Nollywood is the Nigerian film industry based in Lagos. It is the second largest film industry in the world as far as production, with an estimated worth of $250,000,000. It has surpass Hollywood in terms of number of films produce. Only India's Bollywood produces more films. Nollywood started in the 80's.
Creating a movieNollywood produce 40-50 films a week, about 2,000 a year. Most films are finance not by banks but by individual's own resources, family members, aunts, uncles, personal savings, etc. Because of the technology, the cost of making movies has gone down. Quality digital cameras now cost less than $500. A film can be made for $10,000 in 7 days, in Nollywood. A lot of improvisation goes on.
Issues of quality, censurship, a glut of films are pointed. Improvement in production, visual quaility are problems. Some have charged that Nollywood is too sexual, and need to be censured.
Distribution
Nigeria has no cinemas, but 57 million video recorders and DVD players, so most Nollywood films are made for the home market and distributed via vcd or compressed cd format. They are sold directly to stores and shops. They can be rented for pennies a piece. A Nollywood blockbuster might sell 200,000.
Prominent Actors
Female
Stella Damasus Aboderin Funke Akindele Grace Amah Chioma Chukwuka Tonto Dike Rita Dominic Rita Jony Edochie Ini Edo Dakore Egbuson Caroline Ekanem Stephanie Okereke Eucharia Annonobi Patience Ozokwor Omotola Jalade Ekeinde Uche Iwuji Uche Jombo Mercy Johnson Genevieve Nnaji Benita Nzeribe Kate Henshaw Nuttal Stephanie Okereke Oge Okoye Joke Silva
Male
Yul Edochie Desmond Elliot Mike Ezuruonye Chinedu Ikedieze Osita Iheme Von Vicker
Works Cited
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