At the premiere of Invasion
1897 at the ongoing Abuja International Film Festival, the director, Lancelot
Imasuen, got everyone laughing when he disclosed that he had worried over
inviting his colleague, Charles Novia.
Mr. Novia had just commended
the movie.
A filmmaker himself, Mr.
Novia is known for his articles on his personal blog and in some dailies,
lambasting various aspects of Nollywood and the entertainment industry in
general, especially the actors.
It was Novia who once stated
that two of Nollywood’s biggest actresses, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde and Genevieve
Nnaji, were not great at their craft.
His criticisms are usually
seen as “bad belle” and he has often been challenged on his mastery of his
profession. One of the actresses at the receiving end of his diatribes once
labeled him a “failed filmmaker.”
At the film festival in
Abuja, PREMIUM TIMES cornered Mr. Novia to ask him about his “reputation.”
