Niyi Akinmolayan ɗan fim ne na Najeriya kuma darakta,[1] haka-zalika ɗaya daga cikin fitattun jaruman Nollywood. Fina-finansa biyar sun yi fice a cikin manyan fina-finan Najeriya 50 da suka fi samun kudin shiga: The Wedding Party 2 (2017) Chief Daddy (2018), Prophetess (2021), My Village People (2021), da The Set Up (2019). Shi ne kuma wanda ya kafa kuma Daraktan Creative Anthill Studios, cibiyar samar da kafofin watsa labaru. A cikin watan Janairu 2022, Anthhill Studios ya rattaba hannu kan wata yarjejeniya ta shekaru da yawa tare da Amazon Prime Video don zama keɓantaccen gida mai yawo a duniya don sakin fina-finai na Anthill bayan wasannin wasan kwaikwayo a Najeriya.[2]

Niyi Akinmolayan
Rayuwa
Haihuwa 3 Nuwamba, 1982 (42 shekaru)
ƙasa Najeriya
Ƴan uwa
Abokiyar zama Victoria Akujobi (en) Fassara
Karatu
Makaranta Yaba College of Technology
Matakin karatu Bachelor of Engineering (en) Fassara
Harsuna Turanci
Yarbanci
Sana'a
Sana'a darakta, media consultant (en) Fassara da marubin wasannin kwaykwayo
Muhimman ayyuka The Wedding Party 2
Progressive Tailors Club (en) Fassara
The Arbitration
Imani
Addini Kiristanci
IMDb nm4927843
niyiakinmolayan.com

Rayuwar farko

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An haifi Akinmolayan ranar 3 ga Nuwamba 1982.[3] Ya fito daga jihar Ondo dake kudu maso yammacin Najeriya kuma dan kabilar yarbawa ne. Ya fara karatun injiniyanci a Kwalejin Fasaha ta Yaba.[4]

Farkon aiki

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A farkon aikinsa na ƙwararre, Akinmolayan ya yi aiki a matsayin mai zanen hoto, mai tsara gidan yanar gizo, da kuma koyo ga masu shirya fina-finai na Nollywood. A lokacin, ya fara inganta kwarewarsa a cikin gyaran bidiyo, katon.[4]

Fim ɗinsa na farko mai suna Kajola, wanda aka saki a cikin 2010, gwaji ne,[5] amma masu shirya fina-finai da masu suka sun burge shi.[6]

Akinmolayan ya kafa kamfaninsa na, Anthill Productions, a cikin 2008, wanda ya ba da tasirin gani na fim din Kajola.[5][7]

Bayan nan

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A cikin 2014, ya ba da umarni na fim ɗin rawa na Najeriya Make a Move wanda ya fito da Ivie Okujaye, Tina Mba, Beverly Naya, Wale Adebayo, Victor Godfery, Helga Sosthenes da Eno Ekpenyong. An zabi fim din don Kyautar Kyautar Masu Kallon Kayayyakin Fim na 2015 don Mafi kyawun Fim (Drama).[8]

A cikin 2015, Akinmolayan kuma ya jagoranci fina-finan Falling' tare da Adesua Etomi, Desmond Elliot da Blossom Chukwujekwu, da Out of Luck wanda ya nuna Linda Ejiofor, Tope Tedela da Jide Kosoko. Fim ɗin ya ci gaba da samun kyautar Akinmolayan a matsayin mafi kyawun darakta a lambar yabo ta 2016 Nigeria Entertainment Awards, kuma fitacciyar 'yar wasan kwaikwayo Adesua Etomi ta lashe kyautar mafi kyawun 'yar wasan kwaikwayo a 2016 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards.

A watan Disambar 2016, Akinmolayan ya fitar da wani gajeren fim mai suna PlayThing, fim din 3D animated, wanda aka fara haska shi a gidan sinima na FilmOne IMAX da ke Legas, don yin tsokaci.[9]

A cikin 2017, an nuna fim ɗinsa The Arbitration da jarumi OC Ukeje ya fito tare da Adesua Etomi a bikin Fina-Finai na Duniya a Toronto.[10] Bayan nasarar da fim din ya samu, Akinmolayan ya fara gasa a shafinsa na masu son rubutawa, inda ya karbi rubuce-rubuce sama da 300, wanda ya kai ga fitar da gajeren fim din Room 315.[11]

A cikin 2017, saboda nasarar liyafar Plaything, Akinmolayan ya samar da wani shiri mai dogon zango tare da haɗin gwiwar Friesland Campina WAMCO Nigeria Plc, mai suna Adventures of Lola and Chuchu.[12] A cikin 2019, Akinmolayan ya fito da Malika: Warrior Queen, wani fim ɗin raye-raye na Najeriya wanda ya dogara da littafin labari mai hoto daga Roye Okupe, marubuci kuma Shugaba na YouNeek Studios.[13]

Fina-finai

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Fina-finan da aka zaɓa

Shekara Suna Major cast Matsayi Bayani
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
2019 The Set Up Adesua Etomi, Kehinde Bankole, Joke Silva, Jim Iyke, Dakore Egbuson, Tina Mba Director Feature film
2019 Elevator Baby Toyin Abraham, Timini Egbuson, Yemi Solade, Sambasa Nzeribe, Broda Shaggi Executive producer Feature film
2021 Prophetess[7] Toyin Abraham, Kehinde Bankole, Stan Nze, Waliu Fagbemi, Deyemi Okanlawon Director

Writer

Progressive Tailors Club Beverly Osu, Uzor Arukwe, Funnybone, and Blessing Jessica Obasi Producer
Chief Daddy 2: Going for Broke Producer

Manazarta

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