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…MEET NOLLYWOOD, NIGERIA’S FILM INDUSTRY
Nollywood is 3rd largest film industry in the world, after Hollywood and
Bollywood;
In just over a decade and a half, Nollywood has grown from nothing to
annual revenues estimated in the $200 - $300 million range;
Huge and growing global fan-base, with well-established star system for
talent;
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GLOBAL MOVIE INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
The top three movie producing countries in the world by output
are:
The United States - “Hollywood”
India - “Bollywood”
Nigeria - “Nollywood”
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COMPARISON OF REVENUE SOURCES
Hollywood Bollywood Nollywood
Home Video
Home Video
as % of total
as % of total Ancillary
Theater as revs
revs (broadcast,
% of total 98%
50% etc.) as % of
total revs revs
17%
Home
Video as %
Theater as % Other of total Ancillary
Other Ancillary (broadcast,
of total revs 16% revs Theater as
4% (broadcast, etc.) as % of
17% % of total
etc.) as % of
revs total revs
total revs
2%
9% Other
0%
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HOLLYWOOD vs. NOLLYWOOD: INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
Reducing risk:
Completion Guarantee
Errors & Omission Insurance
ELEMENTS FOR SUCCESSFUL FILM FINANCE
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KEYS TO IMPROVING NOLLYWOOD’S ACCESS TO FINANCE