Nigeria: Film Industry Faces Setbacks

Plans for new studios in northern Nigeria have hit a snag after conservative clerics convinced the government to shelve the project. Filmmakers are furious, and tough times lie ahead for Africa's Hollywood.

Films from "Nollywood," as the country's film industry is known, and more recently from "Kannywood" in the northern city of Kano, have been among Nigeria's top exports for years, loved by audiences in many African countries. The Nigerian government was set to support the boom with a new film village worth a billion Naira (2.8 million euros / $3 million), including studios, training rooms and a hotel.

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