344:. The film won the Most Outstanding Film and Audience Choice awards at the 2013 EKO International Film Festival and competed in the digital film category of the 2013 Pan African Film and Television Festival, FESPACO, in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. It was invited to the 2013 International Film Festival of Kerala, IFFK, in India, and was also screened at the 2014 Afrikamera Film Festival in Warsaw, Poland. It received 6 nominations at the
270:
won several awards, including the Most
Outstanding Short Film award at the 2010 ZUMA Film Festival in Abuja, Nigeria; Best Costume at the 6th Africa Movie Academy Awards held on 10 April 2010 at the Gloryland Cultural Center in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria; and was also judged Best Short Film at
306:
screened at various film festivals across the world, including the 2012 Samsung Women's
International Film Festival (SWIFF) in Chennai, India; 2012 Africa In The Picture (AITP)film festival, Amsterdam; 2013 Arusha African International Film Festival (AIFF), Tanzania; and 2013 International Film
1090:
1142:
1060:
1031:
835:
1082:
1240:
739:
1186:
601:
1150:
1052:
935:
807:
1215:
973:
873:
777:
626:
614:
1023:
678:
562:
287:
1164:
828:
906:
652:
1236:
1002:
1317:
665:
588:
731:
1337:
1322:
405:
353:
229:
1178:
691:
1083:"Nadia Buari, Olu Jacobs, Gabriel Afolayan & Bimbo Manuel Star in Heroes & Zeros – View Behind the Scenes Shots and Trailer"
575:
1327:
183:
1119:
1262:
291:
1342:
349:
927:
295:
799:
967:
867:
771:
1207:
1307:
1302:
1357:
1312:
711:
644:
556:
357:
345:
283:
957:
857:
761:
1270:
639:
551:
388:
224:
136:
1332:
171:
80:
898:
463:
312:
131:
994:
182:
as well as a professional master's degree (MFA) in
Screenplay Writing and Film Directing from the
212:
1352:
203:
198:
1143:"Nollywood steps up assault on UK film market with Heroes and Zeroes screening in Greenwich"
490:
The table below highlight the awards and nominations received by Niji Akanji and his films.
211:
that was first performed in 1959. In 2005, he was
Assistant Director of the first season of
194:
He has scripted, co-scripted and directed several notable
Nigerian films and reality shows.
1347:
179:
8:
219:
246:
1158:
963:
863:
767:
241:
1111:
325:
279:
1274:
1179:"Nigeria HomePage - Breaking News, Business, Sports, Entertainment and Video News"
956:
Kerr, David; Banham, Martin; Gibbs, James; Plastow, Jane; Osofisan, Femi (2011).
142:
337:
251:
1296:
422:
329:
261:
1237:"Fathia Balogun, Odunlade Adekola shine @ Yoruba Movie Academy Awards 2014"
763:
The
Education of the Filmmaker in Africa, the Middle East, and the Americas
400:
394:
341:
321:
237:
233:
208:
175:
155:
317:
333:
159:
53:
336:. The film was released on September 7, 2012 and premiered in the
197:
As one of
Nigeria's official three theatrical presentations at the
49:
800:"Nigeria's Femi Odugbemi becomes member of Oscars voting academy"
441:
303:
299:
275:
266:
256:
126:
84:
732:"Judith Audu: Actress is excited about working with Niji Akanni"
170:
Akanni received a
Bachelor of Arts degree in Dramatic Arts from
829:"Niji Akanni: Solid Intelligent Filmmaker, Hardly known..."
1112:"Niji Akanni-directed 'Heroes and Zeros' for DVD release"
1053:"Afrff 2013 before the African movie showcase in calabar"
955:
892:
890:
1294:
932:The Punch - Nigeria's Most Widely Read Newspaper
260:, a short film in Super-16mm gauge, produced by
1208:"Winning films from African Movie Awards 2013"
887:
294:. It also emerged as the Best Feature Film at
928:"$ 200m entertainment fund not a grant — BoI"
855:
271:the 2010 TERRACOTA Awards in Lagos, Nigeria.
