国际英语资讯:Nigerian movie industry expects foreign investments
<p><span word="ABUJA">ABUJA</span>, <span word="April">April</span> 3-- <span word="Nigeria">Nigeria</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="movie">movie</span> <span word="industry">industry</span>, <span word="also">also</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Nollywood">Nollywood</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="investments">investments</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wider">wider</span> <span word="outreach">outreach</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="stakeholders">stakeholders</span>.</p><p><span word="Nollywood">Nollywood</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="movie">movie</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="quantity">quantity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="movies">movies</span> <span word="produced">produced</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="week">week</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stakeholders">stakeholders</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="funding">funding</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="dire">dire</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="collaboration">collaboration</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="investors">investors</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="level">level</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="interview">interview</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span>, <span word="Segun">Segun</span> <span word="Arinze">Arinze</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="Nollywood">Nollywood</span> <span word="actor">actor</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Actors">Actors</span> <span word="Guild">Guild</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Nigeria">Nigeria</span> (<span word="AGN">AGN</span>), <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="movie">movie</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="invite">invite</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="foreigners">foreigners</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="invest">invest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p>"<span word="One">One</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="funding">funding</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="filming">filming</span>," <span word="Arinze">Arinze</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Lagos">Lagos</span>.</p><p><span word="With">With</span> <span word="overwhelming">overwhelming</span> <span word="popularity">popularity</span>, <span word="Nigerian">Nigerian</span> <span word="movies">movies</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dominate">dominate</span> <span word="television">television</span> <span word="screens">screens</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="continent">continent</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="extension">extension</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="diaspora">diaspora</span>, <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="early">early</span> 2000<span word="s">s</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="movie">movie</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="diaspora">diaspora</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>.</p><p><span word="Arinze">Arinze</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="described">described</span> <span word="Nollywood">Nollywood</span> <span word="as">as</span> "<span word="a">a</span> <span word="multi">multi</span>-<span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="dollar">dollar</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="provides">provides</span> <span word="employment">employment</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="investments">investments</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="negative">negative</span> <span word="impact">impact</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="industry">industry</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="technicalities">technicalities</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="grown">grown</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="leaps">leaps</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bounds">bounds</span> <span word="amid">amid</span> <span word="daunting">daunting</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="AGN">AGN</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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