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The major difference between Nigerian and South African movie industry- Adeoye Lojede
10th May
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Nigerian actor and filmmaker Fabian Adeoye Lojede, who is an active player in the Nigerian and South African movie industry, however, in a chat with Saturday Punch, he noted the major difference between both movie industry.
He said, “South Africa is developed in terms of international best practices like film finance, bonding, soft investment, co-production opportunities for filmmakers, etc. While Nollywood is far more refined in terms of commercialisation of local film content. I wouldn’t really say South Africa has a film industry in the local sense like Nigeria. In terms of longevity, I would say that Nigeria is more promising as you can’t really build an industry on soft money and grants. If the Nigerian film industry could get just a fraction of the kind of institutional support that the SA film industry gets I believe we woul
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Lessons for Ugandan actors from Fabian Lojede and Philip Luswata
ANALYSIS THE ARTS | THE INDEPENDENT | Ever wondered why while watching certain movies you get so gripped by or immersed in the story that you forget it is actually acted? Some times you get so bitter at a protagonist or you get so emotionally attached to a character.
This is a result of many things, because filmmaking is a summation of several processes &#; the story idea itself, screenwriting, casting, pre-production and post-production. But none of this would matter if the actor did a wack job in bringing the character to life.
A good actor performs with naturalism and nuance. You believe them. You don&#;t see an actor who learned their lines, put on a costume, and followed the director&#;s exact instructions in front of a camera; you see the character and get a sense of their lived-in reality, even if it&#;s a detail that goes unsaid.
To ace their roles, individual actors apply different processes dependi
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Fabian Adeoye Lojede is famous for his unforgettable role as kastvapen Abayomi in Jacob’s Cross. Born in Lagos Nigeria, his was relocated from Nigeria at the age of five, to the UK to join his parents.
He completed his primary education and part of his secondary school education in London. He moved back to Nigeria in where he completed his secondary school and University getting a in Psychology from the University of Ibadan.
A film producer and director, Fabian co-produced &#;Comatose’, a dramatic afro-futurism film, which explores an African perspective on the euthanasia debate.
It was screened at this year&#;s Pan-African Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO). The film features Fabian, Bimbo Akintola, Mary Thwala among others. In this interview, Fabian talks passionately about the African film industry and his Pan-African initiative:
What influenced your move to the big screen?
The right story came my way. I’d always wanted to move to the big screen, th