Nigeria's 'Nollywood' Movie Machine Rolls in High Gear

Publisher:
Voice of America
Publication Date:
21 August 2014
Tags:
Nigeria, Arts, Culture and Entertainment, Economy, Business and Finance

Twenty years after its birth in a video shop in Lagos, Nigeria's "Nollywood" is one of the most prolific film industries on earth. Despite low budgets and whirlwind production schedules, Nigerian films are wildly popular in Africa and industry professionals say they hope, in the future, their films will be as great in quality as they are in quantity. Heather Murdock has more for VOA from Lagos.

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