Nigeria: Why Yoruba films outshine Igbo movies in cinemas, streaming platforms — Actor Francis Duru

Nollywood actor Francis Duru has said Yoruba filmmakers have overtaken their Igbo counterparts in cinema releases and on streaming platforms because they organised themselves early and protected their cultural stories, while Igbo producers failed to do the same.

Duru spoke on Gbam, a programme aired on the Yan Content Factory YouTube channel on Friday, where he was asked why Yoruba producers now dominate major cinema release windows and platforms like Netflix.

“When they say…