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  • Netflix’s Shanty Town causes rift between Ini Edo and Chi Chi Nworah

    Netflix’s Shanty Town causes rift between Ini Edo and Chi Chi Nworah

    A cold war is currently brewing between filmmaker Chi Chi Nworah and screen siren, Ini Edo over the ownership of Netflix original film, ‘Shanty Town.’

    Investigation conducted by The Nation revealed that Chi Chi and Ini Edo are currently daggers drawn over the ownership of the hit limited series.

    The discordance between the estranged friends and practitioners is coming one year after the limited series was released on January 20, 2023 by Netflix.

    Trouble reared its ugly head when Ini Edo issued a cease and desist letter to Netflix over dispute with Nworah’s Giant Creative Media over the plans to shoot a sequel to the hit film.

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    Filmmaker and creative director of Giant Creative Media, Chineye ‘Chi Chi’ Nworah has refuted claims that star actress Ini Edo owns the copyright and trademarks of Netflix hit series, ‘Shanty Town.’

    Ini Edo’s grievance was initiated through her Lawyers Pentagon partner legal practitioners.

    “Please be advised that Ms. Chineye Nworah and GCM are not the sole owners of the intellectual property rights over the cinematography film – Shanty Town. Our clients are co-owners of the intellectual property rights and have not authorised, permitted and sanctioned Ms. Chineye Nworah and GCM to discuss any sequel on its behalf,” the letter from Ini Edo’s lawyers read in part.

    Reacting to Ini Edo, Giant Creative Media and Nworah, in a recent statement, urged the public, fans and viewing audience to disregard the malicious and false claims by Ini Edo, her firm and her lawyers.

    “Our attention has been drawn to the malicious and false claims purportedly made by Ms. Iniobong Edo Etim (Ini Edo) of Minini Empire Production Limited circulating on social media, claiming to be the owner of the intellectual property in the Netflix original film, ‘Shanty Town,” the statement reads in part.

  • DISCLAIMER: PUBLIC NOTICE: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OWNERSHIP OF THE MOVIE, SHANTY TOWN

    DISCLAIMER: PUBLIC NOTICE: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OWNERSHIP OF THE MOVIE, SHANTY TOWN

    Our attention has been drawn to the malicious and false claims purportedly made by Ms. Iniobong Edo Etim (Ini Edo) of Minini Empire Productions Limited circulating on social media, claiming to be the owner of the intellectual property in the Netflix original movie SHANTY TOWN.

    We wish to notify the general public to ignore such false claims as we continue to assert our right as the sole and exclusive owners of the copyright and all associated intellectual property in the movie SHANTY TOWN.

    Our creative director, Chinenye Nworah, is the sole initiator and sole copyright holder of SHANTY TOWN. Any claims suggesting otherwise are entirely false, baseless and without merit.

    We hereby declare that all rights, including but not limited to copyright, trademarks, and any other intellectual property rights, associated with SHANTY TOWN, belong solely to our creative director, Chinenye Nworah through Giant Creative Media. We hereby advise news agencies and blogs peddling these false allegations to desist or face legal action.

    We have instructed our lawyers Olisa Agbakoba Legal to take all necessary legal measures to further protect and secure enforcement of the intellectual Property of our creative director. We therefore urge the general public to disregard any misinformation or false claims from all quarters circulating on social media regarding the ownership of SHANTY TOWN.

    This is a warning that any unauthorised use, reproduction, or distribution of the movie or its associated intellectual property will be met with immediate legal action and sanctions in order to protect our creative director’s interests and uphold the integrity of the intellectual property we so hold in Shanty Town.

    Thank you for your attention.

    Signed

    Management

  • Shanty Town ranks as most watched Nollywood drama on Netflix

    Shanty Town ranks as most watched Nollywood drama on Netflix

    Chichi Nworah’s ‘Shanty Town’ is the most-streamed African Original in Nigeria, and the second most-streamed across the continent.

    This was made known by Netflix’s first-ever “What We Watched: A Netflix Engagement Report” released on Tuesday by Netflix.

    The comprehensive report shows what Netflix subscribers are watching as well as hours viewed from January to June 2023.

    ‘Shanty Town,’ a bold crime drama produced by Chichi Nworah, depicts the dark and chaotic life of the Lagos underground. It was the buzz of the town when it was released early 2023.

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    ‘Shanty Town’ success is a testament to the growing hunger for authentic African stories, told by African voices. Nworah, a Nigerian filmmaker with a knack for weaving complex narratives, has crafted a world teeming with raw emotion, social commentary, and nail-biting suspense.

    With 27.3 million hours viewed between January and June 2023, Shanty Town trails only South Africa’s Unseen, a gripping mystery thriller, with 60 million hours.

    The inaugural “What We Watched” report represents 99 percent of Netflix viewing and covers over 18,000 titles, totalling nearly 100 billion hours, for a complete view of what’s being watched.