Hausa Film Industry (Kannywood) and Culture a Vehicle for Sustainable Development.

Abstract

Hausa film industry plays a great role in developing the cultural heritage of the Hausa community especially in terms of socio-economic life of the people as well as entertaining/educating audience within and outside the community. For long, many challenges were confronting the industry. The need to tackle Hausa film is necessary in order to promote Hausa cultural heritage and self-reliance. This paper high some steps to take in order to solve the persistent problems confronting Hausa film industry.

Keywords: Hausa film industry, Culture, vehicle and sustainable development.