Lasun Alagbe
Actor Deyemi Okanlawon has lamented the challenges the film industry is facing particularly in the hands of pirates.
He said practitioners got no support from from government while certain Nigerians kept pirating their works.
In an Instagram session, he responded to a concerned folk: “Nollywood producers, especially newbies like me 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!”
