Joy Grant-Ekong Explained

Joy Grant-Ekong
Birth Name:Joy Aiyegbeni
Birth Place:Lagos State, Nigeria
Nationality:Nigerian
Citizenship:Nigeria
Yearsactive:2008-present
Notable Works:
  • Mama Drama
  • One Too Many

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

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

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

YearTitleRoleRef
DirectorProducer
2016Baby-sitting Ejiro
2017Inline [14]
2019Echoes
Deceived
2020Hell Ride [15]
Mama Drama[16]
2022One Too Many
2023Easily Broken

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryFilmResultRef
2017Back in the box film festival, California Best Feature Length FilmInline
2022Zuma Film FestivalBest PictureHell Ride
Toronto international Nollywood film festival (TINFF)Best First feature internationalHell Ride

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 8 interesting facts you didn’t know about popular movie producer – Joy Grant-Ekong. 4 February 2023. Thisday Newspaper. 10 August 2023.
  2. Web site: Top 10 movie producers in Nollywood. 5 December 2022. PM News Nigeria. 10 August 2023.
  3. Web site: Top 5 Leading female movie producers in Nigeria. 4 March 2021. The Sun Newspaper. 10 August 2023.
  4. Web site: Top movies produced & directed by award winning Joy Grant-Ekong. 14 August 2021. Tribune Newspaper. 10 August 2023.
  5. Web site: Top 10 Nigeria movie producers in 2021. 5 April 2021. Thenation Newspaper. 10 August 2023.
  6. Web site: First Look at the forthcoming film "One Too Many" starring Jide Kosoko, Omowunmi Dada & Dakore Akande. 8 April 2021. Bella Naija. 10 August 2023.
  7. Web site: Here's a first look at 'One Too Many' directed by Kayode Kasum. 8 April 2021. Pulse Nigeria. 10 August 2023.
  8. Web site: Meet Joy Grant-Ekong: Female movie producers changing the narrative. 4 March 2022. Dailytimes Newspaper. 10 August 2023.
  9. Web site: Top movies produced & directed by award-winning Joy Grant-Ekong. 14 August 2021. Tribune Newspaper. 10 August 2023.
  10. Web site: Joy Grant-Ekong wins big at the Toronto International Nollywood Film Festival (TINFF). 10 November 2022. Guardian Newspaper. 10 August 2023.
  11. Web site: Joy Grant-Ekong, Bolaji Amusan, others, among movie producers shaping Nigerian film industry. 12 February 2020. Vanguard Newspaper. 10 August 2023.
  12. Web site: Positive reviews of One too many excites Grant-Ekong. 16 November 2022. Thenation Newspaper. 10 August 2023.
  13. Web site: My new movie shows there’s hope Nigeria — Grant-Ekong. 12 November 2022. Punch Newspaper. 10 August 2023.
  14. Web site: Full Cast & Crew. IMDb Newspaper. 10 August 2023.
  15. Web site: Full Cast & Crew. IMDb Newspaper. 10 August 2023.
  16. Web site: Full Cast & Crew. IMDb Newspaper. 10 August 2023.

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