Chai! My people, you don hear wetin dey happen for Naija film industry? Na serious matter o! According to National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB), dem classify 1,185 films for 2025. E be like say film production for our tent don dey shine like sun under mid-day heat!
Try compare am with 2024 wey dem classify only 1,088 films; na big jump be dat. Ogbonna Onwumere, wey be Director of Corporate Affairs for NFVCB, come drop this gist for one statement wey dem release. E clear say filmmakers and di distributors dey hustle well-well across di country.
For inside dis 1,185 classified films, dem gree say plenty different genres and languages dey involved. Na so e be say English films still dey reign supreme for Naija, follow like say dem go leave Yoruba and Igbo films behind. Hausa films and other indigenous ones no too dey frequent, but e no mean say dem nor dey try o!
Interesting side be say, in September 2025, some lesser-known languages like Nupe, Berom, and Gbagyi show face for di movie scene. Na so we fit dey see say our culture wan shine more inside film production. But wait, e get as dem classify di films sef, because na di mature audience dey catch more ratings for 15 and 18. E mean say di no-plenty family films like G, PG or 12A dey show well for 2025.
If we check monthly breakdown, May 2025 no fit lie, na im get di highest number of approvals with 173 films. Na like this dem dey encourage diversity for film production. Ogbonna wey talk for di board come still yarn say dem wan promote more family-friendly content, as dem don also reduce classification fees for films wey dem produce in indigenous languages wey no be Igbo, Yoruba, or Hausa.
Siddon look, no be say dem wan make only di big languages dey dominate. Dis classification figures kon show say na serious growth dey happen for Naija film industry, and NFVCB dey serious to support di responsible classification of content wey dey follow di industry growth.
So abeg, if you dey look for gists wey go make you laugh or film wey go sweet your belle, make you no forget say Naija film industry dey there dey burst brains, and we dey expect more fantastic productions as time dey go!
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