Chude Jideonwo claims Yorubas are leading filmmakers in Nollywood

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Foremost Nigerian media personality, Chude Jideonwo, has claimed that Nigeria’s biggest filmmakers are predominantly from the Yoruba part of the country.

Jideonwo stated this while discussing the dominance of Yoruba filmmakers in Nigeria film industry.

The media personality in a post on Instagram, mentioned notable names like Toyin Abraham, Kemi Adetiba, Funke Akindele, Mo Abudu, Kunle Afolayan, and Femi Adebayo as examples.

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He argued that Yoruba movies have the most presence on global streaming platforms, noting that Hausa and Igbo-language films are nearly absent.

“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.”