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Niyi Akinmolayan
Ondo, Nigeria
Niyi Akinmolayan is a Nigerian filmmaker and director and one of Nollywood’s most successful hitmakers. Five of his films rank in the top 50 highest grossing Nigerian films: The W…
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Niyi Akinmolayan is a Nigerian filmmaker and director and one of Nollywood’s most successful hitmakers. Five of his films rank in the top 50 highest grossing Nigerian films: The Wedding Party 2 Chief Daddy, Prophetess, My Village People, and The Set Up. He is also the founder and Creative Director of Anthill Studios, a media production facility. In January 2022, Anthill Studios signed a multi-year deal with Amazon Prime Video to become the exclusive global streaming home for Anthill’s slate of cinema releases following their theatrical runs in Nigeria
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2025
Colours of Fire
Movie Director
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2025
Colours of Fire
Movie Director
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2025
My Mother is a Witch
Movie Director
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2025
Temi and the Labalaba band
TV show Producer
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2024
Lisabi: The Uprising
Movie Director
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2024
Casa De Novia
Movie Writer
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2023
Mikolo
Movie Writer
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2023
The House of Secrets
Movie Executive Producer
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2022
Palava!
Movie Director
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2022
Hey, You!
Movie Executive Co-Producer
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2022
The Wildflower
Movie Screenplay
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2022
The Man for the Job
Movie Director
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2021
Chief Daddy 2: Going for Broke
Movie Director
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2021
My Village People
Movie Director
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2021
Thank You Brother!
Movie Story
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2021
Prophetess
Movie Director
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2019
The Set Up
Movie Director
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2019
Elevator Baby
Movie Executive Producer
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2018
Chief Daddy
Movie Director
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2018
We Don't Live Here Anymore
Movie Post Production Supervisor
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2017
The Wedding Party 2: Destination Dubai
Movie Director
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2016
ROOM 315
Movie Director
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2016
Meet The in-Laws
Movie Director
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2016
The Arbitration
Movie Director
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2015
Out of Luck
Movie Director
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2015
Falling
Movie Director
