巴黎的尼日利亚电影节

A Nigerian Film Festival in Paris 巴黎的尼日利亚电影节

"Bollywood" is the name of the film industry in India. The country is the world's largest filmmaker. "Nollywood" in Nigeria is now the world's second-largest filmmaker. It produces 2,000 or more movies every year.

Some of the best Nollywood films are showing at a film festival in Paris. The festival is called "Nollywood Week." This is the third year the festival has taken place.

Nigeria is an English-speaking country. However, festival organizer¹ Serge Noukoue says holding the festival in the French capital makes sense.

"Paris is the world's cinema capital in a way. It's really an important city for cinema. It's a city that matters… and I believe Nollywood is an industry that matters. I believe it just makes sense to have a platform here for Nollywood, and especially [for] Nollywood's finest films."

Many different types of movies are part of the festival. They include dramas, comedies and also a film about zombies. Festivalgoers can also see the popular Nigerian TV series³ called Before Thirty. The show is about how Nigerian women feel forced to get married by the time they are 30 years old.

The festival began with a film called Jimmy Goes to Nollywood. It is a documentary⁴ about Haitian actor Jimmy Jean-Louis discovering the film industry. Rachid Dhibou helped direct⁵ the movie. Mr. Dhibou says Nigerian movies were first made with very little money. Now the quality of the movies is much better. The newer movies are drawing international attention to Nigerian filmmakers.

Ernest Mbong is from Cameroon. He works⁶ in the music industry in Paris. He attends Nollywood Week every year.

"It's bringing a lot of light on the work people are doing down there. [It's] full of many things, many stories, taken from our roots. And also from what people are living daily – that's really important and interesting for all of us. And it's really entertaining."

Mr. Noukoue is not sure what next year's festival will offer. He is hoping to include films from other African countries in the future. But, he says, the festival will always promote⁷ independent filmmakers, because they make movies average people care about.

Words in This Story

platform – n. something that allows someone to tell a large number of people about an idea, product, etc.

drama² – n. a play, movie, television show, or radio show that is about a serious subject and is not meant to make the audience laugh

comedy – n. a play, movie, television program, novel, etc., that is meant to make people laugh

promote – v. to make something more popular

zombie – n. dead people who are able to move because of magic

1 organizer   

n.组织者，编制者，创立者

参考例句：

• A good organizer pays attention to detail.善于组织者考虑问题无微不至。
• She was the organizer of the meeting.她是会议的组织者。

2 drama   

n.戏剧；戏剧艺术

参考例句：

• He acted his part very well in the French drama.他在这出法国戏剧中演得很成功。
• The college published a drama review.学院出版了一份戏剧评论刊物。

3 series   

n.连续；系列

参考例句：

• The students have put forward a series of questions.学生们提出了一系列问题。
• He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。

4 documentary   

adj.文献的；n.纪录片

参考例句：

• This case lacked documentary proof.本案缺少书面证据。
• I watched a documentary on the Civil War.我看了一部关于内战的纪录片。

5 direct   

adj.直接的；直达的；v.指挥；知道；监督；管理

参考例句：

• This train is direct,you do not have to change.这辆火车是直达的，你不必换车。
• The army is under the king's direct command.军队由国王直接统帅。

6 works   

n.作品，著作；工厂，活动部件，机件

参考例句：

• We expect writers to produce more and better works.我们期望作家们写出更多更好的作品。
• The novel is regarded as one of the classic works.这篇小说被公认为是最优秀的作品之一。

7 promote   

vt.促进；提升；发起，创立；宣传，推销

参考例句：

• He was in town to promote his new books.他在城里推销他的新书。
• Good habits promote longevity.良好的习惯能增长寿命。