Julius Okorie
Nollywood actor, producer and model, Kunle Remi, says he has a way of knowing when a film has been rushed.
It is funny according to him when movie producers talk about shooting cinema movies in five days.
Join our WhatsApp ChannelHe noted that it is important to understand there is a difference between films being produced for Cinema and that meant for television.
The multiple award winning actor, bared his mind during an interview with Hip TV, stating that some Nigerians and filmmakers often confuse TV-quality films with cinema without fully understanding what it takes to create a cinematic experience.
Using Nollywood actor and movie director, Kunle Afolayan, as a reference, Remi said the thespian does films with good cinematic value and might not be a good TV director if he is put in that space.
The winner of the 7th edition of now rested but popular Gulder Ultimate Search said he is not discouraging emerging filmmakers from learning the craft, adding however that they need to accommodate constructive criticism of their work to achieve the best.
“Not everybody understands what cinema is. I don’t think a lot of people understand it in the first place, that is why you have a low-budget film put in the cinemas when it’s not even cinema-worthy. And you see people come for you. There is a difference between a cinematic film and a film for TV” he said
“The moment Nigerians and filmmakers understand that we won’t be having this conversation. Kunle Afolayan for example, does cinema if you look at the quality of his project, the style and effort put into it are cinema. If he does TV films, he might not do so great because he is probably focused or trained to do cinema films.
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“TV films are maybe cable films or online TVs and you can tell this was done in 5 days. I’m an actor and I can tell. Sometimes I’m doing a film and they tell me, it’s for the cinemas and I laugh. I know I’m not supposed to but, it’s funny.
“I can’t discourage anyone cos it might be a starting point for some people do not be angry if people come for you or movie lovers share opinions of your film or critics talk about it cos you can’t then compare it to a Hollywood production.”
Kunle Remi who clinched Silverbird Man of the year award last year has featured in scores of movies and films including Shining star where he played the role of Philip and ‘what about us’ playing the role do David.
Julius Okorie is Chief Sports and Entertainment Correspondent for Prime Business Africa. He began his journalism career with the Champion Newspaper and Sporting Champion and later moved on to Daily Independent and the Nation Newspapers. Okorie joined Prime Business Africa in 2024 bringing on board 20 years of experience in writing investigative news on Sports and Entertainment. His well researched and highly informative articles on Sports Business and general entertainment are followed by a wide range of audience.
