The One Village, One Cinema initiative of the International Digital Post Network Limited, an affiliate partner of Cinewav of Singapore will generate an estimated annual revenue of N29 billion for both the Christian Cinema in Nigeria (CCN) programme and SMEs in the entertainment Industry in all the 774 local government areas in Nigeria, famous for the phenomenal Nollywood, the largest indie film industry in Africa.
With only an investment of N10, 000, 000 (ten million naira) that is currently less than US$10, 000 (ten thousand dollars) you can have a low budget cinema that can be installed within an hour indoors or outdoors and it can generate an average monthly revenue of N200, 000 - N400, 000 from the sales of the tickets from one location in a village in Africa's most populous nation with an estimated population of more than 200 million people.
The Christian Cinema in Nigeria (CCN) alone has an estimated target audience of 21 million Christians.
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The N10 million investment includes the cinema equipment and all expenses paid one week training course at Cinewav in Singapore for one person who will be the operator of the cinema and can train others to become operators in Nigeria.
The cinema equipment can be taken from one location to another location from village to village. Tickets will be sold from N500 per person which is about one quarter of the amount paid for a ticket at the standard cinemas located in the upscale shopping malls in towns and cities. The urban cinemas are not enough for the increasing population of moviegoers with regular disposable incomes. There are less than 400 screens in the country in few cities with most of them in Lagos, the commercial capital of Africa's largest economy.
The increasing demands for more cinemas compelled the International Digital Post Network Limited to start the One Village One Cinema initiative for both entertainment and public enlightenment and to boost the entertainment industry and accelerate the creative economy of Nigeria.
The initiative will be launched in 2024.
The cinemas will show approved movies, documentary films, series, sports and adverts.
Public announcements for government programmes and other events are allowed.
The charges for public announcements and adverts are negotiable from N10, 000 - N100, 000 per location.
Revenues from public announcements and adverts are estimated to be N500, 000 - N1, 000, 000 monthly.
During outdoor screenings, only those who paid for tickets can hear the audio with the Cinewav audio app.
International Digital Post Network Limited plans for more than 12, 000 cinemas in Nigeria, including solar powered Cinewav Cineplex.
Potential investors, partners and sponsors are the local, state and federal governments; private sector of local and foreign companies and organizations; especially telecoms, banks, fintechs and other businesses in Nigeria.
"What is the future of big screen?
"Most of the world is without a cinema hall. That will all change! One village, one cinema. Why not?"
~Anthony Tate, Virgina, U.S.A.
We would be happier to use cinemas to break social class barriers and build bridges of unity among communities for the common benefit of all.
Cinema has never been an elitist medium of communication.
Cinema is a tool for public entertainment and enlightenment and has been very effective and imperative in mass literacy campaigns in developed and developing countries for decades. Cinemas made Hollywood the film capital of the world buoyed by over 38,605 indoor screens in 5,561 sites and 628 Drive-In screens in 381 sites in the US, the largest in the world".
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