Nollywood
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Nollywood is Nigeria’s prolific film industry, renowned as one of the largest movie producers in the world and a major cultural force across Africa.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| film industry Kannywood | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural industry
ⓘ
film industry ⓘ |
| comparison |
often compared to Bollywood
ⓘ
often compared to Hollywood ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Nigeria ⓘ |
| culturalImpact | major cultural force across Africa ⓘ |
| distributionChannel |
cinema
ⓘ
home video ⓘ online streaming ⓘ television ⓘ |
| economicRole | significant contributor to Nigeria’s GDP ⓘ |
| employmentRole | major employer in Nigeria’s creative sector ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
comedy
ⓘ
crime drama ⓘ epic historical drama ⓘ horror ⓘ religious film ⓘ romantic drama ⓘ |
| hasSubIndustry |
Hausa
ⓘ
surface form:
Hausa-language film industry (Kannywood)
Igbo-language film industry ⓘ Yoruba-language film industry ⓘ |
| industryType |
entertainment industry
ⓘ
motion picture industry ⓘ |
| influences |
African beauty standards
ⓘ
African fashion ⓘ African music ⓘ African popular culture ⓘ African slang and expressions ⓘ |
| knownFor |
African popular culture influence
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direct-to-video releases ⓘ high-volume film production ⓘ low-budget productions ⓘ melodramatic storytelling ⓘ portrayal of contemporary Nigerian life ⓘ rapid production cycles ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Hausa ⓘ Igbo ⓘ Nigerian Pidgin ⓘ Yoruba ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Nigeria ⓘ |
| notableCity |
Abuja
ⓘ
Lagos ⓘ |
| notableFormat | video film era of the 1990s ⓘ |
| rankAmongFilmIndustries | one of the largest film producers in the world ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Africa
ⓘ
African diaspora ⓘ Nigeria ⓘ |
| timePeriod | emerged in the late 20th century ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
film industry Kannywood