Do you know that upcoming actors in Nigeria now pay to feature in movies?

I know it sounds unbelievable, but it's fact!
A-list Nollywood actors & actresses get paid
for featuring in movies, but if you're an
unknown actor struggling to get into the
movie industry, some movie producers
make you pay to feature in their movies.
That's the new trend now. I'm sure some
Nollywood practitioners will come here to
deny this but y'all know it's true. And if you
don't know this already, you guys need to
start investigating this.
If you're looking to feature in a movie, all
you need to do is pay a fee, no audition is
required. For minor roles, these producers
demand anything from N50k to N100k...it
all depends on the role they are giving you.
If you want to play a lead role it's between
N500k to N1million. Waka pass people are
even made to pay.
The trick some of these producers use is
this; they say they are not making money
from these movies because people aren't
buying them so can't invest all their money
in it. They also say finding financiers to pay
for the production of a movie is hard, so
for these movies to see the light of day,
every cast member has to contribute. Thing
is, many are eager to pay. Several people
told me that it's the girls they refer to as
'runz girls' looking for popularity that
started this trend. They would offer movie
producers money to feature in their movie
so they can refer to themselves as actresses
and now it's become a part of Nollywood.
But let me state here that there are some
movie producers who don't do this...not all
of them demand for money. But a lot of
them do. Is that OK? What's your thought
on this new trend?
Culled from Lindaikeji's blog

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