896:
1163:: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (
278:, a Nigerian drama digital film that stars
1080:
995:"Africultures - Fiche film : Abobaku"
406:Mainframe Films and Television Productions
230:Mainframe Films and Television Productions
282:. The film received 7 nominations at the
207:, a play by Nigerian writer, Professor
1295:
780:from the original on 14 September 2022
264:on the MNET's New Directions project.
215:, a Nigerian Reality Television Show.
184:Film and Television Institute of India
856:Ekenyerengozi, Michael Chima (2013).
759:
1243:from the original on 13 October 2020
1140:
218:In 2006, he was Content Director on
1318:Nigerian dramatists and playwrights
316:, a Nigerian drama film that stars
13:
1273:. 26 February 2011. Archived from
515:(3rd Yoruba Movie Academy Awards)
307:Festival of Kerala (IFFK), India.
296:Africa International Film Festival
14:
1369:
1338:Yoruba dramatists and playwrights
1323:Obafemi Awolowo University alumni
899:"Aramotu directed by Niji Akanni"
602:Best Film in an African Language
228:, a 95 minutes film produced by
222:, the same year he co-scripted,
1255:
1229:
1218:from the original on 2015-04-15
1200:
1189:from the original on 2015-04-14
1171:
1134:
1122:from the original on 2015-04-13
1104:
1093:from the original on 2015-07-02
1074:
1063:from the original on 2015-04-15
1045:
1034:from the original on 2015-04-15
1016:
1005:from the original on 2015-04-13
976:from the original on 2022-09-14
938:from the original on 2015-04-27
909:from the original on 2015-04-17
876:from the original on 2022-09-14
838:from the original on 2015-04-13
810:from the original on 2022-06-01
742:from the original on 2015-04-13
712:List of Nigerian film producers
645:9th Africa Movie Academy Awards
557:7th Africa Movie Academy Awards
346:9th Africa Movie Academy Awards
284:7th Africa Movie Academy Awards
274:In 2010, he wrote and directed
1328:Yoruba-language film directors
987:
949:
920:
849:
821:
792:
753:
724:
362:
1:
717:
485:
165:
7:
1343:University of Ibadan alumni
1271:Africa Movie Academy Awards
705:
236:. The film, which featured
10:
1374:
903:The Movietainment Magazine
760:Hjort, M. (31 July 2013).
736:Nigeria CommunicationsWeek
172:Obafemi Awolowo University
158:, director, producer and
81:Obafemi Awolowo University
1024:"Aramotu is living it up"
638:
550:
529:Achievement in Directing
512:
348:and won the awards for
310:He scripted and directed
189:
174:and a master's degree in
154:is a Nigerian dramatist,
119:
90:
76:
68:
60:
28:
21:
1308:Nigerian film producers
1303:Nigerian film directors
1263:"AMAA Nominations 2011"
505:Recipients and nominees
286:and won the awards for
254:. In 2008, he directed
213:Amstel Malta Box Office
201:in London, he directed
1358:People from Ogun State
1313:Nigerian screenwriters
204:The Lion and the Jewel
199:2012 Cultural Olympiad
16:Nigerian film director
959:Media and Performance
513:Yoruba Movie Academy
494:List of Major Awards
340:on March 15, 2013 at
1183:thenigerianvoice.com
518:Best Cultural Movie
180:University of Ibadan
1267:Africa Film Academy
1239:. vanguardngr.com.
640:Africa Film Academy
627:Best Costume Design
615:Best Visual Effects
552:Africa Film Academy
495:
292:Best Costume Design
250:, a debut novel of
220:Big Brother Nigeria
897:Olawale Adegbuyi.
