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.”
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