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YouTube was never designed for films – Nollywood producer, Bolaji Ogunmola

YouTube was never designed for films – Nollywood producer, Bolaji Ogunmola

Africa Links 24 with Sunny Green Itodo
Published on 2026-05-12 08:26:36

Nollywood actress and filmmaker, Bolaji Ogunmola has opened up about the challenges of making movies for YouTube, claiming that the platform was not originally designed for films.

Speaking in a recent interview with Jay On-Air, Ogunmola said making films for YouTube audience is expensive and risky.

She explained that actors charge expensive fees and fans also assumed producers make a lot of money from movies with millions of views, which isn’t often the case.

“YouTube was never designed for films. Film is a very expensive art. Actors are collecting N4-5…

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