Cinema of Ethiopia

The Cinema of Ethiopia and the film industry in general are relatively recent phenomena in Ethiopia. The Ethiopian film industry is growing but faces many problems that have prevented it from fully flourishing.^[1] Historically, live stage theater enjoyed more popularity in Ethiopia, creating a handful of relatively successful stage actors.^[1] Ethiopian films began modernizing in the 2000s, implementing Amharic, but due to wide home video and DVD distribution, they are often frustrated by copyright infringement in the presence of piracy. This was reduced in the early 2010s with the intervention of the government and the imposition of policy. Despite recent developments, the Ethiopian film industry continues to lack quality compared to modern world cinema and has a low budget amateurish style.^{[citation needed]}

Cinema of Ethiopia
The Ethiopian National Theatre in Addis Ababa
No. of screens	273 (2016)
Main distributors	Sebastobol Production
Produced feature films (2018)
Total	57
Animated	4
Documentary	12