Document / European premiere
Nollywood Babylon
How to make a blockbuster – Nigerian-style...
Nigeria's movie industry produces between one and two thousand films a year, making it the world's third-largest after those of India and America. Lurid, lo-fi, and distributed straight to DVD, Nollywood movies boast zero artistic kudos and are little-known outside their homeland – but their local popularity is such that even the evangelical church has taken to using them to spread its gospel. This energetic, informative documentary lifts the lid on a film business phenomenon.
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#1 Wendy Okoi-Obuli / Friday 19 June, 2009 / 19:47 GMT
And, on May 6 of this year, it was officially the second largest producer of filmed product (it's almost entirely on video) after Bollywood.
http://www.shadowandact.com/?p=1398
A little research never hurt, especially when purporting to espouse fact.