679:Best Nigerian Film
589:Best Best Director
563:Best Nigerian Film
493:
474:Christopher Jeyibo
288:Best Nigerian Film
1333:Yoruba filmmakers
1212:africainwords.com
1147:nigerianwatch.com
859:NOLLYWOOD MIRROR®
703:
702:
483:
482:
244:was adapted from
242:Khabirat Kafidipe
149:
148:
1365:
1287:
1286:
1284:
1282:
1277:on March 2, 2011
1259:
1253:
1252:
1250:
1248:
1233:
1227:
1226:
1224:
1223:
1204:
1198:
1197:
1195:
1194:
1175:
1169:
1168:
1162:
1154:
1149:. Archived from
1138:
1132:
1131:
1129:
1127:
1108:
1102:
1101:
1099:
1098:
1081:Adeola Adeyemo.
1078:
1072:
1071:
1069:
1068:
1049:
1043:
1042:
1040:
1039:
1020:
1014:
1013:
1011:
1010:
999:africultures.com
991:
985:
984:
982:
981:
953:
947:
946:
944:
943:
924:
918:
917:
915:
914:
894:
885:
884:
882:
881:
853:
847:
846:
844:
843:
825:
819:
818:
816:
815:
804:Punch Newspapers
796:
790:
789:
787:
785:
757:
751:
750:
748:
747:
728:
496:
492:
464:Heroes and Zeros
367:
366:
326:Gabriel Afolayan
313:Heroes and Zeros
280:Gabriel Afolayan
232:and directed by
132:Heroes and Zeros
122:
46:
42:
40:
19:
18:
1373:
1372:
1368:
1367:
1366:
1364:
1363:
1362:
1293:
1292:
1291:
1290:
1280:
1278:
1261:
1260:
1256:
1246:
1244:
1235:
1234:
1230:
1221:
1219:
1206:
1205:
1201:
1192:
1190:
1177:
1176:
1172:
1156:
1155:
1139:
1135:
1125:
1123:
1110:
1109:
1105:
1096:
1094:
1079:
1075:
1066:
1064:
1051:
1050:
1046:
1037:
1035:
1022:
1021:
1017:
1008:
1006:
993:
992:
988:
979:
977:
970:
954:
950:
941:
939:
926:
925:
921:
912:
910:
895:
888:
879:
877:
870:
854:
850:
841:
839:
827:
826:
822:
813:
811:
798:
797:
793:
783:
781:
774:
758:
754:
745:
743:
730:
729:
725:
720:
708:
653:Best Screenplay
642:
554:
514:
488:
397:and Niji Akanni
389:The Narrow Path
365:
354:Best Screenplay
225:The Narrow Path
192:
168:
143:Dangerous Twins
140:
137:The Narrow Path
134:
130:
120:
115:
77:Alma mater
56:
47:
44:
43:August 12, 1962
38:
36:
35:
34:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1371:
1361:
1360:
1355:
1350:
1345:
1340:
1335:
1330:
1325:
1320:
1315:
1310:
1305:
1289:
1288:
1254:
1228:
1199:
1170:
1153:on 2015-04-14.
1133:
1103:
1073:
1057:tribune.com.ng
1044:
1028:tribune.com.ng
1015:
986:
968:
948:
919:
886:
868:
848:
832:naijarules.com
820:
806:. 2018-06-26.
