President of Nigeria Buhari has advised Nigerian movie producers and practitioners against promoting violence and glamourising s*xual vulgarity in their movies.
In a foreword written in an official
brochure titled, “Nigerian Film Industry at a Glance” which was
published by the Africa Film Academy, President Muhammadu Buhari advised
Nigerian filmakers against promoting violence and glamourising “s*xual
vulgarity” in their movies.
According to a report by TheCable News,
the president who sent the message to the movie industry urged movie
practitioners to endeavour to always project the country in a positive
light.
“The
Nigerian film industry that is now called Nollywood, in the fashion of
the American, Hollywood and Indian, Bollywood started as the effort of a
group of enterprising young men and women who traded on their talents
and sheer determination without anyone paying attention.
“It
has now metamorphosed into a big industry employing thousands of
people, contributing to the national Gross Domestic Product and
empowering a new generation of creative entrepreneurs.
“Our
government will continue to support the creative sectors of its economy
so as to encourage our teeming youths while we enjoin our filmmakers to
continue to project the image of Nigeria and the continent of Africa in
a positive way through their story lines. Filmmakers should not make
films for art sake. Films should be functional and socially relevant.
“Filmmakers,
whether local or those who come here to use our facilities, must
however be sensitive to our cultures and religions. They must not
glamourise violence or sexual vulgarity in all their forms. They must
not promote racism or ethnic superiority or demonise any religion or
culture.
“I
want to see more films that celebrate our diversity, films that
celebrate the achievements of our people, films that promote social
causes of right to education, films that tells us the evil of domestic
violence against men and women, films that inspire hope and faith in our
country and humanity in general. I am confident that Nollywood would go
from strength to strength,” Buhari was quoted to have said.
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