Nollywood producers will run away from YouTube if dollar exchange rate crashes – Kunle Afolayan

Filmmaker Kunle Afolayan has criticised Nollywood producers turning to YouTube arsenic an alternate streaming platform.

Speaking successful a caller interrogation with erstwhile Minister of Finance Kemi Adeosun, Afolayan argued that YouTube tin ne'er beryllium connected the aforesaid level arsenic Netflix and Prime successful presumption of movie streaming.

He, however, admitted that YouTube is simply a bully starting constituent for beginners and producers who bash not person the resources and leverage to enactment their films connected streaming giants specified arsenic Netflix and Prime oregon adjacent successful cinemas.

“Nollywood producers rushing to YouTube is not the mode to go. YouTube tin ne'er springiness you what Netflix and Prime would springiness you. However, it is the astir flexible. It is for everyone. It is similar a starting point. If you don’t person the spot to negociate oregon entree to the large players, you unfastened an relationship and enactment your movie there. If radical watch, you get your money,” helium explained.

Afolayan argued that the crushed producers are embracing YouTube is due to the fact that of the existent precocious dollar-to-naira speech rate.

He predicted that Nollywood producers would wantonness YouTube if the dollar-to-naira speech complaint crashed.

“Nigerian filmmakers are rushing to YouTube due to the fact that of the dollar speech rate. At ₦1,400 to $1, they observe 1 cardinal views due to the fact that i...