The Nollywood-Liberia co-production grossed an estimated $1.18M across 142 screens in the U.S., U.K., and ECOWAS theatrical corridor. Producer Patrice Juah confirmed Filmhouse is exercising its option for a sequel.
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From a Lagos completion-bond facility to a Monrovia tax rebate that did not yet exist when production started, a behind-the-scenes look at the deal stack that put Liberia back on the West African film map.
Below-the-line crew, post-production, and music licensing are still excluded. A pragmatic read on whether the new policy attracts real productions or just paperwork.
Liberian average ticket price has held at $4.50 for three years. We modelled the cinema chain's break-even and found a four-screen build-out needs 39% capacity utilisation to clear hurdle rate.
A documentary on the LRD ($72K budget, no sales agent yet), a coming-of-age set in Paynesville ($45K, repped by Pulse), and a horror short shot in Bong County ($110K, MK2 attached).
How a Liberian producer cobbled together AMC, Cineworld, and independent ECOWAS-corridor venues for a single weekend — and why the model is replicable for the next four titles.
The fund is open to Liberian features, but the 30% local-spend requirement and the post-production carve-out exclude most active producers we spoke to. We break down what qualifies.
Three features at undisclosed MGs in the $80K–$150K range, 7-year exclusive windows, and reversion clauses that producers are pushing back on. The line-by-line.
Of 47 declared in development, only 11 are funded past 50%. Of those 11, 4 are co-productions with Lagos. We mapped the pipeline.
