NOLLYWOOD- FILMBUSINESS AFRICAN STYLE

By Johannes PREUSS

RUSHLAKE MEDIA GMBH - as SALES All rights, worldwide except Germany, Austria

Documentary - Completed 2020

"The second largest film industry in the world" (UNESCO) is called Nollywood, based in Lagos, Nigeria. The industry is famous for fast produced low-budget films sold on street markets. In recent years, however, the industry is changing through the worldwide access offered by the internet.

    • Year of production
    • 2020
    • Genres
    • Documentary
    • Countries
    • GERMANY, NIGERIA
    • Languages
    • GERMAN, ENGLISH
    • Duration
    • 65 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Johannes PREUSS
    • Writer(s)
    • Johannes PREUSS
    • Producer(s)
    • Johannes PREUSS (Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg GmbH ), Mark SZILÁGYI (Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg GmbH)
    • Synopsis
    • „The second largest film industry in the world“ (UNESCO) is called Nollywood and is based in Lagos, Nigeria. The success story of the eccentric dream factory is also shaped by a German tech-investor.The opportunities in the burgeoning industry attract diverse characters. Director Abba Makama sees the moment for an intellectual cinematic movement, a sort of Nigerian New Wave. Bastian Gotter, a young investor from Berlin, tells how he and his Nigerian partner – almost by accident succeeded in founding the largest streaming service in Africa. Popcorn cinema producer Don Omope also wants to make use of the positive spirit: „We are here to become the Nigerian Tarantinos and Steven Spielbergs.“