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As cinemas became a common feature of the social life in the then emerging city of Lagos, the late 1930s through 1940s marked the beginning of the establishment of big commercial cinema houses with branches in strategic parts of the country. One of the earliest cinema operators in Lagos was the "West African Pictures Company" owned by Mr. S ...
Silverbird Galleria was established in 2004 by Silverbird Group, [2] a media and real estate company founded by Ben Murray-Bruce in the 1980s. The movie theatre, Silverbird Cinemas which revolutionalized cinema in Nigeria [3] pioneered the first five-screens Cineplex in sub-Saharan Africa.
Lagos: 2020 Mixed. International cinema and television trophies (en) Official site 11 The S16 Film Festival: ... Arab cinema (de) Official site 10 Afrika Filmfestival:
The Silverbird Group is a diversified multi-media company with holdings in Radio, Television, Real Estate, and Cinemas headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria.The company was established in 1980 by Ben Murray-Bruce and counts Silverbird Cinemas and the Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria (MBGN) and Mr Nigeria pageants amongst its holdings. [1]
The Ikeja City Mall is located at Alausa in Ikeja, Lagos State. It is the first of its kind on the Mainland of Metropolitan Lagos. It is the first of its kind on the Mainland of Metropolitan Lagos. There is a Silverbird cinema in the mall as well as Shoprite , eateries, clothing brands and clothing stores and different bank ATMs.
After Nigeria gained independence in 1960, the cinema business rapidly expanded, with new cinema houses being established. [3] However, there came a significant influx of American, Indian, Chinese and Japanese films; posters of films from these countries were all over theatre halls and actors from these industries became very popular in Nigeria.
The Hausa-language cinema, also known informally as Kannywood, is also a sub-industry of Nollywood, mainly based in Kano. The cinema, which is the largest in Northern Nigeria, slowly evolved from the productions of RTV Kaduna and Radio Kaduna in the 1960s. Veterans like Dalhatu Bawa and Kasimu Yero pioneered drama productions that became ...
Opening Title Director Cast Genre Notes Ref. January: 13 The Trade: Jadesola Osiberu: Rita Dominic. Chiwetalu Agu Blossom Chukwujekwu Gideon Okeke. Nengi Adoki. Crime drama Based on true events