Veteran Nollywood actress Persistence Ozokwor has opened up on the {financial} struggles confronted by many actors within the Nigerian movie trade, attributing it largely to the absence of royalty funds.
She spoke on this whereas being featured in a latest episode of the Curiosity Made Me Ask, with Isbae U.
Talking on the problem, the actress defined that in contrast to their counterparts in developed international locations, Nollywood actors are sometimes paid solely as soon as for his or her roles, with no residual earnings from repeated broadcasts or distribution of their work.
She famous that the majority actors have now switched to releasing their movies on YouTube due to this.
Her phrases partially …
“The explanation why Nollywood actors and actresses are poor is as a result of we don’t get Royalties for what we do, we solely receives a commission for our look on the shoot. Go and take a look at the smallest actors in developed international locations. Each work dey do fetch them cash on a regular basis of their lives. Even when they’re gone, their households nonetheless stay on that. We, we’re nonetheless working onerous. That’s why everyone seems to be working to Youtube”
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“The explanation why Nollywood actors and actresses are poor is as a result of we don’t get Royalties for what we do, we solely receives a commission for our look on the shoot. That’s why everyone seems to be working to Youtube”
— Persistence Ozokwo says 🤦🏾♂️ pic.twitter.com/YC9t4wYMCe
— SKB (@seyikanbai) April 4, 2026