Nollywood has always been a scandalous affair, and who better to tell a story than an insider? Director-producer Charles Novia is set to launch Nollywood Till November: Memoirs of a Nollywood Insider, a book which details the movie maker’s experience through his active years in the movie industry.
Novia, known for his bluntness on issues concerning Nollywood, spares no details, as he puts it bluntly, and gives it raw in what has been tagged ‘The Book of Secrets’
The veteran filmmaker believes Nollywood Till November…Memoirs of a Nollywood Insider stands out because “…it is the first of its kind, written by a core Nollywood Insider in the form of memoirs which encapsulate personal testimonies of landmark events and productions which all aided the growth of Nollywood.”
The book provides readers with an insight into the early days of Nollywood, the challenges faced by the industry, and several other issues, including SEX in Nollywood, the new generation of producers, as well as the relationship between the press and Nollywood
Published by Author House, the 155-page memoir already released in America and Europe, and available on Amazon, and Barnes & Noble, will be unveiled to the Nigerian audience on Wednesday, the 28th of November, 2012, at a glitzy event at the popular cultural centre, Terra Kulture.
DATE: Wednesday, November 28, 2012
VENUE: Terra kulture, tiamiyu Savage, VI, Lagos
TIME: 5:00pm
ABOUT CHARLES NOVIA
Charles Novia has been involved with Nollywood in various capacities, mainly as a screenwriter, Producer and Director. With over 40 movies to his credit, he is widely acknowledged as a foremost creative entrepreneur in Nollywood’s arena. He is the CEO of November Productions. He is married to Happy and they have a lovely daughter, Nosakhare. He lives in Lagos, Nigeria
ABOUT THE BOOK
Nollywood is the general moniker for Nigeria’s exciting and thriving film industry! Behind its world-wide acclaim as an independent filming success story is an oft-ignored back story; the pains, push and perseverance of the major film-makers in the business. ‘Nollywood till November’ tells the insightful and exciting true story of Charles Novia, from his trudging days as a struggling film maker in the then cabal-styled Nollywood, to his eventual triumph And success as a major force in Africa’s biggest film industry! Novia’s memoirs reveal a personal perspective of the monumental struggles each of the now-famous personalities in Nollywood must have faced on their road to fame. It is a brilliant and inspiring tale of succeeding against the odds in an industry that has been termed ‘the third largest film industry in the world’