Niji Akanni
| Niji Akanni | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Akanni Adeniji 12 August 1962 Abeokuta |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Citizenship | Nigerian |
| Occupation |
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| Notable work |
Aramotu Heroes and Zeros The Narrow Path Dangerous Twins |
Niji Akanni is a Nigerian, dramatist, Screenwriter, director, producer and filmmaker.
Akanni received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Dramatic Arts from Obafemi Awolowo University and a master's degree in Film Studies from the University of Ibadan as well as a professional master's degree (MFA) in Screenplay Writing and Film Directing from the Film and Television Institute of India.
He had scripted, co-scripted and directed several notable Nigerian films and reality shows.
As one of Nigeria's official three theatrical presentations at the 2012 Cultural Olympiad in London, he directed The Lion and the Jewel, a play by Nigerian writer, Professor Wole Soyinka that was first performed in 1959. He scripted Dangerous Twins, a three-part, 2004 Nigerian film that featured Stella Damasus-Aboderin and Ramsey Nouah. The film won the 1st Africa Movie Academy Awards in the Best Special Effects category. In 2005, he was Assistant Director of the first season of Amstel Malta Box Office, a Nigerian reality Television Show.
In 2006, he was Content Director on Big Brother Nigeria, the same year he co-scripted, The Narrow Path, a 95 minutes film produced by Mainframe Films and Television Productions and directed by Tunde Kelani. The film, which featured Sola Asedeko and Khabirat Kafidipe was adapted from The Virgin, a debut novel of Bayo Adebowale. In 2008, he directed Abobaku, a short film in Super-16mm gauge, produced by Femi Odugbemi on the MNET's New Directions project. Abobaku won the Best Short Film award at the 2010 ZUMA Film Festival in Abuja, Nigeria and was also judged Best Short Film at the 2010 TERRACOTA Awards in Lagos, Nigeria.
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