Identify the film’s producer as the production’s catalyst. From pre-production to release, marketing, and distribution, the producers start and finish the production process. The financial, practical, and creative factors are at the core of a movie.

The majority of people, up until recently, were unaware of what film producers actually did and did not even look at the crew list at the end of the movie. It was the sneaking suspicion that a producer merely pumps in the cash and waits to see the movie come together. But those times have passed. We now comprehend how essential a producer is.

Because they have contributed to some of the best stories ever told, producers are now more well-known than actors. Furthermore, the ability of producers is unaffected by a pandemic.

Joy Grant-Ekong

Joy Grant-Ekong (also known as Joy Aiyegbeni) is a renowned filmmaker, producer, assistant director, screenplay supervisor, and production consultant with more than 15 years of experience in the film and television industries. She began her career in the entertainment business in 2003 by joining the Ojo Ladipo Theatre’s theatre group, whose members are now veteran in the industry. She then moved on to the reputable Wale Adenuga Productions,where she was the continuity manager for two years.

She later joined the Award-winning multicamera daily soap opera “TINSEL” on M-Net, and was soon the head of the department for director’s assistants from the second to the fourth season.

She has contributed her expertise to a number of films, including ‘Journey to Self,’ ‘New Horizons’ and the award-winning short film, ‘The Young Smoker’, ‘ Inline’ , and most recently a dramatic movie ‘ MAMA DRAMA’ that was released on 1st October, 2020

Bolaji Amusan 

Bolaji Amusan is a Nigerian comic actor, filmmaker, director and producer. He had City People Movie Award for Yoruba Movie Personality of the Year (Male), and City People Movie Special Recognition Award. 

Charles Osa Igbinovia 

Charles Osa Igbinovia, commonly known as Charles Novia, is a Nigerian film director, producer, screenwriter, actor, social commentator and essayist. Born and raised in Benin City, the capital of Edo, Novia is known for films such as Missing Angel, Caught in The Middle and Alan Poza. 

Chika Anadu 

Chika Anadu is a Nigerian filmmaker best known for the film B for Boy. She has also written and produced several short films. Anadu’s films are known for tackling issues of gender discrimination and cultural pressures surrounding tradition in Nigeria. 

Eddy Young 

Eddy Young is a Nigerian filmmaker known for his debut production film Kasanova that became a box office success as the highest-grossing Nigerian film in September 2019. He was recognised by the Ooni of Ife Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II in 2020 for his contributions in the Nollywood sector.

Emem Isong 

Emem Isong is a Nigerian screenwriter, film producer, and director. She has become known primarily for films in the English language and is a dominant figure in that industry. Her second directed feature, Code of Silence, which deals with rape in Nigeria, was released in 2015. 

Fidelis Duker 

Fidelis Duker is a Nigerian filmmaker, writer, event organiser, columnist, public relations consultant, social critic/commentator and politician. He is the festival Director of Federal Capital Territory (Abuja) International Film and Video Festival. Fidelis’ wholesome knack for innovation is what gave birth to the annual Federal Capital Territory (Abuja) Film Festival, which has attracted thousands of filmmakers in the Diaspora over the time. He has been in the Nigerian movie industry for the past 23 years. 

Gloria Bamiloye 

Gloria Olusola Bamiloye is a Nigerian dramatist, film actress, producer and director. She is a co-founder of Mount Zion Drama Ministry. She has been awarded City People Movie Lifetime Achievement Award.

Mary Remy Njoku 

Mary Nnenna Njoku (also known as Mary Remmy or Mary Remmy Njoku) is a Nigerian actress and film producer, and Director General of the award-winning Lagos-based film house, ROK Studios, in Nigeria, which was acquired by French TV giant, CANAL+ [1] She produced and starred in Thy Will be Done, Husbands of Lagos.