Chude Jideonwo, a media personality, claims that Nigeria’s most successful filmmakers are primarily from the Yoruba region.
Chude Jideonwo mentioned this while analysing Yoruba filmmakers’ domination in the Nigerian film industry.
In an Instagram post, the media personality gave instances of renowned names such as Toyin Abraham, Kemi Adetiba, Funke Akindele, Mo Abudu, Kunle Afolayan, and Femi Adebayo.
He said that Yoruba films have the biggest visibility on worldwide streaming platforms, pointing out that Hausa and Igbo-language films are almost nonexistent.
“The biggest filmmakers in Nigeria now are all Yorubas. Think about it: Kemi Adetiba, Jade Osiberu, Mo Abudu, Kunle Afolayan, Kayode Kasum, Toyin Abraham, Funke Akindele, Mercy Aigbe and Oga Bello’s son that do every movie, including ‘Beast of Two Worlds’ and ‘Jagun Jagun’—and Bolanle Austin-Peters.
“Think about it: most of the mainstream, big cinema, and streaming movies are all by Yoruba people. What has happened is that the Yoruba filming culture has merged itself into the other groups that are leading again.
“Can you name one Hausa or Igbo-language movie on Netflix or Amazon? The closest was Genevieve’s ‘Lionheart’ many years ago. Only Yoruba movies are able to exist on Amazon, Netflix and become mainstream cultural hits.”
