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Introduction
Nollywood has grown, by volume of output, into one of the largest film industries in the world, yet the legal framework that supports the actors, producers and distributors who sustain it remains poorly understood by many upcoming entertainers. Three questions recur whenever a Nigerian film moves from script to screen: who owns the film and the performances captured in it? How should the entertainer manage the money the film generates, and what taxes, levies and commercial deductions must be settled before and after the film reaches a cinema screen? This article addresses these questions with reference to Nigerian legislation, principally the Copyright Act 2022, the National Film and Video Censors Board Act, the Nigeria Tax Act 2025, and the Deduction of Tax at Source (Withholding) Regulations 2024, using the 2026 cinema run of Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde’s directorial debut,“Mother’s Love” as a working case study.
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