Jenifa

{{Short description|2008 Nigerian comedy-drama film}}

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{{Infobox film

| name = Jenifa

| image = Movie poster for Jenifa.jpg

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| director = Muhydeen S. Ayinde

|producer = Olatunji Balogun

| narrator =

| starring = Funke Akindele
Iyabo Ojo
Ronke Odusanya
Eniola Badmus
Mosunmola Filani
Ireti Osayemi
Tope Adebayo

| music = Fatai Izebe

| cinematography = Moroof Fadairo

| editing = Abiodun Adeoye

| studio = Scene One Productions

| distributor = Olasco Films Nig. Ltd.

| released = {{Film date|2008}}

| runtime =

| country = Nigeria

| language = Yoruba

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Jenifa is a 2008 Nigerian comedy-drama film starring Funke Akindele. The film won Akindele the Best Actress in a Leading Role award at the 2009 Africa Movie Academy Awards. Other AMAA nominations included Best Nigerian Film, Best Actress in a Supporting Role, and Best Original Soundtrack.{{cite news|url=http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/features/blockbuster/2009/apr/11/blockbuster-11-04-2009-001.htm |title=Nollywood in limbo as Kenya, South Africa rule AMAA Awards |last=Ajayi |first=Segun |date=11 April 2009 |work=Daily Sun |accessdate=8 March 2011 |location=Lagos, Nigeria |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100102122208/http://sunnewsonline.com/webpages/features/blockbuster/2009/apr/11/blockbuster-11-04-2009-001.htm |archivedate= 2 January 2010 }}{{cite news|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201007120708.html|title=Funke (jenifa) Akindele - How to Lose Your Name to a Character|last=Okon-Ekong|first=Nseobong|date=10 July 2010|work=AllAfrica.com|publisher=AllAfrica Global Media|accessdate=8 March 2011}}{{cite news|url=http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/features/showtime/2009/apr/10/showtime-10-04-2009-002.htm |title=AMAA 2009: How Nollywood took the back seat |last=Amatus |first=Azuh |date=10 April 2009 |work=Daily Sun |accessdate=8 March 2011 |location=Lagos, Nigeria }}{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite web|url=http://ama-awards.com/amaa-nominees-and-winners-2009 |title=AMAA Nominees and Winners 2009 |publisher=Africa Movie Academy Awards |accessdate=8 March 2011 |location=Lagos, Nigeria |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110405090903/http://www.ama-awards.com/amaa-nominees-and-winners-2009 |archivedate= 5 April 2011 }}

The film was the first instalment in what evolved into a popular Nigerian franchise.{{Cite web |title=Nigerian Filmmaker Funke Akindele Knows She Can Break Her Own Record {{!}} OkayAfrica |url=https://www.okayafrica.com/funke-akindele-everybody-loves-jenifa-nollywood/ |access-date=2024-12-13 |website=www.okayafrica.com |language=en}} A feature sequel, The Return of Jenifa, was released in 2011 and a soft reboot television series, Jenifa's Diary, was launched in 2015. The original series was followed by two sequels, Aiyetoro Town (2019) and Jenifa on Lockdown (2021).{{Cite web |last=Ntombela |first=Tshepiso |date=2021-06-11 |title=REVIEW: Jenifa on Lockdown - Wits Vuvuzela |url=https://witsvuvuzela.com/2021/06/11/review-jenifa-on-lockdown/ |access-date=2024-12-13 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Funke Akindele returns with |url=https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2024/04/24/funke-akindele-returns-with-everybody-loves-jenifa/ |access-date=2024-12-13 |language=en-US}} Jenifa Spell, an educative spelling app was released in 2019.{{Cite web |last=Suleiman |first=Musa |date=2019-11-21 |title=Funke Akindele Launches "Jenifa Spells", an Educative Spelling App |url=https://www.techawkng.com/2019/11/21/funke-akindele-launches-jenifa-spells-an-educative-spelling-app/ |access-date=2024-12-13 |website=Techawk |language=en-GB}} Everybody Loves Jenifa, the third feature film of the franchise, was released in Nigerian cinemas on December 13, 2024.{{Cite web |title=Funke Akindele Unveils Poster for “Everybody Loves Jenifa” Coming out December 13 |url=https://ynaija.com/funke-akindele-unveils-poster-for-everybody-loves-jenifa-coming-out-december-13/ |access-date=2024-11-09 |language=en-GB}} The movie also stars Tope Adebayo, Odunlade Adekola, Toyosi Adesanya, Alade Adeshina, Owolabi Adelaja, Kemi Afolabi, Bunmi Olatilewa, Moshood Oniyemi, Joke Oshin, Muritala Salam etc. {{Cite AV media |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1714065/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_cst_sm |title=Jénífà (Video 2008) - IMDb |access-date=2024-12-16 |via=www.imdb.com}}