the maiden edition of  Yoruba Films and Music Fair , in the words of the organizers the festival is designed  to rediscover the cultural and traditional roots of the Yoruba people both in vogue and those dying.

Mrs Adebimpe Akinshola , Acting Commissioner Culture and Tourism, Lagos State

Also “The fair will encourage traditional practices of Yoruba people especially amongst young people who are adopting foreign culture and practices to the detriment of the Yoruba culture. further more

“YFMF will provide a platform for producers, directors and marketers of Yoruba films and music to showcase their works and review latest developments in the film and music industry with a view to raising the standard and competing more effectively on global stage.

The fair which is endorsed by the Lagos State Government is star studded event as it will feature music performances by some notable Fuji musicians and hip hop artistes . The Yoruba Films and Music Fair will run between 5 - 7 July , 2017 at the Blue Roof inside LTV 8, Alausa -Ikeja. As powered by Another Creation Communications.
  

40 YEARS ON: DELE ODULE SET FOR MULTI MILLION NAIRA STAGE PLAY .

Popular actor, Dele Odule, will be celebrating his 40 years of active performance on stage in the weeks to come, in other to make the celebration a memorable one , he is planning stage  N10 million naira  play titled ‘Oju Kelekun’ ( Farewell to Reproach.)

The 56-year-old actor disclosed this recently at  a media chat with newsmen  in Abeokuta on the  activities being organised to commemorate his 40 years on stage.

Dele Odule

He also revealed  that over 100 cast and crew would spend at least 21 days rehearsing towards the stage performance, which is expected to hit the stage for its first command performance on June 12 in Abeokuta.

Mr. Odule, who is also the President of Theatre Arts and Motion Pictures Producers’ Association of Nigeria, further stated  that the entire cast and crew are expected to assemble at Westgate Hotel in Ado-Ekiti from April 23.

In his worlds “I will also like to appeal for sponsorship because the play will be staged in Kwara State as well as all the South-West States. The play Oju kelekun, a social satire written by the talented thespian . will be directed by former Director of the Abuja carnival, Professor Bakare Ojo, a foremost theatre practitioner and the first Professor of dance in Nigeria.

Speaking on why he is passionate about boosting stage performances in Nigeria, Mr. Odule said he was bothered by the fact that stage performances was gradually going into extinction following the demise of the founding fathers of Nigerian theatre such as Hubert Ogunde, Duro Ladipo, Akin Ogungbe, Kola Oogunmola and Oyin Adejobi.  The actor who is best known for his role in the 1993 hit movie titled Ti Oluwa Nile also disclosed that he has assembled a team of seasoned artists from the academia and travelling theatre to make the venture a reality.

"The idea is to bring back the lost memories. Our youth can then have an opportunity to choose a career in the arts through this form of motivation.” He submitted.

Odule was born in the town of Oru Ijebu, in Ijebu North Local Government of Ogun State  in 1961.He was nominated in the "Best Supporting Actor (Yoruba)" category at the  2014 Best Of Nollywood Awards for his role in the film Kori Koto. Dele started acting in a drama group called Oloko Theatre Group under the mentorship of Mukaila Adebisi. He made his debut appearance in 1986 before he shot into limelight after starring in the movie titled Ti Oluwa Ni Le.  He has since went on to star in over 200 movies.

Ojo Bakare

The creative  actor holds a Grade II Certificate from the Teacher's Training College, Oru before he proceeded to studied Theatre Arts at the University of Ibadan,Oyo State .

MEET IYA AWERO. A VERSATILE NOLLYWOOD VETERAN .

She is one of the oldest actress in the country (born October 3, 1950), Lanre Adeshina Hassan , popularly called Iya Awero is a Nigerian film actress , who features majorly in the Yoruba-language cinema of Nollywood

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 although she features in English-language productions as well.

