CAN Should’ve Rejected The Title Of Ini Edo’s Movie Before It Was Released – IK Ogbonna

IK Ogbonna and Ini Edo

Nollywood actor IK Ogbonna has backed Ini Edo amid her battle with CAN over her new movie, “A Very Dirty Christmas.” Recall that Ini recently begged the Christian Association not to take down her movie, stating that if she had known that the title would cause a problem, she would have changed it.

Reacting, IK expressed disappointment, noting that CAN saw the promotions for months and said nothing, but now has issues with it because the film is out nationwide and doing well.

Ogbonna concluded by questioning how Christian it is to stay silent all along, then speak only when progress has been made.

His words, “TBH! I am deeply disappointed with CAN. You saw the promotions for this title for months and said nothing.
The movie title was officially approved by the Censors Board, and we moved forward in good faith.
Now that the film is out, showing nationwide and doing well, suddenly there’s an issue with the title.
How Christian is it to stay silent all along, then speak only when progress has been made?
This isn’t about conflict – it’s about fairness, consistency, and integrity.”

WOW.

Nollywood is a sobriquet that originally referred to the Nigerian film industry. The origin of the term dates back to the early 2000s, traced to an article in The New York Times. Due to the history of evolving meanings and contexts, there is no clear or agreed-upon definition for the term, which has made it a subject to several controversies.

The origin of the term “Nollywood” remains unclear; Jonathan Haynes traced the earliest usage of the word to a 2002 article by Matt Steinglass in the New York Times, where it was used to describe Nigerian cinema.

Charles Igwe noted that Norimitsu Onishi also used the name in a September 2002 article he wrote for the New York Times. The term continues to be used in the media to refer to the Nigerian film industry, with its definition later assumed to be a portmanteau of the words “Nigeria” and “Hollywood”, the American major film hub.

Film-making in Nigeria is divided largely along regional, and marginally ethnic and religious lines. Thus, there are distinct film industries – each seeking to portray the concern of the particular section and ethnicity it represents. However, there is the English-language film industry which is a melting pot for filmmaking and filmmakers from most of the regional industries.