In the fourth quarter of 2021, the National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) received and censored 382 films made by the Nigerian film industry.
The NFVCB’s executive director/CEO, Adedayo Thomas, announced this in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday.
He said the data were calculated by the board’s Film Censorship and Classification Department and included in the fourth-quarter report of 2021.
Mr Thomas also mentioned that the report included a list of all of the films that were submitted to the board from around the country.
According to him, Lagos State leads with the most produced movies throughout the period, with 181, followed by Onitsha with 96 and Abuja with 87.
According to a location analysis, Kano had seven films during the period under consideration, while Port Harcourt and Jos each had three, and Benin had five.
According to him, an examination of the fourth-quarter statistics revealed a small increase in the number of films created from the 375 films produced by Nigerian filmmakers in the third quarter of 2021.
He said: “The report is for onward submission to the relevant Federal Government authority for compilation of the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the fourth quarter (Q4), 2021. We are happy that the industry is picking up again, having survived the harsh impact of the COVID 19 pandemic on every sector of our economy, including the creative sector and the motion picture industry in particular.
“We introduced virtual censorship platforms to keep the industry running so as not to jeopardise the business interest of stakeholders, and that has become an integral part of our operations,” he said.
NFVCB is a Federal Government body that regulates Nigeria’s films and video industry. The board is empowered by law to classify all films and videos imported or produced locally.
The board also has to register all films and videos outlets across the country and register such registered outlets, among other functions.
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