Since the start of her career with the Ojo Ladipo Theatre Group over 50 years  ago,  the versatile actress  has featured in multiple films. Some of her movie credits are  Ìlù Gángan, Iró Gunfun,Adelebo,Aje Metta,Baba Lukudi,Iyawo Tunde,Igba Ewa,Ìkúnlè Kèsán,Ìrírí Mi,Mama Lanre,Oníbárà,Àtànpàkò òtún,Ejide,Okun Emi,Dokita Alabere,Fadùn Sáyémi,Ire Aye Mi,Eto Ikoko,Idajo Mi Tide,Ishola Oba-orin,Ogo-Nla,Sade Blade,Ògìdán,Ògo Idílé,Okun Ife,Orí,Jawonbe,Ogbologbo,Ojabo Kofo,Pakúté Olórun,Boya Lemo,Back to Africa,Owo Blow: The Genesis,Aso Ásiri, Family on Fire, Omo Elemosho, Ayitale among others. 

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YFMF POSTPONED TO ACCOMODATES MORE STAKEHOLDERS.

In other to give more stakeholders the opportunity to be part of the  maiden edition of the Yoruba Films and Music Fair originally slated for March 22 and 27,2017 at the Blue Roof,  Lagos State Television (LTV 8)  Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos, Another Creation Communications the brain behind the project has announced   5th to 7th July,2017 as the new date while the venue still remain.

Elesho Pic by:YFMF

In the words of Wale Okoya ,the Spokesperson for the organizers,YORUBA MUSIC & FILM FAIR, to be organized every year, will provide a platform for producers, directors and marketers of Yoruba films and music to showcase their works and review latest developments in the film and music industry with a view to raise the standards of movie and music production in Nigeria.

The fair which will be an annual event is also endorsed by major traditional rulers, including the Oni of Ife ,Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II , the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi and  other prominent Yoruba personalities have also indicated interest to be  part of the epoch-making event.

The Yoruba Films and Music Fair is being put together by Another Creation Communications, a leading multimedia and event production company   in conjuction with LTV 8 and Arewa House Of Culture.

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CAPTION THIS PHOTO .THERE IS A GIFT FOR THE MOST CREATIVE CAPTION (2 SPECIAL INVITATION CARDS, TO YORUBA FILMS AND MUSIC FAIR AFTER PARTY ).
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MEET OGA BELLO OUR ARTISTE OF THE DAY.

Oga Bello .Pic: www.google.com

Adebayo Salami. Albeit of Kwara descent,  was born on May 9th, 1953 in Lagos State where he had both primary and secondary education.
Salami began his acting career in 1964 with a group called Young Concert Party, under the leadership of Ojo Ladipo, popularly known as Baba Mero. After a few years, the group changed its name to Ojo Ladipo Theatre Group, and later metamorphosed into Awada Kerikeri Theatre Group.^[ Following the demise of Ojo Ladipo in 1978, Salami took the mantle of leadership of the group, which brought him into the limelight.

He featured in the first Yoruba film, Ajani Ogun, in which the late Adeyemi Afolayan, the father of Kunle Afolayan and Gabriel Afolayan, plays the lead role. He also featured in a movie titled Kadara by Adeyemi Afolayan (Ade love).

He later featured in the  popular Nigerian comedy series Comedy half hour with the stage name Oga Bello.He produced his first movie, Ogun Ajaye, in 1985, from the stable of Awada Kerikeri.
Since 1985, he has produced, directed and featured in several Yoruba movies.
He was a pioneer member of the Association of Nigerian Theatre Arts Practitioners, and also served as president of the association. Oga Bello is married with 18 children.
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BREAKING: YORUBA FILMS AND MUSIC FAIR GETS NEW DATES.

The maiden edition of Yoruba Films And Music Fair originally slated to run between  22nd -26th March,2017, has been postponed till 5th to 7th July,2017. According to the words of the Convener/Fair Director, Tayo Ogunlade, the postponement ,became necessary in other to give more stakeholders the opportunity to be part of the epoch making event.

