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Odugbemi: The filmmaker as activist He’s one of the very few Lagosians, who gives accurate direction to locations; he usually takes his time to give detailed instruction with visible landmarks. So, largely, the journey to Femi Odugbemi’s new office in Ogudu, Lagos, this morning, was hitch free. Except for the early morning showers, co...

SPIELBERG’S EDITOR SPEAKS ON EDITING » DVWORX STUDIOS Michael Kahn has been Spielberg’s editor since Close Encounters of the Third Kind, collaborating together for over thirty years. I can only think of Scorcese and Thelma Schoonmaker as another example of an editor and director having that kind of working history. Here are tips from a Q+A he granted r…

I think it is wrong for government to give money for filmmakers to make films. You lend money to filmmakers to make films and then ask the filmmakers to sell those films and pay back so that whatever profit they make can help them to make new films. They (government) can invest the money in a distribution network that helps filmmakers to sell more of their works; that protects them from piracy. They can invest the money in creating the right type of curricula in our schools so that students are properly trained in film education. So that when these kids come out of school; they can make better quality films than Nollywood is making now. - Femi Odugbemi

Q&A WITH FEMI ODUGBEMI » DVWORX STUDIOS The folks at makinmagazine.com recently had a chat with Femi Odugbemi concerning his works and issues in the Nigerian film industry. What followed was a thought provoking insight on the Nigerian film industry and some suggestions on how to make verifiable progress. Here is an excerpt from the interv…