Niyi Akinmolayan
- Directing
- November 3, 1982 · Ondo, Nigeria
Biography
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
Known for
Filmography
- Colours of Fire · Director, Writer
- My Mother is a Witch · Director, Writer
- Temi and the Labalaba band · Producer, Director
- Lisabi: The Uprising · Director, Writer
- Casa De Novia · Executive Co-Producer, Writer
- Mikolo · Director, Writer
- The House of Secrets · Executive producer, Screenplay
- Palava! · Director
- Hey, You! · Executive Co-Producer
- The Wildflower · Screenplay
- The Man for the Job · Director
- Chief Daddy 2: Going for Broke · Director
- My Village People · Director
- Thank You Brother! · Story
- Prophetess · Director
- The Set Up · Director
- Elevator Baby · Executive producer
- Chief Daddy · Director
- We Don't Live Here Anymore · Post Production Supervisor
- The Wedding Party 2: Destination Dubai · Director
- ROOM 315 · Director
- Meet The in-Laws · Director
- The Arbitration · Director
- Out of Luck · Director
- Falling · Director