It will interest you to know that the fair  is designed to help rediscover the cultural and traditional roots of Yoruba people (both in vogue and those dying) as  captured on celluloid films and evergreen music of yesteryears.

The Yoruba Films and Music Fair is packaged by Another Creation Communications  a leading multimedia and event production company, in partnership with Lagos Television and Arewa House of Culture and it will take place at the Blue Roof auditorium , Lagos State Television (LTV)  Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos. There will be film screening, workshop , music, drama, exhibition and networking among others. The popular cinematographer, Tunde Kelani,
is among some of the top practitioners expected to deliver papers at the fair.
  

YORUBA FILMS AND MUSIC FAIR APPOINTS IKU BABA YEYE AS GRAND PATRON.

Tayo Ogunlade, Alafin Of Oyo,Victory and Iya.

 The organizers of the Yoruba Films and Music Fair, has appointed  Iku Baba Yeye , His Imperial Majesty , Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, the Alafin of Oyo  as grand patron .

According to Wale Okoya the Content/Media Director for the fair, the decision was based on Alafin’s position as a foremost king in Yorubaland and in recognition of his  role as a custodian of Yoruba culture and tradition, he further revealed that the organizers  are equally aware of his reputation as a highly respected personality and a powerhouse in effort to promote unity among the Yoruba people in South West Nigeria and in the Diaspora.

The Fair, in the words of the Convener/Fair Director, Tayo Ogunlade,  is designed to help rediscover the cultural and traditional roots of Yoruba people (both in vogue and those dying) as  captured on celluloid films and evergreen music of yesteryears,  furthermore  “The Yoruba Films And Music Fair will also encourage young people who are adopting foreign culture and practices to the detriment of the Yoruba culture to embrace the traditional practices of our forefathers” He Concluded.

So far the event has been endorsed by major Yoruba actors/actresses ,musicians and traditional rulers like the Ooni of Ife ,   His Imperial Majesty Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi, The Alafin of Oyo , Oba Lmimdi Adeyemi, among others

The event which is slated for Wednesday 5th to Friday 7th July, 2017 will take place at the Blue Roof auditorium , Lagos State Television (LTV)  Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos. Yoruba Films and Music Fair is been  packaged by Another Creation Communications  a leading multimedia and event production company, in partnership with Lagos Television and Arewa House of Culture.

NOLLYWOOD: HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT .

KSA,BABA SALA AND LATE FATAI ROLLING DOLLARS

The history and development of the development of the Nigerian motion picture industry can be divided into two main parts: (i) the Colonial Era till the 1980s and (ii) the 1980s till date.

Nigerians became involved in the production of films and by 1970, the first indigenous feature film was produced in Nigeria: KONGI’S HARVEST. It was however directed by an American and it featured many foreigners as crew members. With the oil boom, more individuals became involved in the production of indigenous films include Eddie Ugbomah, Ladi Ladebo, Ola Balogun, U.S.A  Galadima among other who had been trained during the CFU era.

According to Rosemary Itam, the Yoruba Travelling Theatre practitioners, seeing how successful the foreign film distributors and exhibitors were[Itam,2002:34] and motivated by their audiences’ demand to do their stage plays to film [Malomo,1993] decided to produce their own movies. Working with some of the already popular Nigerian filmmakers such as Ola Balogun and others, the Alarinjo theatre troupes made films include AROPIN TENIA, JAIYESIMI, IJA OMINIRA, IJA OMIRAN, OWO L’GBA etc all on 35mm celluloid reel.

            

Apart from the fact that the viewing public were hooked to foreign films, they had problems in the procurement of equipment, manpower, piracy and ultimately in marketing. This killed the zeal of these new-comers to filmmaking. In 1979, the Nigerian Film Corporation was established to provide structural backbone for the development of the industry in terms of manpower training, marketing assistance and infrastructure. A decree validating its existence was released by the government and a facility was allotted to it in Jos, Plateau State but it did not help the industry much. Years later a National Film Policy was also put in motion. Neither did this save the ailing industry from it problems and by the mid 1980s it was nearly impossible for films to be made on celluloid. Film stocks were expensive to import, and celluloid was expensive to process. Rushes had to be taken abroad for development and other processing coupled with it was the harsh economic scenario in the country, thus many filmmakers opted for the use of video tapes as it was more economical; easily accessible and inexpensive to editing unlike the celluloid.

