Nigeria’s film industry has taken a viral knock

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Covid-19 shows how much Nigeria's film industry would benefit from a national umbrella organisation, as exists in Hollywood

two decades Nigeria’s film industry has blossomed into a mighty national asset. Its romances, family sagas and tales of derring-do are lapped up by many millions of viewers at home, across the rest of Africa and in the African diaspora. It employs more than a million people and generates nearly $2bn a year from cinema tickets andrights, royalties and fees. Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital and film hub, is said to produce more films than there are stars in the sky.

But covid-19 has given Nollywood a nasty viral knock. Emem Isong, a leading producer, laments the obstacles facing her latestseries, “City Crimes”. She was only two weeks into her six-week filming schedule when a government-imposed lockdown forced her to stop. When production resumed in June, she had to cut her crew in half, buy protective equipment and contactless thermometers, expand accommodation and disinfect her locations. The production took much longer. Her budget jumped by a third.

 

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The industry in nigeria i not modeled after hollywood. The nerve on you fuckers

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Good luck to Nollywood. The film industry is changing due to crowd avoidance, and it was slumping prior to Covid-19. We love our entertainment. Mask up. Vote for decent and reasonable leadership. =

Nollywood is suffering from the same issues that other businesses in Nigeria are facing. The eroded purchasing power and unstable regulatory environment continues to discourage further investments and growth in the sector. WO

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Are the Nigeria Nollywood here to display?.

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