{"id":161511,"date":"2015-06-15T19:41:35","date_gmt":"2015-06-15T19:41:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.one.org\/us\/first-hollywood-then-bollywood-now-nollywood\/"},"modified":"2024-01-29T14:38:17","modified_gmt":"2024-01-29T14:38:17","slug":"first-hollywood-then-bollywood-now-nollywood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.one.org\/us\/stories\/first-hollywood-then-bollywood-now-nollywood\/","title":{"rendered":"First Hollywood, then Bollywood, now Nollywood!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Five\u00a0Things You Probably Didn\u2019t Know About Nollywood.<\/h2>\n

1. Nollywood is the colloquial name given to the Nigerian film industry.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Photo credit: Talawa<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Although the first Nigerian films were made in the 1960\u2019s it wasn\u2019t until the 1990\u2019s and 2000\u2019s that the industry blossomed as filmmakers took advantage of digital technology and internet distribution.<\/p>\n

2. Nollywood is bigger than Hollywood. \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Screen<\/a><\/p>\n

What what? \u00a0Yep, Nigeria produces on average around 1000 films a year, putting it second place behind the biggest film industry, Bollywood, but ahead of Hollywood. However, the average Nollywood movie is produced in a span of 7-10 days on a budget between $7,500-13,000. Compare this to Hollywood\u2019s average budget of\u00a0$6.7 million\u00a0per movie and one year production time!<\/p>\n

3. Nollywood is the second largest employer after agriculture in Nigeria.<\/strong><\/p>\n

As of 2014, Nollywood was worth US $5.1 billion and makes up 5% of Nigeria\u2019s\u00a0GDP.<\/p>\n

4. \u00a0The industry is global and Nollywood films are available through Amazon, Distrify and iRokotv.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Not only does Nollywood feature prominently in African film Festivals, it has its own annual festival every summer in Paris called Nollywood Week<\/a>.<\/p>\n

5.\u00a0For the first time in 2015,\u00a0Nollywood movies will be eligible for consideration in the Oscars and will compete against 85 other countries for Best Foreign Language Film Award.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ahead of the 2015 Oscars, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) has approved a 12-man committee of Nollywood stakeholders, the Nigerian Oscars Selection Committee (NOSC),<\/a> to consider Nigerian entries for the world\u2019s most prestigious awards for films. Each year, countries with an approved selection committee may submit one film for consideration for the Foreign Language Film Award Oscar and out of all these international submissions, five films are chosen for Academy members to cast their votes and choose a winning foreign language film.<\/p>\n

The depth of the Nigerian film industry is clear in the range of topics explored in their films. However, the influence of Nigerian cinematography extends way beyond entertainment. So, next time you decide to rent a foreign film, consider that watching a Nollywood movie could mean several hours of entertainment as well as support for economic and democratic development abroad.<\/p>\n

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Five\u00a0Things You Probably Didn\u2019t Know About Nollywood. 1. Nollywood is the colloquial name given to the Nigerian film industry. Photo credit: Talawa Although the first Nigerian films were made in the 1960\u2019s it wasn\u2019t until the 1990\u2019s and 2000\u2019s that the industry blossomed as filmmakers took advantage of digital technology and internet distribution. 2. 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