Nigeria, Dec. 27 -- Several Nollywood filmmakers, including Toyin Abraham, Ini Edo and Niyi Akinmolayan, have accused Nigerian cinema operators of unfair practices they say undermined their films during the highly competitive December 2025 cinema window.

The complaints, made separately between December 24 and 27, 2025, centre on allegations of restricted screen time, poor scheduling, misleading ticket sales and what the producers describe as "gatekeeping" by cinema operators during the peak holiday season.

Ini Edo, a first-time producer, shared her experience in a public post on social media, describing the cinema process as exhausting despite what she said were heavy financial and personal investments in her film.

"Nigerian cinemas, t...