Inhoudsopgave
Hoeveel films worden er per week gemaakt in Nollywood?
Het moordende tempo kenmerkend voor de Nigeriaanse filmindustrie, beter bekend als ‘Nollywood’. Het is na Bollywood in India de tweede grootste filmindustrie ter wereld. Elke week worden er zo’n vijftig films geproduceerd, vaak gefilmd en gemonteerd in enkele dagen voor een budget van een paar duizend euro.
Wat is groter Bollywood of Hollywood?
In aantal uitgebrachte films heeft Nigeria de op een na grootste filmindustrie ter wereld, na Bollywood (India), groter dan Hollywood (Verenigde Staten), met een jaarlijkse productie van 1000 tot 2000 films en een omzet die geschat wordt op 3,3 miljard Amerikaanse dollar per jaar.
What is Nollywood?
What is Nollywood? Nigeria’s film industry, often called Nollywood, produced 1,687 feature films in 2007. That’s more movies than were made in India and the United States combined.
Where are Nollywood Movies filmed?
Although they are popularly called Nollywood USA, these movies can be shot in any non-African country. These films are typically made by Nigerian filmmakers living in the diaspora and they are typically made for the Nigerian audience.
How much does it cost to make a movie in Nollywood?
They were made quickly, with typical budgets in the range of $15,000 to $40,000. Nollywood is best understood as the process of filmmaking with minimal, and I mean minimal resources. Journalist, Onishi observed how the filmmakers there created movies under volatile and unpredictable circumstances, with near impossible production environments.
When did Nollywood start in Nigeria?
However, after Nigeria’s independence in 1960, more cinema houses were established. It has since then emerged as a fast-growing cultural force all over the continent. The first Nollywood movies were created by historical filmmakers such as Ola Balogun, Hubert Ogunde, Jab Adu, Moses Olayia and Eddie Ugboma.