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Readers say Nollywood is unimaginative, lacks funds

September 15, 2015 11:56 AM

After a day of polling 50 percent of readers believe that the movie industry in Nigeria lacks funds to produce big budget movies of international standard and quality.

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Yesterday, Pulse put up a poll about why Nollywood is not producing large scale movies such as '', and ''.

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After a day of polling 50 percent of readers believe that the movie industry in Nigeria lacks funds to produce big budget movies of international standard and quality. The other 50 percent are of the opinion that producers and script writers in Nollywood are unimaginative.

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