791:
772:
752:
722:
721:
719:
716:
715:
714:
707:
704:
701:
700:
697:
694:
688:
687:
684:
681:
675:
674:
671:
668:
662:
661:
658:
655:
649:
648:
636:
635:
632:
629:
623:
622:
619:
617:
611:
610:
607:
604:
598:
597:
594:
591:
585:
584:
581:
578:
572:
571:
568:
565:
560:
548:
547:
544:
541:
537:
536:
533:
530:
526:
525:
522:
519:
516:
510:
509:
506:
503:
500:
487:
484:
481:
480:
478:
475:
472:
469:
466:
460:
459:
457:
454:
451:
448:
445:
437:
436:
434:
431:
428:
425:
420:
414:
413:
411:
408:
403:
398:
392:
384:
383:
380:
377:
374:
371:
364:
361:
252:Bayo Adebowale
191:
188:
167:
164:
147:
146:
123:
117:
116:
114:
113:
110:
107:
104:
101:
98:
94:
92:
88:
87:
78:
74:
73:
70:
66:
65:
62:
58:
57:
48:
33:Akanni Adeniji
32:
30:
26:
25:
22:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1370:
1359:
1356:
1354:
1353:Living people
1351:
1349:
1346:
1344:
1341:
1339:
1336:
1334:
1331:
1329:
1326:
1324:
1321:
1319:
1316:
1314:
1311:
1309:
1306:
1304:
1301:
1300:
1298:
1276:
1272:
1268:
1264:
1258:
1242:
1238:
1232:
1217:
1213:
1209:
1203:
1188:
1184:
1180:
1174:
1166:
1160:
1152:
1148:
1144:
1137:
1121:
1117:
1113:
1107:
1092:
1088:
1084:
1077:
1062:
1058:
1054:
1048:
1033:
1029:
1025:
1019:
1004:
1000:
996:
990:
975:
971:
969:9781847010384
965:
961:
960:
952:
937:
933:
929:
923:
908:
904:
900:
893:
891:
875:
871:
869:9781304729538
865:
861:
860:
852:
837:
833:
830:
824:
809:
805:
801:
795:
779:
775:
773:9781137032690
769:
765:
764:
756:
741:
737:
733:
727:
723:
713:
710:
709:
698:
695:
693:
690:
689:
685:
682:
680:
677:
676:
672:
669:
667:
666:Best Director
664:
663:
659:
656:
654:
651:
650:
646:
641:
637:
633:
630:
628:
625:
624:
620:
618:
616:
613:
612:
608:
605:
603:
600:
599:
595:
592:
590:
587:
586:
582:
579:
577:
574:
573:
569:
566:
564:
561:
558:
553:
549:
545:
542:
540:Best Picture
539:
538:
534:
531:
528:
527:
523:
520:
517:
511:
507:
504:
501:
498:
497:
491:
479:
476:
473:
470:
467:
465:
462:
461:
458:
455:
452:
449:
446:
444:
443:
439:
438:
435:
432:
430:Femi Odugbemi
429:
426:
424:
423:Femi Odugbemi
421:
419:
416:
415:
412:
409:
407:
404:
402:
399:
396:
393:
391:
390:
386:
385:
381:
378:
375:
372:
369:
368:
360:
359:
358:Best Director
355:
351:
347:
343:
339:
335:
331:
330:Linda Ejiofor
327:
323:
319:
315:
314:
308:
305:
302:in May 2013.
