Niyi Akinmolayan

 

Niyi Akinmolayan
Born (1982-11-03) 3 Novemba 1982 (age 42)
NationalityNigerian
CitizenshipNigerian
EducationEngineering, Yaba College of Technology
Alma materYaba College of Technology
OccupationFilmmaker
Years active2010–present
Notable work
Chief Daddy
Prophetess
The Wedding Party 2
Spouse(s)Victoria Akujobi
Websitehttp://www.niyiakinmolayan.com

Niyi Akinmolayan Templeeti:Pronunciation bụ onye na-eme ihe nkiri na onye ntụzi ihe na Naijiria[1] na otu n'ime ndị na-eme ihe na-aga nke ọma na Nollywood. Ise n'ime ihe nkiri ya nọ n'ọkwa iri ise kachsi nwee ihe nkiri Naijiria kacha akpata ego: The Wedding Party 2 (2017) Chief Daddy (2018), Prọfesọ (2021), My Village People (2021), na The Set Up (2019). Ọ bụkwa onye nchoputa na onye isi ihe okike nke Anthill Studios, ụlọ ọrụ mgbasa ozi. Na Jenụwarị 2022, Anthill Studios bịanyere aka na Amazon Prime Video nkwekọrịta ọtụtụ afọ ka ọ bụrụ ebe obibi pụrụiche zuru ụwa ọnụ maka mwepụta nke sinima Anthill na-eso usoro ihe nkiri ha na Nigeria.[2]

Oge ọ malitere

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A mụrụ Akinmolayan na ụbọchị atọ na onwa Nọvemba 1982. [2] Ọ si Ondo State, South West Nigeria ma bụrụkwa onye Yoruba. Ọ malitere nzere na injinia na Yaba College of Technology . [3]

Ọrụ mmalite

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Na mmalite nke ọrụ ọkachamara ya, Akinmolayan rụrụ ọrụ dị ka onye na-ese ihe osise, onye na-emepụta webụsaịtị, na onye na-amụ ihe na ndị na-eme ihe nkiri Nollywood. N'ime oge ahụ, ọ malitere ịkwalite nkà ya na ntinye vidiyo, ihe nkiri,mgbe mmetụta na mmetụta anya,

[4] mana ndị na-eme fim na ndị nkatọ tụrụ ya n'anya.[5]

Akinmolayan hiwere ụlọ ọrụ mmepụta ya, Anthill Productions, na 2008, bụ nke nyere mmetụta anya maka ihe nkiri Kajola.[4][6]

Mgbe e mesịrị ọrụ

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N'afọ 2014, ọ duziri ihenkiri ịgba egwu Naijiria Make a Move nke Ivie Okujaye, Tina Mba, Beverly Naya, Wale Adebayo, Victor Godfrey, Helga Sosthenes na Eno Ekpenyong gosipụtara. A họpụtara ihe nkiri ahụ maka 2015 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards maka Best Movie (Drama). [7]

N'afọ 2015, Akinmolayan duruziri ihe nkiri Falling featuring Adesua Etomi, Desmond Elliot na Blossom Chukwujekwu, na Out of Luck nke gosipụtara Linda Ejiofor, Tope Tedela na Jide Kosoko. Ihe nkiri ahụ gara n'ihu nweta Akinmolayan nhọpụta maka onye ntụzi kacha mma na 2016 Nigeria Entertainment Awards, na onye isi omee bụ Adesua Etomi nwetara ihe nrite maka ihe nkiri kacha mma na 2016 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards.

N'ọnwa Disemba afọ 2016, Akinmolayan wepụtara obere ihe nkiri akpọrọ PlayThing, ihe nkiri 3D animated, bụ nke ewepụtara na fimOne IMAX cinema na Lagos, Iji kpalie nyocha.[8]

N'afọ 2017, e gosiri ihe nkiri ya The Arbitration nke gosiri O.C Ukeje na Adesua Etomi na Toronto International Film Festival.[9] Mgbe ihe nkiri ahụ gara nke ọma, Akinmolayan malitere asọmpi na blọọgụ ya maka ndị na-achọ ide akwụkwọ, na-anata ihe karịrị narị atọ, nke butere imepụta obere ihe nkiri Room 315.[10]

Na 2017, n'ihi nnabata nke Plaything na-aga nke ọma, Akinmolayan wepụtara usoro ihe nkiri na mmekorita ya na Friesland Campina WAMCO Nigeria Plc, akpọrọ Adventures of Lola na Chuchu.[11] N'afọ 2019, onye isi Akinmolayan mepụtara Malika: Warrior Queen, ihe nkiri na-eme ihe nkiri Naijiria dabere na akwụkwọ akụkọ eserese Roye Okupe, onye edemede na onye isi oche nke YouNeek Studios.[12]

