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Welcome to Nollywood: The world’s second-largest film industry

Written By FRANCE 24 English on Friday, Jun 03, 2016 | 09:36 AM

 
Subscribe to France 24 now : http://f24.my/youtubeEN FRANCE 24 live news stream: all the latest news 24/7 http://f24.my/YTliveEN In just a few years, Nigeria has climbed the cinematic ladder and pushed Tinseltown into third (with Bollywood in India holding the top spot). Today, Nigeria is inundated with aspiring moviemakers whose productions are generating multi-million-dollar blockbusters and the obligatory glamorous red carpet events. Our Reporters team travelled to a vibrant and camcorder-dominated Lagos in the midst of the African International Film Festival (Afriff) – the largest of its kind on the African continent - to meet with some of Nigeria’s most prominent directors, producers and actors. Watch FRANCE 24’s report in the player above.   Visit our website : http://www.france24.com Subscribe to our YouTube channel : http://f24.my/youtubeEN Like us on Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/FRANCE24.English Follow us on Twitter : https://twitter.com/France24_en