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AccessNollywood
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Written by Codewit Entertainment
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Friday, 15 April 2011 18:42 |
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Nollywood is the 3rd largest film industry in the world behind Hollywood and Bollywood. Nollywood films are made on shoe string budgets with an average movie only taking around 10 day to complete with a cost of just $15,000
In only 30 years Nollywood has gone from zero to bring a $250 million dollar a year business.
Nollywood produces more movies yearly than Hollywood and Bollywood.
At the begining, Igbo Movies apparently was the centre of attaction with Living in bondage and others. Lately, Yoruba Movies are becoming very popular in the home video arena.
There are around 300+ producers who churn out movies at an astonishing rate.
30+ new titles are released in Nigerian shops and markets every week where an normal film will sell about 50,000 copies.
Nollywood movies are more of drama revolve round issues of romance, comedy, the occult, dodgy cops, prostitution and HIV/AIDS/ and few
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Last Updated on Friday, 15 April 2011 19:04 |
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