301:
297:
293:
289:
285:
281:
277:
272:
269:
268:
263:
262:Femi Odugbemi
259:
258:
253:
249:
248:
243:
239:
235:
231:
227:
226:
221:
216:
214:
210:
206:
205:
200:
195:
187:
185:
181:
177:
173:
163:
161:
157:
153:
145:
144:
139:
138:
133:
129:
128:
124:
118:
111:
108:
105:
102:
99:
96:
95:
93:
89:
86:
82:
79:
75:
71:
67:
63:
59:
55:
51:
45:(age 62)
31:
27:
20:
1279:. Retrieved
1275:the original
1266:
1257:
1247:11 September
1245:. Retrieved
1231:
1220:. Retrieved
1211:
1202:
1191:. Retrieved
1182:
1173:
1151:the original
1146:
1136:
1124:. Retrieved
1116:News Nigeria
1115:
1106:
1095:. Retrieved
1086:
1076:
1065:. Retrieved
1056:
1047:
1036:. Retrieved
1027:
1018:
1007:. Retrieved
998:
989:
978:. Retrieved
958:
951:
940:. Retrieved
931:
922:
911:. Retrieved
902:
878:. Retrieved
858:
851:
840:. Retrieved
831:
823:
812:. Retrieved
803:
794:
782:. Retrieved
762:
755:
744:. Retrieved
735:
726:
696:Niji Akanni
683:Niji Akanni
670:Niji Akanni
657:Niji Akanni
631:Niji Akanni
606:Niji Akanni
593:Niji Akanni
580:Niji Akanni
567:Niji Akanni
543:Niji Akanni
532:Niji Akanni
521:Niji Akanni
489:
453:Yinka Kolapo
440:
417:
401:Tunde Kelani
395:Tunde Kelani
387:
350:Best Editing
342:Odeon Cinema
322:Bimbo Manuel
311:
309:
273:
265:
255:
245:
238:Sola Asedeko
234:Tunde Kelani
223:
217:
209:Wole Soyinka
202:
196:
193:
176:Film Studies
169:
156:screenwriter
151:
150:
141:
135:
125:
121:Notable work
97:screenwriter
1348:1962 births
471:Niji Akanni
468:Niji Akanni
450:Niji Akanni
447:Niji Akanni
427:Niji Akanni
363:Filmography
318:Nadia Buari
152:Niji Akanni
91:Occupations
69:Citizenship
61:Nationality
23:Niji Akanni
1297:Categories
1222:2015-04-07
1193:2015-04-07
1141:Manager2.
1097:2015-04-07
1087:BellaNaija
1067:2015-04-07
1038:2015-04-07
1009:2015-04-07
980:2021-12-03
942:2015-04-07
913:2015-04-07
880:2021-12-03
842:2015-04-07
814:2022-07-20
784:3 December
746:2015-04-07
718:References
699:Nominated
692:Best Sound
686:Nominated
621:Nominated
609:Nominated
596:Nominated
583:Nominated
334:Olu Jacobs
298:, held in
247:The Virgin
112:playwright
54:Ogun State
39:1962-08-12
1281:30 August
576:Best Film
486:Accolades
178:from the
166:Education
160:filmmaker
109:Dramatist
100:filmmaker
1241:Archived
1216:Archived
1187:Archived
1159:cite web
1120:Archived
1091:Archived
1061:Archived
1032:Archived
1003:Archived
974:Archived
936:Archived
907:Archived
874:Archived
836:Archived
808:Archived
778:Archived
740:Archived
706:See also
502:Category
379:Produced
376:Directed
106:producer
103:director
72:Nigerian
64:Nigerian
50:Abeokuta
1126:6 April
508:Result
442:Aramotu
418:Abobaku
373:Written
304:Aramotu
300:Calabar
276:Aramotu
267:Abobaku
257:Abobaku
127:Aramotu
85:Ile-Ife
966:
866:
770:
190:Career
499:Award
382:Year
370:Title
1283:2014
1249:2014
1165:link
1128:2015
964:ISBN
864:ISBN
786:2021
768:ISBN
673:Won
660:Won
634:Won
570:Won
546:Won
535:Won
524:Won
477:2012
456:2010
433:2008
410:2006
356:and
332:and
290:and
240:and
29:Born
1299::
1269:.
1265:.
1214:.
1210:.
1185:.
1181:.
1161:}}
1157:{{
1145:.
1118:.
1114:.
1089:.
1085:.
1059:.
1055:.
1030:.
1026:.
1001:.
997:.
972:.
962:.
934:.
930:.
905:.
901:.
889:^
872:.
862:.
834:.
802:.
776:.
766:.
738:.
734:.
647:)
559:)
352:,
338:UK
328:,
324:,
320:,
186:.
162:.
83:,
52:,
41:)
1285:.
1251:.
1225:.
1196:.
1167:)
1130:.
1100:.
1070:.
1041:.
1012:.
983:.
945:.
916:.
883:.
845:.
817:.
788:.
749:.
643:(
555:(
37:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.