By Bolarinwa Akande
In its continues bid to keep record of films that are approved for release in the country, the National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) has said that it approved only eighty nine (89) movies for the month of July, 2014.
Highlight of the approval shows that four (4) movies are feature length films for cinema exhibition while eighty five (85) movies are for home viewership. The total approval for July shows a marginal improvement with twelve (12) over the figure for June when seventy-seven (77) movies were approved.
A breakdown of the movies approved for home viewership shows Yoruba language category retaining its leadership with 30 movies.
A breakdown of other language categories is as follows:
English – 29
Hausa – 12
Bini – 10
Ibibio/Efik – 4
The approved movies are to be released with their respective consumer advisories on imitable technique, strong language, violence, and fetish rituals. Among the movies for home viewership, 38 came with “15” classification grade while 47 were classified “18” for adult viewership. Some of the “15” rated movies include ”Alero’s symphony” English, “Adijatu Kubura”” (Yoruba), “Farin Hannu” (Hausa), “Ose” (Bini), “Udo facebook” (English), “Sebi mi ni?” (Yoruba, “Ya Sayyadi” (hausa), “Secret of a wife” (English, “Temiloluwa A.T.M.” (Yoruba), “Mata Hudu” (Hausa).
While some of the “18” rated ones include “A Fakale” (Hausa), “Beyond the Graves” (English), “Aroba” (Yoruba), “Enaiso” (Bini), “se owo otode” (Ibibio), “Broken cord” (English), “Daramola” (Yoruba), “Dan Takar” (Hausa), “EfinBoy” (Bini), Ifini Ubong” (Ibibio), “Jouney of no return” (English).
The National Film and Video Censors Board re-affirms its resolve to attend to the censorship of submitted movies with utmost dispatch.