ABSTRACT
This study examined
the impact of Nigeria home movie industries on national development: problems
and prospects using movie industries and movie viewers in Lags as a case study.
Survey research methodology was adopted while one hundred copies of
questionnaire were administered to the selected respondents within Movie
Industries and movie viewers in Lagos metropolis. Findings have established
that Nigeria home movie industries are promoting our cultural values, it builds
youths talents. Also, poor funding of movie industries, inadequate production
equipment, poor scripting, poor story research and the advent of ICT have been
described as the major problems facing movie industries in Nigeria in achieving
national development. Nigeria home movie industries can enhance national
development through stories that focus on peaceful co-existence of Nigeria, if
their stories are on corruption effects, if stories are on good governance and
if the story is on culture. It is recommended that the Nigerian films censors
commission should scrutinize films before they are sent out for viewing by the
larger audience and Script writers should always have at the back of their
minds that Nigeria cultural heritage and national unity should be foremost on
their minds when they are writing any script.
