How Netflix is Scamming Nigeria - Jude Chukwuka

Netflix's entrance into Nigeria has been a very welcome development for a lot of people in the Nigerian entertainment industry, but not everybody is as happy. Nollywood actor Jude Chukwuka who is most popular for starring in productions like Oluture, and The Wedding Party is speaking out about how he feels Netflix is scamming Nigerians. Here's what the actor had to say.

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Jude Chukwuku made the statement during an interview with The Cable Lifestyle when he was asked "On Netflix, I believe, for every opportunity, one often finds there’s a downside. What do you make of the firm’s recent incursion and increased presence in Nollywood?" to which Jude replied:

JUDE CHUKWUKA: If you ask me, that’s another scam. Will they give a Nigerian producer the same amount of money they give to an American producer to run films? And it’s not their fault. Our people have sold us cheap. When someone makes a film with close to N30 million and you’re telling them the best you can give is $35,000. I felt very insulted when I heard that story. So, it’s another scam. And know it, the Netflix they’re showing us here is Netflix Naija o! What they give us is for our environment. Is it easy for people to access them from outside of our environment? It’s very difficult. I told my brother in the US to check out a Nollywood movie and he said he had to go and search. It’s not on their front page like we see here. I told him to munch his front page and send it to me. There was a world of difference between what they’re showing us here and what Netflix was showing globally.

So, our Netflix is for us. It hasn’t added any real value. I say it and I want them to come at me. Oh, are you talking about Genevieve Nnaji? Her story is the enticer. How many people have had the kind of treatment they gave to her since Netflix started in Nigeria. They make Genevieve’s case a pointer but the movie industry is bigger than just that. Why would you point to the fact that you gave her X-Y-Z amount and say you’ve helped. People are coming in with quality productions and you’re saying you can’t give them more than X-Y-Z amount. It doesn’t make sense. We just need to begin to look inwards as to how we can grow rather than wait to leverage on these foreign firms.

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