Di feem wey Genevieve Nnaji direct dey for English and Igbo, however d koko be say, dem speak English pass Igbo for di feem.
One of di requirements wey di Oscars dey give for dis category, wey dem dey call 'Best Foreign Language Film' before, na make dem no speak English for di film.
Tori pipo The Wrap tok say di Academy tell voters say dem don disqualify di feem for email wey dem send on Monday. Di feem supposed screen for voters on Wednesday.
Last month, di Academy announce say 93 kontris submit dia films for di category and ten of di films come from Africa. Lionheart disqualification don take di number down to 92.
Ogbonge American director Ava DuVernay wey comment on di mata, feel say dem no supose disqualify di movie as English na Nigeria official language.
To @TheAcademy, You disqualified Nigeria’s first-ever submission for Best International Feature because its in English. But English is the official language of Nigeria. Are you barring this country from ever competing for an Oscar in its official language? thewrap.com/academy-disqua…
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1/1 1/2 Thank you so much @ava.
I am the director of Lionheart. This movie represents the way we speak as Nigerians. This includes English which acts as a bridge between the 500+ languages spoken in our country; thereby making us #OneNigeria. @TheAcademy twitter.com/ava/status/119…
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2/2 It’s no different to how French connects communities in former French colonies. We did not choose who colonized us. As ever, this film and many like it, is proudly Nigerian. @TheAcademy twitter.com/ava/status/119…
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Other pipo don dey para ontop social media wen di news of di disqualification reach dem.
Something about this doesn't seem fair. The film was disqualified because it's mostly in English. Meanwhile, the official language of Nigeria is....English. thewrap.com/academy-disqua…
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Lionheart was today disqualified from the Oscar’s Best Intl Film.. because.. it is mostly in English.
Nigeria was colonised by the Brits.
English is an official language in the Country.
You really can’t win with this lot.
Quite literally cannot win. twitter.com/samirasawlani/…
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They colonized our countries, forced us to learn their language, and now we’re getting penalized for using the same language. Make it make sense...English is Nigeria’s official language, this is absolute trash. @TheAcademy DO BETTER! #lionheart twitter.com/ava/status/119…
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You are free to support @TheAcademy 's decision on #LionHeart .
But the moment you add any phrase like "It's not like it stood any chance of winning", that's a bitter leaf part of your life manifesting to the fore.
In the preffered language of the academy - e wù animanu!
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On Lionheart.
It’s okay if you say you disqualified a movie because the story line isn’t good enough. Or the picture quality. Or the sound.
But why penalize because the movie is in English, the country’s official language?
Common colonizer.
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Nigeria Oscar Selection Committee for dia response to di disqualification for inside statement wey dem release say dem go learn from dis experience.
Chairperson of di committee, Chineze Anyaene tok for di statement say because filmmakers wan produce film wey go get wide reach, dem gats do am for English.
Dem add say dis one na eye opener as Lionheart pass all di oda requirements wey oscars want.
"As we dey move forward we go dey submit film wey dem no speak too much English inside. We want ask filmmakers say make dem shoot film wey no get English as wetin we go use measure di ones wey go represent di kontri for di ogbonge award."
"Di committee go work to organise workshop, seminar and use available media to create more awareness on wetin di guidelines be to submit feem for di International Feature Film Entry." she tok for di statement.
Lionheart movie na Nigeria first submission for di Oscars.
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