On average, Africa produced 5,500 films per year, according to the source's report conducted between November 2020 and May 2021. Nearly 3,400 films were produced annually in West Africa, a number boosted mainly by the low-budget productions from Nollywood, the Nigerian cinema industry. Similar productions have been spreading also through Kenya and Ethiopia. Consequently, around 1,500 movies were produced per year in East Africa.
Number of films produced per year in Africa as of 2021, by region
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UNESCO. (October 5, 2021). Number of films produced per year in Africa as of 2021, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1282741/number-of-films-produced-per-year-in-africa-by-region/
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UNESCO. (2021). Number of films produced per year in Africa as of 2021, by region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1282741/number-of-films-produced-per-year-in-africa-by-region/
UNESCO. "Number of Films Produced per Year in Africa as of 2021, by Region." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Oct 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1282741/number-of-films-produced-per-year-in-africa-by-region/
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Number of films produced per year in Africa as of 2021, by region [Graph], UNESCO, October 5, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1282741/number-of-films-produced-per-year-in-africa-by-region/
