The Making of Philippine Independent Cinema

Lim, Michael Kho

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“…In contrast, informal economies consist of unrecorded transactions, labour exchange, as well as extra-legal activities that are not captured in, and accounted for by the formal system of financial records and official bureaucratic establishments (McCall, 2012). They include economic and industrial activities that are not regulated, measured, and governed by state and corporate institutions (Lim, 2019; Lobato, 2012). Informal practices are generally subterranean in that they are not visible for official documentations and oversight (Lobato, 2009; Miller, 2020).…”

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Ambivalence of informality: Covid-19 and unmasked precarity in Nollywood

Simon

2024

International Journal of Cultural Studies

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This article explores the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on the Nigerian film industry (Nollywood) and the local responses of filmmakers to the precariousness engendered by the pandemic. This research adopts the critical media industry studies framework and relies on interviews with 30 Nollywood filmmakers who provided insights on the impact of the pandemic on labour in Nollywood. Theorizing the Covid-19 dynamics as reflective of the ambivalence of informality, this article submits that although informality was central to Nollywood's industrial structure and sustainability, the pandemic triggered unprecedented tensions associated with those informal practices and highlighted existing precarity which had been largely masked by constant availability of jobs. Accordingly, a significant legacy of the pandemic for the industry is the unprecedented gravitation of industry players towards more formalized industrial structures and practices.

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Ambivalence of informality: Covid-19 and unmasked precarity in Nollywood

Simon

2024

International Journal of Cultural Studies

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The Making of Philippine Independent Cinema

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Ambivalence of informality: Covid-19 and unmasked precarity in Nollywood

Ambivalence of informality: Covid-19 and unmasked precarity in Nollywood

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