Actress Wumi Toriola threw a colloquium and year-end party at Radisson Blu in Ikeja, where she got Nollywood people talking about industry standards and where things are headed. Professor Mojisola Bimbo-Manuel gave the keynote and basically told everyone the sector needs actual entry requirements if it wants serious investor cash, pointing out academia requires PhDs for professor spots while film has zero formal benchmarks. She also said practitioners carry influence as role models, and female actors should ditch provocative outfits to earn respect.
Financial guy Akorede Idowu told creatives to save money and diversify income because younger talent keeps flooding in, and stamina eventually runs out. Lagos State rep. Bukola Agbaminoja mentioned the government already dropped hundreds of millions in grants for filmmakers, and global stars are shooting locally because the talent pool impressed them.
Toriola closed by telling colleagues to operate with integrity rather than just leaning on character, saying people judge her movie persona, but she always delivers on paid work.
Financial guy Akorede Idowu told creatives to save money and diversify income because younger talent keeps flooding in, and stamina eventually runs out. Lagos State rep. Bukola Agbaminoja mentioned the government already dropped hundreds of millions in grants for filmmakers, and global stars are shooting locally because the talent pool impressed them.
Toriola closed by telling colleagues to operate with integrity rather than just leaning on character, saying people judge her movie persona, but she always delivers on paid work.
