{"id":13855,"date":"2017-06-01T16:38:43","date_gmt":"2017-06-01T15:38:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=13855"},"modified":"2017-06-01T16:38:43","modified_gmt":"2017-06-01T15:38:43","slug":"indigenous-film-makers-will-soon-receive-protection-of-the-law-hon-oladipupo-adebutu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/indigenous-film-makers-will-soon-receive-protection-of-the-law-hon-oladipupo-adebutu\/","title":{"rendered":"Indigenous Film-Makers will soon Receive Protection of the law  &#8211; Hon. Oladipupo Adebutu"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1496322343286_51496\">Respite seem to be on the way for filmmakers in Nigeria as the National Assembly moves to protect indigenous content in the movie industry. Moving a motion on the floor of the House of Representatives in Abuja on Tuesday 30th May 2017, Hon. Oladipupo Olatunde Adebutu, Chairman, House Committee on Rural Development noted that the indigenous content of the Nigerian film industry was fast being eroded due to the rising trend of foreign language films being dubbed and re-voiced into Nigerian languages.<\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1496322343286_51498\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1496322343286_51499\">Adebutu who represents Ikenne\/Shagamu\/Remo North Federal Constituency in Ogun State added that it was time to address foreign trends that devalue our mother-tongue skills and threatens the vision to transform Nigeria\u2019s film industry from a creative one into a creative economy.<\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1496322343286_51500\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1496322343286_51501\">He further stated: \u201cthis practise undermines the domestic creative arts industry&#8217;s vision to document and express Nigerian cultural values and heritage as well as takes jobs away from Nigerians\u201d.<\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1496322343286_51502\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1496322343286_51503\">Speaking later with the media in Abuja, Adebutu said Nigeria has a duty to protect the film industry and preserve the indigenous language and culture because it was a veritable unifying factor for social mobility and intercultural understanding.<\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1496322343286_51504\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1496322343286_51505\">He further posited the need to establish a standards organisation to amongst other things oversee the quality of production and further protection of intellectual property.<\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1496322343286_51506\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1496322343286_51507\">It will be recalled that the Theatre Arts and Movie Practitioners Association of Nigeria and the Conference of Indigenous Language Films Practitioners had recently protested on what they described as an onslaught of foreign language films being translated into our local languages utilising the Direct- to-home Pay TV Scheme.<\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1496322343286_51508\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"yiv7221729932yMail_cursorElementTracker_1496328272533\">Nigeria\u2019s film industry which has received global recognition from the Toronto Film Festival is said to contribute about $3.3bn to the nation\u2019s Gross Domestic Product (GDP).<\/div>\n<\/p><div data-ad-id=\"32665\" style=\"text-align:center; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px;float:none;\" class=\"afw afw_ad_image afw_ad afwadid-32665  \">\r\n                                                            <div style=\"font-size:10px;text-align:center;color:#cccccc;\">Advertisement<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.accessbankplc.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"auto\" max-width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Banner-1.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n                                                                        \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Respite seem to be on the way for filmmakers in Nigeria as the National Assembly moves to protect indigenous content in the movie industry. 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