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About Nigerian Movie Producers & Directors Stephanie Linus Ayo Makun Emem Isong-Misodi Sarah Inya Lawa Movies Directed Movies Directed Movies Directed Movies Directed Dry yr: 2015 30 Days in Atlanta yr: 2014 Breaking Point yr: 1996 Evol yr: 2017 Through The Glass yr: 2009 10 Days in Sun City yr: 2017 Emotional Crack yr: 2003 Potato Potahto yr: 2017 RELOADED yr: 2008 Ever After yr: 2017 Ayo Makun (Ayodeji Richard Makun, also known by his Stephanie Linus is a Nigerian actress/filmmaker Emem Isong-Misodi is an award-winning, screenwriter, Sarah Inya Lawal is a producer, talent manager and stage name A.Y) is a multi-award winning Nigerian with an infectious personality. She has earned a producer and now director in Nollywood. A holder of a business development Manager working across actor, comedian, radio and T.V presenter, actor, writer, reputation as Africa's foremost actress, especially Bachelor of Arts degree in Theatre Arts from the theatre, film, TV and brand management for in Nollywood, the Nigerian film industry, which director and MC. He hails from Ondo State but prefers University of Calabar, Emem ventured into film making to be known as a 'Warri boy'. artists. The New York Times reported to be the world's in Nigeria when it was not fashionable to do so. He is the C.E.O of Corporate World Entertainment She boldly launched her own production company, third largest. Inya is the founder of Ascend Talent Management Nigeria and the host of the A.Y live shows and A.Y Theatre Images in 1994, after resigning from a job in comedy skits. AY has become the ‘father’ of many the bank. Since then she has not looked back and but and has worked as the branding and She has starred in more than 100 films and has upcoming acts and established acts that are doing well communications director at Uniexcel Limited and received several awards and nominations for her has gone on to produce the following award-winning in the industry, through the monthly AY’s Open Mic movies, ‘Breaking Point’(1996) ‘A Minute to Midnight’ Victoria Holdings where she developed a slate of work as an actress. These include; the Afro- Challenge that held every third Sunday, at The National (1997)’, ‘Emotional Crack’(2003) winner of the Reel highly acclaimed media projects. She holds a Hollywood Awards, Film Makers USA Award for Theatre and later at The marquee of Federal Palace Awards for Best Actress and Best Upcoming Actress of Masters in Artistic Performance from Stockholm Hotels and Casinos, Lagos. Excellence, Reel Awards for Best Actress and the Year respectively. ‘Private Sin’, ‘Promise Me Forever’, University in Sweden. recently, the prestigious AMVCA 2016 Award for The AY Show, arguably the best Comedy Show on ‘Critical Decision’ winner of the AMA Best Actress and Nigeria TV, shows on many terrestrial television Best Overall Movie in Africa and AMAA Awards Best Actor of the Year Award, ‘Games Women Play’, She has co-produced some of the most talked Best Nigerian Film for her most recent work - DRY. stations across the country including Africa Magic, ‘Behind Closed Doors’, ‘Games Men Play’, ‘Ekaette’, ‘Fatal winning BEST TV COMEDY SHOW in 2008, and has about stage plays in Nigeria and developed and This comes after her highly successful directorial Imagination’, ‘A Piece of Flesh’, ‘Unfinished Business’ , from its onset become a must watch for its teeming continues to manage the careers of some of the debut in 'Through The Glass', which was the ‘Mfana Ibagha’, ‘The Wrong Woman’, ‘A Time to Love’ fan base. His first self-produced movie, 30 Days in finest talents from Africa and its diaspora. country's first film to gross 10million naira in it's and much acclaimed ‘RELOADED’ (2008) a film that Atlanta which was directed by Robert Peters holds the was nominated for African Movie Awards (AMAA) for the first week and then carted away several 2017 Guinness Book Of World Records number box Inya is producing several TV and Film projects. awards. Best Scriptwriter, Editing and Best Music and won office spot in Nollywood till date with 1 million dollars. several awards including City Peoples Award for Best film, Best Producer of the year and Best Screenplay. NIFS Film Guide | Page 18 NIFS Film Guide | Page 19 About Nigerian Movie Producers & Directors Kunle Afolayan Jay Franklyn Jituboh Omoni Oboli Femi Odugbemi Movies Directed Movies Directed Movies Directed Movies Directed October 1 yr: 2014 Alter Ego yr: 2017 Wives On Strike yr: 2016 GIDI Blues yr: 2016 The C.E.O yr: 2016 Dinner yr: 2016 OKAFOR'S LAW yr: 2016 FEMI ODUGBEMI is a writer, filmmaker and Jay Franklyn Jituboh is a Nigerian filmmaker photographer. His major screen credits include one Kunle Afolayan is a Nigerian film director, producer and Omoni Oboli is an actress, scriptwriter, producer and (writer/director/producer) and Author. He has a actor. In 2006, he directed