Nollywood actress and filmmaker, Funke Akindele, has announced her upcoming film, Finding Me, with a transition video featuring Nollywood actors, Femi Adebayo and Joseph Benjamin.
She revealed the film title in two transition videos she posted on Instagram on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, stating “FINDING ME!!!!!!!!!! ????????????????????????.”
The transition videos showed the popular actors, changing their outfits from a suit to a native attire and ending with the film’s Finding Me t-shirt.
The upcoming film will be produced through The Funke Akindele Network (FAAN), a production company owned by Akindele. However, details about the film’s plot and release date remain unknown.
A month ago, Akindele also announced her upcoming film, Everybody Loves Jenifa, a spinoff from the Jenifa franchise that will premiere in December 2024, stating, “Been long you saw Jenifa!!!!”
Akindele is one of Nollywood’s most accomplished filmmakers, from producing the popular Jenifa franchise to delivering the highest-grossing film in Nigeria, A Tribe Called Judah, hitting over ₦1.4 billion.
She’s also responsible for the second-highest-grossing film in Nigeria, Battle on Buka Street, grossing a total of ₦668 million, and the third-highest-grossing film, Omo Ghetto: The Saga, grossing a total of ₦636 million.
Akindele is the most-awarded actress at the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA) with five wins, including The Return of Sheri Koko (Best Actress in a Comedy, 2014), Jenifa’s Diary (Best Actress in a Comedy Role, 2016, Best Actress in a Comedy Movie or TV Series, 2017, and Best Actress in a Comedy, 2020) and Omo Ghetto: The Saga (Best Actress in a Comedy, 2022).
