 A journalist and film critic Steve Ayurinday has launched a book documenting three decades of Nigerian creative industry and the players. The event had top government functionaries from our governors, royal fathers, and a host of orders from the creative industry and attendants. Our correspondent Paul Judge was there and now reports. It's a moment to behold as the cream dollar cream of the Nigerian society bring color to the event. The book is not a mere documentation of events in the past but a contribution to knowledge of film industry. It speaks to a wide range of audiences, students, researchers, government, film enthusiasts, film policy makers, and the ordinary person who just would want to see good pictures. 30, three decades of the new Nigerian cinema, a bystander's verdict is a book written by a foremost journalist, Steve Ayurinday. The 182-page book, So Real, features some of the best minds who didn't just contribute to the development of the creative industry but impact lives in their storytelling and putting Nigeria in the world map as the second best film-making. Determine of the occasion, former governor Kaio De Fierme commands the growth in the movie industry as he appreciates Mr. Ayurinday for bringing back memories in a book. It's improving when you watch the earlier versions of Nollywood in the early 90s and you compare it with what we watch on Netflix these days. You can see even for the uninitiated like me the quality and depth of what has happened in the industry. Steve, thank you for bearing witness to history and ensuring that we do not lose a sense of who we are. The man of the moment, the author Steve Ayurinday tells us the inspiration behind writing and publishing the book. Figure that I walk around was 30, 30 of our most accomplished directors, 30 of our most outstanding feature films, 30 of the actors, 30 of the actresses and 30 of those who had passed on from Ugunde to Bibi Ndili to Sodiq Daba you know to Richel Uniga, many of them that we can't afford to forget them. So that is the story of 30, three decades of the new Nigerian cinema. He ever hopes that the Nigerian creative industry would have its own cinema. I also hope just like my friend, my God bless her soul, peace Ayamos Igwe did in saying that yes you've written this book she wrote the last word to project into the next 30 years. What are the things that we need to do? What areas do we need to improve upon? And I think that maybe this book will have beyond celebrating the people that were featured also it will have kickstarted a conversation around the things that are needed to make us truly number one globally. Veteran actors at the event are glad this is happening in their lifetime. We're making the journey and this is another threshold we have reached to push forward to greater heights and stop worrying about what are doing abroad. Let's face front, let's have confidence in our own competency. I can only say it's creative, amazing, which is what it's all about and that's the point I'm making. You cannot get anywhere if you are not using your imagination. Einstein says imagination is superior to knowledge. Love the way he titled it 30 decades, three decades of new Nigerian cinema okay so that we do not get into that contour of the of oh you know we've been making films since the year I want to thank him for his thoughtfulness because coming along with this at this time we're going a long way to give the practitioners that hope that yes some people are actually monitoring us. One thing that I want people to know about me that I always say I hope I'm not something like a broken record. I am a Nigerian, a typical Nigerian, an African woman that love my culture, that love my language, that love my food and I'm happy to be part of this and for Steve everything that I love Steve now brought it to life and I'm glad to be part of it. I'm even in the book so I'm happy hallelujah. Other creatives pour accolades on Mr Ioridi's visionary work and call on the government to do more in the creative industry. You'll never get enough of a good book. I think this is just the beginning and I'm looking forward to a part two because the Hollywood industry continues to grow. Creativity is the next name for Nigeria because Nigerians are very creative in every situation we find a way out so I'm so proud of the creative industry in Nigeria. Thank you Steve for writing this book for us. It's our book. I think it's a great book. I think this is documenting the past, the present and the future. I've scanned through it and I saw that it really captured you know different moments so yeah so I like it and I just want to say congratulations to Mr Ioridi. It's not even about movies because what you find is that Nigeria's problems cut across. Steve Ioridi for me is an amazing person, very intelligent, very thoughtful, he's a deep thinker. I've seen this over the few years that I've known him. I think the book would be an interesting read. I can't wait to to dive into it and and and really get you can't move forward without history. You can't move forward without history and what he has done is that he has documented history and that's an amazing day. The climax is the unveiling of the book. Paul George plus TV news.