Nigerian author and filmmaker, Arese Ugwu, has narrated how she felt disappointed after streaming giant Netflix refused to partner with her.
The 39-year-old writer revealed that she had approached Netflix for sponsorship to make her 2021 TV show, The Smart Money Woman, bigger. This came after its success on the platform and Africa Magic, but the streaming giant turned her down.
She explained that the rejection almost broke her. Speaking in a recent interview with Afropolitan, Ugwu said,
“We were able to produce Season 1 of The Smart Money Woman and got a fantastic reception on Africa Magic and Netflix. We were in the top 10 for 13 weeks on Netflix. I then approached Netflix for sponsorship to make the project bigger and better. Shockingly, they turned me down. That rejection almost broke me.”
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Arese Ugwu also spoke about her desire to become an established filmmaker and not just an author whose book was adapted for a film.
“I want to establish myself as a filmmaker. I feel like some people still see me as the girl who wrote a book and the book was turned into a TV series,” she said.
Veteran Nollywood actor, Jide Kosoko, says some actresses sleep with producers to get roles that will make them famous.
Jide Kosoko made the revelation during his recent appearance on the Honest Bunch podcast.
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Addressing the controversial sex for roles topic in Nollywood, Kosoko stated that he knows some popular actresses who deliberately joined the movie industry to leverage sexual relationships to become famous.
While dismissing the general idea that movie directors and producers always impose sex for roles, he argued that no one can be compelled into any form of sexual exchange.
He further explained that some women come into the industry with the plan to use such means to make a name for themselves.
“If I said I need you to warm my bed so that I can give you a role, and you said no, they cannot force you to do it. And if you want that role by all means, that means you want to dance to his tone
