Nollywood actor Deyemi Okanlawon has appreciated a fan of his for going the extra mile to help curb the alarming increase in piracy.
The actor had shared a screenshot of a fan of his who was hoping to watch a pirated version of his latest movie since he couldn’t afford to watch it in the Cinema. However, another fan chided him or her for such behavior as he promised to give 5 people free tickets to watch the movie.
Reacting to it, Deyemi noted how Nollywood producers, especially newbies like himself and his wonderful partners, try to tell global-level stories, get next to no support from government or financial institutions, and as such, they end up spending all they have to produce these films.
Yet, the same Nigerians, they love to serve have no idea how much damage and loss their participation in piracy causes our industry.
Deyemi appreciated the fan who offered tickets for his kindness, love, and support. He stated that his sweet gesture has made him have hope in Nigerians.
“Nollywood producers, especially newbies like myself and my wonderful partners at @bleedingartproduction who try to tell global-level stories, get next to no support from government, financial institutions (forget all that creative industry fund matter), or even industry players, and we end up spending all we have to produce these films. Yet it seems the same Nigerians we love to serve have no idea how much damage and loss their participation in piracy causes our industry.
@iamjoyessien, thank you for understanding and learning, and @l444nnu, thank you so much for your kindness, love, and support; you have no idea how much you’ve renewed my hope in our people! I am forever grateful!”.
Last month, actress Wumi Toriola, who made her first entrance to Cinema production, laid a heavy curse on those asking if her movie would be available on YouTube or Telegram. Some of her fans who couldn’t afford to watch her movie in Cinemas had questioned if it would be made available on YouTube and if they could have a Telegram link to watch the movie illegally, and she took to her Instagram Live to rain curses on them in her dialect.
Last year, Toyin Abraham took a huge step against piracy as she paraded 5 people trying to sell out her movie, Malaika, which was streaming in the cinemas. During a press conference, the mother of one revealed how she was hinted at the rampant piracy move, as she disclosed that she nearly went mad because she had spent over five hundred million naira on the movie project.
About the actions taken to curb the spread of the malicious link, the actress disclosed that the links were destroyed and 5 suspects have been arrested regarding the issue.