Nollywood

[Mr. Nice Guy]

I read this in an article from The Economist and thought it was pretty interesting;

It is hard to avoid Nigerian films in Africa. Public buses show them, as do many restaurants and hotels. Nollywood, as the business is known, churns out about 50 full-length features a week, making it the world’s second most prolific film industry after India’s Bollywood.

http://www.economist.com/node/17723124

The article discusses some of the cultural implications of Nollywood but what really struck me was the fact I had no idea Nollywood was such a phenomenon (intrinsic ethnocentrism)

Has anyone ever seen a Nollywood movie or know much more about them?

 

[Fucky McFuckerson]

I didnt even know Africa, let alone Nigeria, made movies. Ignorant, i know.

 

[reo]

TOOT IT AND BOOT IT

 

[Mr. Nice Guy]

I didnt even know Africa, let alone Nigeria, made movies. Ignorant, i know.

Yeah I felt the wave of ignorance pass over me too. I started reading about it last night and was pretty shocked at what they are doing over there.

 

[Dhadnot]

I posted about it in a thread where you asked me about bollywood. Nollywood films are funny.

 

[Count_Slapula]

I didnt even know Africa, let alone Nigeria, made movies. Ignorant, i know.

This, you know Nollywood has some Blair Witch Project budgets for their blockbuster flicks..

 

[Mac Jesus]

 

[kev ski]

nigeria has the third largest film making industry in the world behind france and the usa,
its a simple yet complex industry there

 

[Mr. Nice Guy]

nigeria has the third largest film making industry in the world behind france and the usa,
its a simple yet complex industry there

Define "largest" - because the article I posted ranked Nigeria's film industry (based on their criteria) as the 2nd in the world, behind India and ahead of the USA which was 3rd.

 

[kev ski]

sorry your correct, india then usa then nigeria, heres how it worked in nigeria when i was into film making, the budgets are small, only the main actors get paid,(very little) maybe 1000 -to 10,000 usd , the movies are then sold to local distributors who make the copies and sel one the street to local store owners and swap meet vendors , the movies are very long, maybe 3-4 hours , and if it sells good then they make a part 2 and maybe part 3