| Lancelot Oduwa Imasuen | |
| Birth Place: | Benin City, Nigeria |
| Nationality: | Nigerian |
| Citizenship: | Nigerian |
| Occupation: | director, producer |
| Years Active: | 1995–present |
| Spouse: | Aimua Lancelot Imasuen |
Lancelot Oduwa Imasuen (born 20 June 1971) is a Nigerian film director and film producer.[1] Popularly known as De' Guvnor of Nollywood.https://guardian.ng/saturday-magazine/with-isff-de-guvnor-lancelot-oduwa-imasuen-gives-back-to-moviedom/
Imasuen has worked in the film industry since 1995, mainly as a film director and producer. He currently lives in Lagos.
His films feature unexplored aspects of the African experience including tribalism, witchcraft, crime, poverty, religion, and folk beliefs.[2]
Imasuen has plans to commence filming an epic movie titled Nogbaisi Ovonramwen in 2013. It will be about the last Oba of Benin.[3]
In 2008, a Canadian documentary, Nollywood Babylon, co-directed by Ben Addelman and Samir Mallal, and produced by AM Pictures and the National Film Board of Canada in association with the Documentary Channel, followed Lancelot Oduwa Imasuen while he was shooting his 157th film Bent Arrows.[4]
The documentary played in the Official Competition at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2009.[5] Bent Arrows was released into the Nigerian home market in 2010.
| Year | Award ceremony | Category | Film | Result | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Best of Nollywood Awards | Lifetime Achievement Award | [8] | |||
| 2020 | 2020 Best of Nollywood Awards | Director of the Year | WEDE | [9] | ||
| 2021 | Honorary Academic Chair | Benson Idahosa University | Honorary | https://guardian.ng/saturday-magazine/with-isff-de-guvnor-lancelot-oduwa-imasuen-gives-back-to-moviedom/ |