Nigeria, Dec. 27 -- Nollywood filmmakers and actors have levelled allegations of unfair screening practices by cinema operators, as several producers accuse cinemas of deliberately undermining their December releases through deceptive ticketing, unfavourable showtimes and biased promotion.

Several filmmakers made these allegations amid the recent December releases, which often enjoy high cinema patronage among Nigerians as December remains Nollywood's most lucrative theatrical window,

Some of the recent releases include 'Behind the Scene', 'Over Sabi Aunty', 'A Very Dirty Christmas', and 'Colour of Fire', all competing at cinemas nationwide.

Filmmaker Niyi Akinmolayan accused some Nigerian cinemas of sabotaging new releases.

In an Ins...