Joy Grant-Ekong
Joy Grant-Ekong | |
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| Born | Joy Aiyegbeni Lagos State, Nigeria |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Citizenship | Nigeria |
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| Years active | 2008-present |
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Joy Grant-Ekong formerly known as Joy Aiyegbeni[1] is a Nigerian television and film producer,[2] director, script supervisor and a production consultant,[3] known for her 2020 drama film Mama Drama[4][5] and One Too Many.[6][7]
Early life
[edit]Joy Grant-Ekong was born in Lagos, Nigeria.[1] She started production in 2003 when she joined the Ojo Ladipo Theatre troop and then moved to Wale Adenuga Productions as a continuity manager.[8] Joy Grant-Ekong joined the M-Net's multicamera daily soap opera Tinsel from the second season and became the head of the department for director's assistants to the fourth season.[8]
Career
[edit]In 2016, she produced a movie titled Babysitting Ejiro a M-Net movie by Victor Sanchez Aghahowa and a movie titled InLine directed by Tope Oshin, which was aired in cinemas nationwide in 2017.[9] Joy Grant-Ekong produced a feature-length film Mama Drama and Echoes in 2019.[9] In 2020 she produced Hell Ride which won Best First feature international at the 2022 Toronto International Nollywood film festival (TINFF).[10] In 2020 she was named among movie producers shaping Nigerian film industry by Vanguard.[11] In 2021 she produced One Too Many.[12][13]
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Producer | |||
| 2016 | Baby-sitting Ejiro | No | Yes | |
| 2017 | Inline | No | Yes | [14] |
| 2019 | Echoes | No | Yes | |
| Deceived | No | Yes | ||
| 2020 | Hell Ride | No | Yes | [15] |
| Mama Drama | No | Yes | [16] | |
| 2022 | One Too Many | No | Yes | [12] |
| 2023 | Easily Broken | Yes | Yes | |
Awards and nominations
[edit]| Year | Award | Category | Film | Result | Ref |
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| 2017 | Back in the box film festival, California | Best Feature Length Film | Inline | Won | |
| 2022 | Zuma Film Festival | Best Picture | Hell Ride | Won | |
| Toronto international Nollywood film festival (TINFF) | Best First feature international | Hell Ride | Won | [10] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "8 interesting facts you didn't know about popular movie producer – Joy Grant-Ekong". Thisday Newspaper. 4 February 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ^ "Top 10 movie producers in Nollywood". PM News Nigeria. 5 December 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ^ "Top 5 Leading female movie producers in Nigeria". The Sun Newspaper. 4 March 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ^ "Top movies produced & directed by award winning Joy Grant-Ekong". Tribune Newspaper. 14 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ^ "Top 10 Nigeria movie producers in 2021". Thenation Newspaper. 5 April 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ^ "First Look at the forthcoming film "One Too Many" starring Jide Kosoko, Omowunmi Dada & Dakore Akande". Bella Naija. 8 April 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ^ "Here's a first look at 'One Too Many' directed by Kayode Kasum". Pulse Nigeria. 8 April 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ^ a b "Meet Joy Grant-Ekong: Female movie producers changing the narrative". Dailytimes Newspaper. 4 March 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ^ a b "Top movies produced & directed by award-winning Joy Grant-Ekong". Tribune Newspaper. 14 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ^ a b "Joy Grant-Ekong wins big at the Toronto International Nollywood Film Festival (TINFF)". Guardian Newspaper. 10 November 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ^ "Joy Grant-Ekong, Bolaji Amusan, others, among movie producers shaping Nigerian film industry". Vanguard Newspaper. 12 February 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ^ a b "Positive reviews of One too many excites Grant-Ekong". Thenation Newspaper. 16 November 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ^ "My new movie shows there's hope Nigeria — Grant-Ekong". Punch Newspaper. 12 November 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ^ "Full Cast & Crew". IMDb Newspaper. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ^ "Full Cast & Crew". IMDb Newspaper. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ^ "Full Cast & Crew". IMDb Newspaper. Retrieved 10 August 2023.