Nollywood produced 541 films between April and June

<p>This is a dramatic increase from the 280 films produced in the first quarter between January and March.</p>, <span>Bimbo Ademoye and Timini Egbuson are the lead stars in 'Big Love,' one of the films that started screening in Nigerian cinemas in the second quarter of the year Inkblot</span>, <h2>The National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) says it received and censored 541 films produced by the Nigerian film industry in the second quarter of the year.</h2>, <p>Adedayo Thomas, the Executive Director/CEO of the NFVCB made this known in a statement on Friday, July 28, 2023 in Abuja.</p>, <p>Thomas said that the figure was made available by the department of Film Censorship and Classification of the board in its second quarter report for the year.</p>, <p>He said the report is for onward submission to the relevant Federal Government agency as an input for the compilation of the nation's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the second quarter (Q2, 2023).</p>, <p>The report shows a dramatic increase in the number of films produced from 280 in the first quarter of year to 541 in the second quarter, which represents over 90% upward slope.</p>, <p>The board said 287 of the films came in from Abuja censorship centre of the board, representing the chunk of the films produced during the period under review, and is followed by Lagos with 155 films.</p>, <p>As indicated in the report, Onitsha censorship centre is next with 82 films, Kano centre raked in 12 films, Port Harcourt three, while Abeokuta and Kaduna centres got one film each.</p>, <p>"The remarkable increase in output is an indication of the increased contribution of the film industry to economic growth in terms of direct and indirect jobs in the entire value chain in filmmaking.</p>, <p>"This undoubtedly reiterate the fact that our film industry remains a key contributor to national economy as the films being produced is a clear reflection of the direct and indirect jobs the sector is creating.</p>, <p>"Our cordial relationship with the recognised guilds/associat