Have you heard? Our own Nollywood has just overtaken Hollywood to become the second largest movie producing industry in the world.
Over the years, Nollywood kept churning out movies that satisfied the ever-growing appetite of movie goons over the world, without many knowing the location where some of these movies are shot in Nigeria.
Pride Magazine can inform you that the location where most Nollywood movies you watch in Africa Magic are shot is Asaba, Okpanam to be precise in the ‘Big Heart’ of Delta State.
Asaba and its environ has some beautiful location perfect for making movies. It might also interest you to know that some actors who regularly star in these movies have practically relocated to Asaba/Okpanam and only visit Lagos when necessary.
They include, Clem Ohameze, Walter Angar, Eve Esin, Jnr. Pop Nwodo, Chacha Eke et al.
Today, Okpanam is seen as ‘actors’ camp’ and houses many actors who are busy going from one movie location to the other.
The village is now developing very fast as landlords keep constructing new houses to satisfy the housing needs of moviemakers. When Pride Magazine visited recently, we discovered that landlords in the area have also increased their rents because of the massive troop in of moviemakers.