Actor and movie producer, Kwadwo Nkansah, popularly known as Lil Win, has shared the struggles industry players face in accessing locations for their shoots.
“Let’s say you need the airport for a project. You will send letters and everything, but you will never be granted access. And when you are denied access and you compromise to shoot the movie, you will bitterly be criticized for not using the airport scene as it needed to be,” Lil Win revealed.
“The reason why we were unable to feature the airport is that we even wanted to use an actual plane in the movie, and we were willing to pay. A fee of $3,000 was quoted for Kumasi and $5,000 for Accra. We were willing to pay, but the airline refused,” he shared.
In an interview with Zion Felix, Lil Win mentioned that movie producers are unfairly criticized for producing mediocre content, while they are compelled to improvise.
“I don’t understand it when the movie comes out and they criticize us that it is not nice. If we were given access to the plane, we would have landed it nicely in the movie.
But we don’t get it; you want a police station for a shoot, you won’t be given; military uniform, you will not get it; you request access to a hospital for a shoot, and you are equally denied. Meanwhile, the story requires that you feature the hospital, airport, or police station to complete the story,” he added.
According to Lil Win, Nigeria has a more supportive and enabling industry.
Players in the entertainment industry, mostly YouTubers, have been voicing their struggles in the industry following an altercation between popular skit maker Dr. Likee and security officers at the Achimota Mall.
The popular comedy skit maker was prevented from shooting a video at the mall on the grounds of not obtaining appropriate permission.