The 1980s till Date
According to Akin Adesokan, the Video film “grew out of benign bootlegging of music videos in a cassette culture…cannibalising the idioms of the soap opera, Yoruba travelling theatre, and remnants from the golden era of the Nigerian cinema”.[Adesokan, Nollywood.net, 2005] By the end of the 1980s, Video films had become the strongest technological medium of popular culture and entertainment in Yoruba urban centres. First to realise its immense social and economic potentials were the popular musicians, then some television stations followed realising how popular the drama series they sponsored had become, they transferred them to video. Owing to the fact that video cameras were very cheap and easy to carry and control would-be filmmakers found a ready medium to work with. With this state actors can be called together and rallied to act out a story in imitation in the manner of the vanishing theatre tradition and thus everybody was back in business [Jonathan Haynes, 1990:50].
The appearance of video films in Nigeria, plus its popularity, point to its importance as a new medium for the production, dissemination and consumption of film as a form of popular culture, with its ideology and aesthetics [Ekwueme,2002] The idea of video films was inspired by Yoruba Travelling Theatre. The idea was later introduced by Babatunde Adelusi (Adamson) publisher of a now rested photo-play Magazine who said that the production of video films will not only save cost of production but will be a good alternative to Indian and Chinese films. This idea was later actualised by Ade Ajiboye (Big Abass) who produced SOSO MEJI, the first Nigerian Video film in 1988. It was shown publicly at Tinuade Cinema in Oworonshoki, Lagos for a token fee and it was successful. Subsequently, Alade Aromire produced EKUN in 1989 which he screened at the National Theatre, Iganmu, Lagos. The success of the movies was an eye opener for other producers. Hence many Yoruba movie actors and enthusiasts mostly based in Meiran, a Lagos suburb sought assistance from film promoters like Kenneth Nnebue of Nek Video Link, Lagos and Sulaimon Aweda who were both important film distributors and exhibitors. Kenneth Nnebue, capitalising on the gains of the industry, decided to invest in a lot of low budget video films. Such video films include AJE NI IYA MI, IJA ELEYE, OSA ELEYE etc.

The development did not go down well with the new school of “video filmmakers” who termed his investments as peanuts. They left and organise themselves. Jide Kosoko, Adebayo Salami, Gbenga Adewusi and Alade Aromire led them, [Ekwueme, 2002:34] this regrouping resulted in the appearance of different production companies including Bayowa Films International, Aromire Films, Jide Kosoko Production and many others. Films began to be produced in large volumes and with film marketers and distributors setting up offices and distribution outlets in Idumota, Lagos, the industry took off.

Video film in Igbo language was silent until the latter part of 1992, when Kenneth Nnebue produced the first Igbo Video film in the country, LIVING IN BONDAGE which became a major hit among the Igbo audience and was also well accepted by non-Igbo speaking audience. Other Igbo video films followed, Igbo films were produced in either Igbo or English languages. Video films like TABOO I and II by Dan Oluigbo of Sage Production. JEZEBEL by Francis Agu, Amaka Igwe-Isaac’s RATTLESNAKE I and II, VIOLATED I and II and many others were produced. By the 1992, a new crop of professional filmmakers have emerged from the Eastern and other parts of the country. Virtually unknown on stage before their début into the Nigerian film industry most of them have produced or acted in serials for television notably Zeb Ejiro, Kenneth Okonkwo and Amaka Igwe-Isaac. With the massive entry of Igbo and English video films, the producers of Yoruba video films who had hitherto monopolised the business faced a though competition and as a result a vibrant industry was created.
Moreover, there has also been the production of Nigerian video films in minor languages such as Efik, Ijaw and Itshekiri. Nigerians abroad are also producing films for Nigerians in the Diaspora such include KING OF MY COUNTRY, LONDON BOY. Video films are also produced in Hausa language, the centre of which is in Kano, Nigeria.

