Bob Nkosha offers support to Born ‘n’ Bred

Although the jury has been relatively harsh on the Born ‘n’ Bred Music Video Awards, Kalulushi, based comedian Bob Nkosha has come out to offer support, saying the awards have elevated the quality of film making.
“We can talk about the awarding process, but speaking as a filmmaker, my view is that the quality of videos has been exceptional from a filmmaker’s perspective…We probably need to start giving recognition to filmmakers so that we can attract the investment that is needed,” he says.
Bob, who at the awards night performed his trademark Dorika Ndaifulira, wants to see more support given to the awards. However, he does not think that the awards should be broadcast live as he feels that the Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation (ZNBC) does not have the capacity yet to do so.
“The board of directors should support the event, where artistes are being awarded. After all, the musicians will provide content for ZNBC. So the awards are a milestone event for ZNBC, so they should support it.
“We also need more corporate support. This is why I want to thank Mika Hotel for accommodating us and Proflight for flying me in. Those that are supporting the arts should be encouraged. Some of us travelled all the way from Kalulushi to come and support them at no fee at all. Smooth IK and the team should be supported.”
Bob also wants a specific date set for the awards rather than moving it from one month to another.
“But next year, we shouldn’t transmit the awards live on television. I don’t think we’ve reached that level yet.”
And Bob says he is looking at organising a competition for local comedians sometime next year.
The last time Zambia had a comedy competition was in 2008 when M-Net staged the Stand-Up Zambia Comedy competition at the Lusaka Playhouse. Bob won that competition with Chibwe Katebe and Terry Tee coming out second and third respectively.

(DailyMail)