Black film

[citation needed] Chicago Tribune's Allan Johnson said in 2005 that the definition is blurred by black actors who star in films where their ethnicity is unrelated to their character, such as Denzel Washington, Jamie Foxx, Will Smith, and Halle Berry.

Several black directors also have directed films unrelated to their ethnicity, including Antoine Fuqua, Angela Robinson, and Tim Story.

Friday acknowledged the varied possibilities of the scoring system and said part of the goal of the award ceremony was also to recognize people of color behind the camera.

In an interview with the College of Communications, Nigerian Cinematographer Tunji Akinsehinwa mentions that Nollywood could probably produce half of the films in Nigeria on the budget of only one American Marvel Cinematic Universe movie, which tend to cost roughly 200 million dollars.

Today, "Palaver" is widely criticized for its imperialistic perspective, with Zikoko describing it as a "proudly racist movie".

Due to a massive surge in television sales, producers began to help filmmakers complete and distribute their work.

The Nigerian Patriot signifies how Nollywood now has the ability to reach a worldwide audience through platforms like YouTube, iROKOtv, and Netflix .

[7] Most notably, in 2018, Lionheart became the first ever Netflix-produced Nigerian film, written, directed, and starring Genevieve Nnaji, one of Nollywood's most celebrated actors.