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Right, Right ... lets not give up too soon, it might happen yet. Nollywood is okay, but we could do so much better, I believe.
Right, Right ... lets not give up too soon, it might happen yet. Nollywood is okay, but we could do so much better, I believe.
We have needed a new paradigm for a long time. I thought crowdfunding would make a bigger difference in the film industry.
I've also followed Nollywood, and their unique distribution model, quite a story....
Meet 'Nollywood': The second largest movie industry in the world
Director Kunle Afolayan, on the set of his new movie, which will be distributed on Netflix. Photograph by Kunle Afolayan
Last year, data was released showing that Nollywood is a $3 billion industry. It is bigger than Hollywood by volume, and right behind India’s Bollywood.
In 1992, in Nigeria, electronics salesman Kenneth Nnebue shot a straight-to-video movie in one month, on a budget of just $12,000. Living in Bondage sold more than a million copies, mostly by street vendors, and Nollywood – Nigeria’s movie industry – was born.
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http://fortune.com/2015/06/24/nollywood-movie-industry/