the culturally conscious director. She is a multilingual French Language of Africa's most popular TV daily soap “TINSEL.” He film IRAPADA (REDEMPTION), which showcased his passion for art, technology and storytelling. He Graduate from the university of Benin who has has been Supervising Executive Producer for the refined sensibilities for the aesthetics of storytelling, grew up creating characters, drawing comic books, featured in several groundbreaking Nollywood movies, Africa Magic Original Films in Nigeria which has which hadn’t been duly represented in his country’s learning computer applications and writing short including Kunle Afolayan's THE FIGURINE, Lonzo produced over 80 made-for-TV movies on the filmmaking landscape. stories. In 2004, he wrote his first book, “The SIN Nzekwe's ANCHOR BABY and many others. Africa Magic channels. Afolayan received universal acclaim for this work. It THEORY” and a couple of other short stories. He She has starred in, written, produced and directed four He has written and produced various genres of became the first Nigerian film screened at the Pan always had a passion for film and cinematography feature movies; Being Mrs Elliott (produced in 2014), television and film, in drama and documentary, African Film Festival in 2007. and in 2011; he made his transition from a novelist The First Lady (2015), the record-setting Wives On including popular films like “MAROKO” “MAMA PUT” His work FIGURINE (ARAROMIRE) is regarded as the to a screenwriter. He wrote his first TV series titled Strike (2016) and OKAFOR'S LAW. She currently holds “ABOBAKU” “BAR BEACH BLUES” and film that ushered in a new wave of conscious “THE LABEL” with 13 episodes. In 2012, he wrote the record for the highest grossing female documentaries like “BARIGA BOY” director/actor/scriptwriter/producer at the Nigerian filmmaking in Nigeria’s Nollywood, and arguably his first feature length film titled “KEEPING UP” “METAMOPHORSIS” “ORIKI” “OUI VOODOO” and beyond its ecosystem. He has since released more cinema box office. and a short film titled “CAUGHT”, which he later many more. critically acclaimed films such as, PHONE SWAP, and went on to produce and direct in March 2013. He He has been honored to serve as the 3-time Head the international blockbusters OCTOBER 1 and The Her movies, WIVES ON STRIKE and OKAFOR'S LAW, Judge of the Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards has since released a couple of documentaries, C.E.O, including several commissioned projects such are one of the highest grossing mofficer all times at the (AMVCA) broadcast in over 30 countries in Africa, short films and Film for TV including “SENSITIVE as, OMUGWO, ROTI and The Tribunal, three Television cinema box office. She has won several awards locally and has also served as the CoFounder/Executive SKIN”, “DISE’S SECRET”, “ONCE UPON A WISH” films commissioned by MNET AFRICA, ISEDALE and internationally, including Best Actress for both the Director of the iRepresent International YORUBA, a documentary commissioned by MNET “ONCE” He released his feature length films titled Harlem International Film Festival and the Los Angeles Documentary Film Forum in Lagos. He received the Movie Awards for ANCHOR BABY, two-time Best AFRICA, “BREEZE” a full length feature film “DINNER” in the cinemas in Nigeria in 2016 and it Film Excellence Award of the Society of the commissioned by SECURITY AND EXCHANGE Actress African Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) was amongst the box office top 10 movies for that Performing Arts of Nigeria (SPAN) in 2014 and the COMMISSION, HANNATU, a short film commissioned nominee for THE FIGURINE and FIFTY year. He currently released the same title in France 2010 United States National Black Programming by petroleum giants SAHARA ENERGY just to mention in September 2017. Consortium's AFROPOP Prize in Film. a few. NIFS Film Guide | Page 20 NIFS Film Guide | Page 21 About Nigerian Movie Producers & Directors Kevin Nwankwor Niyi Towolawi Lancelot Oduwa Imasuen Roberts O. Peters Movies Directed Movies Directed Movies Directed Movies Directed MUNA yr: 2017/2018 TWISTED yr: 2007 Based On Principle yr: 2017 I n v asion 1897 yr: 2015 Make Room yr: 2017 Tempting Fate yr: 2015 Turning Point yr: 2013 Shadows In The Dark yr: 2017 The Other Side Of The Coin When Hearts Meet yr: 2017 Adesuwa yr: 2012 A Mother's Love yr: 2012 Fusion yr: 2016 Crushed yr: 2017 Home in Exile yr: 2010 Roberts O. Peters is a Nigerian film producer, Desecration yr: 2017 Single Only In Abuja yr: 2016 Bent Arrows yr: 2010 Kevin Nkem Nwankwor is a prominent movie director, cinematographer, actor and occasional Bush Faller (in Post Production) yr: 2018 Love Upon The Hills yr: 2016 Entanglement yr: 2019 voice-over artist. He began his career as an actor in director, writer, producer, and iconic film-maker.
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