This archive report was first published on 9 October 2019.
Published on October 9, 2019, Nigerian actress and producer Omoni Oboli shed light on the realities of scriptwriting in Nollywood during an exclusive interview with Business Insider Sub Saharan Africa.
While scriptwriters in Hollywood can earn up to $300,000 (N108 million) per script, their counterparts in Nollywood face a different reality. According to Oboli, scriptwriting in Nollywood is not very lucrative, with only a few writers earning decent fees.
Oboli attributed this disparity to Nollywood's limited budget, stating, 'It's not because we don't value scriptwriters or we don't think that their work is worth more than they are getting. It's just our budget is never that high.'
She also emphasized the need for scriptwriters to be prolific, writing multiple scripts a month to make a living. 'Unlike Hollywood where you can write just one script and go to sleep for the rest of the year, you can't do that here. You probably have to write two to three scripts a month if you want to take it as a full-time job.'
Oboli's comments come as she prepares to release her new movie, 'Moms at War', on Netflix on October 18, 2019. The film will be available on Amazon Prime and Iroko, with more titles set to debut on Netflix in the coming weeks.