Today, video film production is a multi-billion naira industry which provides a source of livelihood for many people both at home and abroad. The industry has also produced many “stars” as well as its own international events. Initially, when the video film came into existence some actors were not well remunerated but currently the appearance of actors like Pete Edochie, Fathia Balogun, Liz Benson, Omotola Jalade- Ekeinde, Racheal Oniga, Bukky Wright, Bukky Ajayi, Nkem Owoh, Ramsey Noah, Desmond Elliott, Genevieve Nnaji, Kayode Fash-Lanso, Patience and others; in a video film guarantees good box office success. The African movies Academy Awards has been holding in Yenagoa, Bayelsa state since 2004. As Kenneth Ekwueme pointed out in his essay- The Negative Influence of Nigerian Video films on the Youth the “possibilities are endless”.

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Oni of Ife , Alafin of Oyo , Tunde Kelani Endorses Yoruba Films And Music Fair.

Ooni Of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi .Ojaja II

....Iku Babayeye, the Alafin of Oyo,(The Permanent Chairman, Oyo State Council of Obas)  his imperial Majesty, the Ooni Of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi and  foremost cinematographer Tunde Kelani has joined other notable celebrities who have thrown their weight behind the forth coming maiden edition of Yoruba Films and Music Fair.

The Fair in the words of the Convener/Fair director, Tayo Ogunlade, is designed to rediscover the cultural and traditional roots of Yoruba people (both in vogue and those dying) as captured on celluloid films and evergreen music of yesteryears. It also aims to encourage the traditional practices of Yoruba people, especially among young people who are adopting foreign culture and practices to the detriment of the Yoruba culture.

The event which comes between 22 and 26 March,2017 at the popular Blue Roof Multi-Purpose Hall, ,LTV 8,Ikeja-Lagos will feature, music, comedy, workshop, exhibition and lots more.

The Yoruba Films and Music Fair otherwise known as YFMF is the brainchild of Another Creation Communications in partnership with Lagos Television and the central working committee is made up of the following creative minded people, Princess Folashade (Associate Producer), Wale Okoya (Content/ Media Director while Kemi Egbeyode is the Creative Director. 

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YORUBA FILMS AND MUSIC FAIR 2017 ON THE MOVE.

Yinka Ayefele with Tayo Ogunlade (Convener/Fair Director)

Another Creation Communications, a leading multimedia and event production company, has concluded plans to host its maiden signature event under the theme of “YORUBA FILMS AND MUSIC FAIR” between March 22 and 26, 2017 at the Blue Roof auditorium inside the Lagos State Television (LTV) premises in Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos.

According to the organizers, the event is designed to rediscover the cultural and traditional roots of Yoruba people (both in vogue and those dying) as captured on celluloid films and evergreen music of yesteryears. It also aims to encourage the traditional practices of Yoruba people, especially among young people who are adopting foreign culture and practices to the detriment of the Yoruba culture.

Endorsed by the Yoruba Video Films Producers/Marketers Association of Nigeria (YOVIFPAN) and Theatre Arts and Movie Practitioners of Nigeria (TAMPAN), the YORUBA MUSIC & FILM FAIR, to be organized every year, will provide a platform for producers, directors and marketers of Yoruba films and music to showcase their works and review latest developments in the film and music industry with a view to raise the standards of movie and music production in Nigeria.

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The fair which will be an annual event is also endorsed by major traditional rulers, including the Oni of Ife ,Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II , the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi and  other prominent Yoruba personalities have also indicated interest to be  part of the epoch-making event.

The Yoruba Films and Music Fair is being put together in conjuction with LTV 8 and Arewa House Of Culture.  

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