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Articles by Olu Yomi Ososanya

24 Feb 2019
That’s quote is attributed to Golden Age Hollywood studio head, Samuel Goldwyn, meaning he was more interested in film which delivered entertainment than climbing on a soap box in the village square to lecture.
10 Feb 2019
A couple of days ago, I was watching Guy Ritchie’s sophomore movie Snatch (2000), the brilliant follow up to his fantastic directorial debut Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998). Being one of my favourite films, it wasn’t the first time of watching. Aside the great dialogue, insane sequences and incredibly memorable characters with bizarre…
7 Feb 2019
A couple of days ago, I was watching Guy Ritchie’s sophomore movie Snatch (2000), the brilliant follow up to his fantastic directorial debut Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998). Being one of my favourite films, it wasn’t the first time of watching.   Aside the great dialogue, insane sequences and incredibly memorable characters with…
23 Dec 2018
“The Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment (MOME) encompass the key economic and creative sectors of film, TV, theatre, music, advertising, publishing, digital content and real estate as it relates to these industries. In total, these sectors account for over 305,000 jobs, and an economic output of $104 billion. The office promotes New York City…
25 Nov 2018
One of the criticisms of Nollywood since it theatrical exhibition began is that it isn’t cinematic. Our films look like television shows; flat lighting, scene coverage lacking mis en scene, dialogue conveying what images should.
11 Nov 2018
“No respect! I don’t get no respect!” Depending on your age and pop culture awareness, you credit that line to either comedian American Rodney Dangerfield...
28 Oct 2018
I am not a Nollywood filmmaker. I am a Nigerian who is a filmmaker.” That statement in its various incarnations has triggered many, who take offense to any differentiation from being tagged as a Nollywood filmmaker.
14 Oct 2018
The 8th edition of Lights Camera Africa, the art house film festival founded by art curator, Ugonma Adegoke, held in Lagos recently.
30 Sep 2018
On September 7, a few days before its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival(TIFF) , it was announced that Netflix had acquired...
9 Sep 2018
Late 2017, this came across my twitter timeline. “In Hollywood movies, Russians/Arabs are (Nuclear) terrorists, the Japanese die aimlessly in battle, the Americans are the smart, patriotic, pragmatist who always saves the day. That is how Film is used to brand a country, to shape the social values and worldview (politics) of a country. If…
2 Sep 2018
Perspective has a Latin root meaning ‘look through’ or ‘perceive’, and all the meanings of perspective have something to do with looking – a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
26 Aug 2018
I spent some time in South Africa, first as an invited guest lecturer at the University of Limpopo, Teaching Directing and Filmmaking to 3rd and 4th years as well as supervising their film projects.