Ihe nkiri a họpụtara

Year Title Major cast Role Notes
2010 Kajola Keira Hewatch, Desmond Elliot, Adonijah Owiriwa Director Feature film
2014 Make a Move Ivie Okujaye, Tina Mba, Beverly Naya, Wale Adebayo, Victor Godfery, Helga Sosthenes and Eno Ekpenyong Director Feature film nominated for the 2015 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards for Best Movie (Drama)
2015 Falling Adesua Etomi, Desmond Elliot and Blossom Chukwujekwu Director Feature Film
2016 Plaything Executive producer 3D animated short film
2017 The Arbitration OC Ukeje, Adesua Etomi, Iretiola Doyle and Somkele Iyamah Director Feature film, available on Netflix
2017 The Wedding Party 2 Banky Wellington, Adesua Etomi, Iretiola Doyle, Richard Mofe-Damijo, Patience Ozokwor, Enyinna Nwigwe Director Feature film
2017 Adventures of Lola and Chuchu Director 3D animated series - 13 episodes
2018 Chief Daddy Taiwo Obileye, Joke Silva, Rachel Oniga and Funke Akindele Director Feature film
We Don't Live Here Anymore Osas Ighodaro, Omotunde Adebowale David, Francis Sule, Temidayo Akinboro, Funlola Aofiyebi, Katherine Obiang Editor Feature film
2019 The Set Up Adesua Etomi, Kehinde Bankole, Joke Silva, Jim Iyke, Dakore Egbuson, Tina Mba Director Feature film
Elevator Baby Toyin Abraham, Timini Egbuson, Yemi Solade, Sambasa Nzeribe, Broda Shaggi Executive producer Feature film
2021 Prophetess[6] Toyin Abraham, Kehinde Bankole, Stan Nze, Waliu Fagbemi, Deyemi Okanlawon Director, writer Sports comedy film
Progressive Tailors Club Beverly Osu, Uzor Arukwe, Funnybone, and Blessing Jessica Obasi Producer Satirical film
2023 Mikolo Pamilerin Ayodeji, Fiyinfoluwa Asenuga, Yvonne Jegede, Ayo Mogaji, Daniel Etim Effiong, Femi Adebayo Director and screenwriter Family fantasy adventure film

References

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  1. ↑ Movie director, Akinmolayan wants marketing firms to take on Nollywood films (en-GB). Vanguard News (11 June 2022). Retrieved on 20 July 2022.
  2. ↑ Error on call to Template:cite web: Parameters url and title must be specifiedEntrepreneurs.ng (23 February 2020). (en-GB). Entrepreneurs.
  3. ↑ Anazia. "From kajola to make a move, Akinmolayan breathes out of luck", Guardian Newspaper Nigeria, 19 March 2016. Retrieved on 14 April 2018. (in en-US)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Pedro. "So 2059! Nigerian Cinema goes Sci-Fi as futuristic movie KAJOLA gets set to premiere in July", BellaNaija, 29 June 2010. Retrieved on 14 April 2018. (in en-US)
  5. ↑ Alero. "Cinemas pull the plug on Kajola", Nigeriang.com, 8 August 2010. Retrieved on 14 April 2018. (in en-US)
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Ekechukwu (3 April 2021). Niyi Akinmolayan's Mighty Prophetess (en-US). This Day. Retrieved on 4 April 2021.
  7. ↑ AMVCA winners announced. Archived from the original on 17 April 2015. Retrieved on 15 April 2018.
  8. ↑ Orubo. "Watch 'Plaything' – The Best Animated Nigerian Film We've Ever Seen", Konibi, 4 April 2017. Retrieved on 23 April 2018. (in en-US)
  9. ↑ Kaura. "These Nigerian Directors Are Winning At The Film Africa Festival", Konibi, 11 November 2017. Retrieved on 14 April 2018. (in en-US)
  10. ↑ Orubo. "Lights, Camera, Action: Niyi Akinmolayan On Set For 'Room 315'", Channels Television, 11 March 2016. Retrieved on 14 April 2018. (in en-US)
  11. ↑ Izuzu. "Watch episode 1 of Nigerian animated series", PulseNG, 30 September 2017. Retrieved on 23 April 2018. (in en-US)
  12. ↑ Adesua Ewatomi As Warrior Queen In Animated Movie: Malika (en-US). The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News (24 July 2019). Archived from the original on 19 May 2022. Retrieved on 19 May 2022.