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With over 1,500 films released each year, Nigeria has become the world's third most important film producer after the United States (Hollywood) and India (Bollywood). Nollywood's films are shot in no time, with a small budget, and although their quality may be questionable, Nigerians do love them. Rightly so. These are films that are shot by Africans, for Africans. They are sold in the streets, in CD or DVD formats. Their stories unfold in Southern Christian communities or in Northern Muslim regions. They mix action, romance, religion, and sometimes even magic. In short, these films are a sheer reflection of this country. Welcome to Nigeria. Welcome to Nollywood.
What do we know about Nigeria? In general its oil, its corruption and its criminality. But for the past 15 years, a phenomenon has been changing the face of this country: Nollywood. This industry produces nearly 1,500 films per year: "disposable" films called "home-video", shot in less than 15 days and sold in hundreds of thousands of copies. Guided tour of this formal and informal video industry, which employs 200,000 people, from VCD salesmen to Nollywood "stars", including "marketers" (distributors), producers and film technicians.
A film by Julien Hamelin
France, 2008, Documentary, 52min
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