Famend Nollywood producer and actress, Funke Akindele, popularly identified for her comedian character within the collection “Jenifa’s Diary” has cautioned towards try and pirate her yet-to-be-released film ‘All people Loves Jenifa,’ declaring that whoever data the film in cinema will nonetheless be liable to piracy.
LEADERSHIP understands that the extremely anticipated film will hit the Nigerian cinemas from Friday, December 13, 2024.
Akindele took to her Instagram deal with on Wednesday, interesting to her followers to desist from recording the film whereas it’s being proven in cinemas, sustaining that piracy is a severe offense that impacts the funds and crafts of each producers and actors.
She nevertheless said that tight safety measures can be taken to make sure acceptable cooperation from viewers and to make sure that “pirates can be arrested”.
The Producer additionally pleaded with followers to take and share footage and movies of the film’s trailers and lengthy queues on the ticket stands.
“Don’t be scared. I’m high quality. However in the event you go to see my new film — ‘All people Loves Jenifa’ and convey out your telephone or any system it’s a must to movie it, then, I cannot be high quality,” she stated.
“I do know you’ve got mad love for me as my fan. I do know you respect me a lot. I do know you wish to help me. I do know you wish to promote me. However you filming it isn’t you supporting me.
“Don’t add in your social media accounts. Don’t convey out your telephone. If you wish to help me, get to the cinemas, take footage on the standies, publish my trailers, the teasers of the flicks, and I might be high quality.
“As a result of the act of you filming is named piracy. We won’t encourage piracy. We’ll take all mandatory safety measures to arrest anybody caught doing it. I like my followers very a lot.
“It’s affecting us. We have to develop greater than this. We spent some huge cash on that venture ‘All people Loves Jenifa’,” she stated.
Akindele’s assertion got here after her 2023 blockbuster ‘A Tribe Known as Judah’ was largely recorded and shared on varied social media handles whereas it was nonetheless being streamed on Cinemas.
LEADERSHIP understands that her newest film, ‘All people Loves Jenifa’ which options common celebrities like Layi Wasabi, Nancy Isime, Jackie Appiah, Falz, Omowunmi Dada, Chimezie Imo, Endurance Ozokwor, and Stan Nze will premiere in 30 international locations throughout six continents from December 20 to January 17.
