Facebook is partnering with acclaimed Nollywood filmmaker and actor Funke Akindele for the London and Lagos premieres of her new film, The Four. The partnership celebrates Nigerian storytelling and the creators and communities helping it reach audiences around the world.

Under the collaboration, Facebook will support the film's world premiere in London and its homecoming premiere in Lagos, with experiences designed to bring creators, celebrities and audiences together. The company said the partnership will demonstrate how its platform helps storytellers connect with fans and build communities around the cultural moments they care about, from film premieres to everyday fandom.

The partnership lands in an industry with considerable scale: Nollywood ranks among the world's most prolific film industries by annual output, and its titles now reach audiences across Africa, the diaspora and international streaming platforms.

"Facebook has always been about connecting people, and our partnership with Funke Akindele brings that to life through film," said Oluwasola Obagbemi, Head of Communications, Sub-Saharan Africa, Meta. "Creators on Facebook can reach a global audience, build real connections with their fans and earn money from the original content they share. Through our partnership around The Four premieres in London and Lagos, we're celebrating the creators shaping culture, and helping more creators who share original and engaging content on Facebook to succeed."

For Akindele, whose career spans acting, producing and directing, the partnership also honors the audiences who have supported her journey. Her filmography includes some of Nollywood's biggest box-office successes, and her work now reaches viewers in Nigeria and across the diaspora.

"African cinema has always had beautiful stories for the world to enjoy, and it's exciting to have Facebook as a partner in bringing these stories to even more audiences globally," said Funke Akindele.

Facebook's presence at the Lagos and London premieres will spotlight Nigerian creators at home and in the diaspora, with a creator-hosted space capturing social content on how they use the platform to connect with younger audiences and share Nigerian stories and culture beyond the country's borders. The two-city plan tracks the industry's audience map: London is home to one of the world's largest Nigerian diaspora communities, while Lagos remains Nollywood's production and release hub.

Fans can follow the Meta Africa, officialfunkeAkindele, Funke Akindele and Fanntv Facebook pages for exclusive and behind-the-scenes content from the London and Lagos premieres. For audiences outside both cities, that is where the premiere experience will surface online first.

From London to Lagos, the partnership celebrates Nollywood's global reach and the creators and communities helping Nigerian stories travel.