THE THIRD LARGEST MOVIE INDUSTRY IN THE WORLD.
“Progress is not achieved by dreaming big but by the actions taken to actualise the dream”
The cinema of Nigeria often referred to as Nollywood, consist of films produced in Nigeria; its history dates back to as early as the late 19th century and in the colonial era in the early 1900s. The history and development of the Nigerian motion pictures industry is sometimes generally classified into four main eras
Colonial era Golden age Video film New Nigerian cinema.
Films as a medium first arrived Nigeria in the late 19th century, in form of peephole viewing of motion pictures device. These were soon replaced soon replaced in early 20th century with improved motion picture exhibition devices, with the first set of films screened at the Glover Memorial Hall in Lagos. The earliest feature film made in Nigeria is the first 1926s PALAVER produced by Geoffrey Barkas the film was also the first film ever to feature Nigerian actors in a speaking role. As at 1954 mobile cinema vans played to atleast 3.5million people in Nigeria and films bein produced by Nigerian film unit were screened for free at the 44 available Cinemas . The first film entirely copyrighted to the Nigerian Film init Fincho by Sam Zebba which is also the first Nigerian film to be shot in colour.
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