Countries With a Booming Film Industry

2. Nigeria

You know your country’s film business is booming when it’s nicknamed Nollywood. In 2006, the Nigeria’s cinematographers produced 876 movies, almost twice as much as the U.S. for the same year. Considering this production rhythm, it should come as no surprise that the film industry employs the second largest amount of workers in the nation, only surpassed by governmental institutions.

Given the lack of film studios in Nigeria and the script’s storylines, however, most of the works are filmed on the street, or in apartments, giving them a more sober aesthetic. While the film quality of Nigerean cinema may not be the most perfected technologically speaking, it makes up for it with its thematic focus. Struggles regarding faith, modernity, tradition, and family are commonly predominant, giving the films a raw sense of human issues.