I know of no sexual harassment in nollywood-emem isong

Top Nollywood filmmaker, Emem Isong,
speaks on sexual harassment and the
growth of Nollywood in new interview.
Emem Isong is a Nollywood screenplay
writer and producer who began her career in
1994. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in
Theater Arts from the University of Calabar
and a diploma in Computer Science from the
Computer Science Institute (NCR).
She was recently interviewed by Encomium.
When asked about the allegations made that
male producers demand for sex from
upcoming actresses in Nollywood, she
replied: “I don’t know anything about that. I
am not saying it does not exist, but I wouldn’t
know what can be done.”
On the strength of the Nollywood:
“I feel the industry is getting better, though
things seem a little bit slower because there is
change. It is a global thing. Everything is
getting more digital, movies are being
streamed online. CDs are being forged but I
guess it is the change that is making it look
like it is collapsing. Things are actually getting
better.”
“We are winning awards and making more
money, those are success stories. People
should just sit up and do better films. We
should work on distribution too. It would be
getting better.”
On how the government can help Nollywood:
“I always talk about piracy. I believe in
distribution. A lot of cinemas have sprang up
here and there. It is not the duty of
government to build cinemas but making
policies that are favourable to businessmen
and investors. The more cinemas we have, the
more money we would make in the industry.”


Source :naij.com
Edited by DANIEL IKECHUKWU EKWUNIFE