Which are your all time favorite foreign and African Films?
a. Guess who’s coming to Dinner
b. The Good The Bad and The Ugly
c. Sound of Music
d. Sarafina
e. The Unforgiven Sin
f. Tenterhooks
g. Web
h. Return To Kazondia
i. Games Women Play
j. All my Life
What is your take on Films made on celluloid and Filmmakers like Sembene Ousmane or Basek Bakobio?
Nothing compares to the big screen. It is awesome, it captivates and it is the ultimate created world. My recollections of the big screen, watching movies like “The Good, the bad and the Ugly”, in my very early teens, are still very much vivid. Celluloid gives you the “feel” of the big screen.
However, recent breakthroughs in digital technology have given birth to digital video cameras with very high definition. You can shoot your films with these high definition cameras and watch them on wide screens, enjoying the same picture resolutions.
George Lucas used such high def cameras and said “I will never shoot another film on film”. Filmmakers like Sembene Ousmane or Basek Bakobio are torchbearers who have inspired a lot of Africans and people of black descent. They have made indelible marks and therefore occupy a pride of place. However, we must strive to traverse their footprints and leave something behind, in order to build up on their foundations.
Have you thought about attending FESPACO in Ouagadougou?
I have thought about attending FESPACO, but I have not made any deliberate efforts to do so. Frankly, I’ve been rather busy acting, acting and acting, and sometimes producing and directing, combining these with my memberships of various bodies in the industry.
However, I would love to attend the next one. When my colleagues who will attend the current one return, I will discuss with them.
Since the Nigerian industry is so amorphous, is there any formal or informal classification system to separate “the professionals” from the “adventurers” ?
Our Industry is not so amorphous. Nigeria is a multicultural/ethnic society with multiple languages. There are three major tribes – Hausa, Igbo & Yoruba. The movies we produce are mostly in English and these three languages. You will see some of these films on DSTV’s Africa Magic screen. The Hausa filmmakers have an association governing them, likewise the Igbo and Yoruba film makers.
Some of us came into limelight doing films in our native languages. In the English-speaking sector, there are seven guilds –
The Actors’ Guild of Nigeria
The Directors’ Guild of Nigeria
The Association of Movie Producers
The Screen Writers’ Guild
The Creative Designers’ Guild
The Nigerian Society of Editors
The Nigerian Society of Cinematographers
There is another body governing those in marketing and distribution, another body for those in TV productions, another for those in Radio and so forth and so on. Each association has certain preconditions for eligibility to apply, screening processes to go through, training programs, etc.
The industry welcomes every body. Come as you are. Some enter as professionals; some learn on the job, some gain experience while working.
Thank You Zack and Merci Beaucoup!
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Am very happy to say that u are one of my best actors in the nigeria movie. You act so well and u also act as a person. Inshort i can't say exatly but to be sincere with u i am falling in love with the way u act. Carine from Cameroon
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It would be welcome if you could get in touch whenever you are in London so as to take part as a guest artiste in our programme on the Voice Of Africa Radio.
Best regards,
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Posted by: Lashley | February 10, 2007 at 05:40 PM
Mr.Orji,
It would be welcome if you could get in touch whenever you are in London so as to take part as a guest artiste in our programme on the Voice Of Africa Radio.
Best regards,
Lashley KBJOJO
0772 662 4306
Posted by: Lashley | February 10, 2007 at 05:40 PM
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Posted by: Rita Uadiale | April 03, 2007 at 11:20 AM
hello daddy Zack,
you are such a wonderful actor, u're always very gentle in the way u act, infact i just believe that is the way u are in real life.i pray my future husband will be as gentle and calm as u're and at the same time i wish u were my father. Im a cameroonian and i live in the centre province, i enjoy watching movies that u feature in. This site contains no pictures of your wife and kids please i would like to take a look at them. May the good Lord bless and reward you abundantly extend my greetings to your lovely wife and children
Posted by: princess delly | April 09, 2007 at 11:47 AM
Hello Mr Zack.
You are my inspiration to live in your Acting. Whenever i see you act, I can't seem to hide my love for being an actor. I need your help in this field. You are my model
Posted by: Achoh Oryne Odilo | April 23, 2007 at 01:40 PM
hi Zack
I'm a very big fan of yours i'm also happy to have the previlage of writing you, i want you to know that you are one of the pillars that hold nollywood up to date and i'm encouraging you to keep it up for it is not going to be long when somebody will take the burden off your shoulders. i personnaly have plans for nollywood and i pray that God should give me the streinght to carry it to the top.
just want to appriciate your effort may God give more grace to your elbows.
lots ot love,
sar.
Posted by: sar agav | May 24, 2007 at 04:08 AM
Hi Zack, I just want to take this time to welcome you to Liberia to celebrate with us. I tell you, you are one of my best Nigerian actors.You are such a wonderful actor. Hope to see you when you arrive in Liberia, I am Liberian and a gospel misician.
Posted by: Elizabeth R. Cooke | August 07, 2007 at 09:53 AM
Posted by: Elizabeth R. Cooke | August 07, 2007 at 09:54 AM
Hi Zack, I just want to take this time to welcome you to Liberia to celebrate with us. I tell you, you are one of my best Nigerian actors.You are such a wonderful actor. Hope to see you when you arrive in Liberia, I am Liberian and a gospel musician
Posted by: Elizabeth R. Cooke | August 07, 2007 at 10:02 AM
hello Zack i love your movies. though am ghanaian and you are the best movie actors in all over African nigeria are best among the lot.
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hope to hear from you soon.
Posted by: Bestman D. Wolo | September 10, 2007 at 01:46 PM
as the nollywood ambassador to the world what is your reaction to image making as it concerns tourism development in Nigeria i would like to know your response, am a masters student in the department of archaeology and anthropology university of ibadan and am doing a project on nollywood u ar one of my respondents and i would like to meet u
Posted by: chinwe okoro | September 11, 2007 at 06:20 AM
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tel:08058879799
Posted by: ksquare | September 11, 2007 at 08:40 AM
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Posted by: Marshal | October 10, 2007 at 02:47 AM
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Am a big fan of yours. I stumbled into your website. I had been looking for an opportunity to tell you how your acting is appreciated.
I live in the USA. Is there anyway I can call you? If you will rather call me, pls email me and I will send my number to you . My kids love your acting and they are interested in seing you. So in case you come to the USA, let us know.
Take care.
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