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Earlier this year, we wrote about Kevin Kelly's fascinating look at the movie industries of India, Nigeria and China, which represent the three largest film industries in the world. Yes, all three are larger than the US. And all three are places known for extremely widespread "piracy." Given that Hollywood insists that "piracy" kills the movie industry, it certainly seemed worth noting that these three countries had hugely thriving movie industries despite (or perhaps because of) widespread infringement.

The Economist has an article looking much more closely at the Nigerian movie industry,...
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(CNN) -- Nigeria's "Nollywood" film industry is thriving, producing hundreds of movies every month. But a new movement is afoot among young directors who aim to compete with Hollywood on quality as well as quantity. Nollywood eclipsed Hollywood as the world's second largest film producer last year and is snapping at the heels of Bollywood, India's movie-making machine.

Most of Nollywood's films are video-format B-movies, buzzing with vibrancy and innovation, but struggling with shoe-string budgets and low production values. But now a new generation of filmmakers is hoping to reach a wider aud...
Tags: Nollywood