Babatunde Agunloye
Babatunde Faruk Agunloye (born 26 July 1977), is a Canadian-based Nigerian film director and movie producer. He is known for his movie Aajule keji Realm 2 which earned him the best short film international award in Toronto International Nollywood Film Festival awards.
Babatunde Agunloye
- Name
- Babatunde Agunloye
- Birth Name
- Babatunde Faruk Agunloye
- Birthplace
- Lagos State
- Education
- Lagos State University Toronto Film School
- Occupation
- * Actor
- Known for
- Aajule keji Realm 2
- Born
- 1977
- Nationality
- Nigeria
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Babatunde Faruk Agunloye (born 26 July 1977), is a Canadian-based Nigerian film director and movie producer. He is known for his movie Aajule keji Realm 2 which earned him the best short film international award in Toronto International Nollywood Film Festival awards.
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• Name — Babatunde Agunloye • Birth Name — Babatunde Faruk Agunloye • Birthplace — Lagos State • Citizenship — Nigerian • Education — Lagos State University Toronto Film School • Occupation — * Actor • director • producer • Known for — Aajule keji Realm 2
Early life
Early life
Babatunde hails from Ogun State and was born and grew up in Lagos. He attended Ire-Akari Estate model primary school, Isolo and Air Force secondary school, Ikeja then proceeded to Lagos State University Ojo and furthered his education at Toronto Film School, Toronto.
Career
Career
In 2022, Babatunde Agunloye won the Best short film international category in Toronto International Nollywood Film Festival awards with his movie titled 'Aajule keji Realm 2’ In 2024, Babatunde was named among the top African Filmmakers in Diaspora Charting A New Path in the Movie Industry by Leadership. In the same year, he produced the first ever largely black cast production on Canadian TV.
Filmography
Filmography
• Year — Title — Role — Ref • 2020 — Third Scar — Director/Writer • 2021 — Love in Transition — Assistant Director • 2022 — Psalm 23 — Director • 2022 — Crosses — Editor • 2024 — Realm 2 — Director
Life and career
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Life and career
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1977
Babatunde Agunloye born.
Awards and nominations
• Year — Award — Category — Result — Ref • 2022 — Toronto International Nollywood Film Festival — Best short film
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- 1.Nigerian movie director, Agunloye changing the narrative in Canada. Vanguard. 8 February 2024.
- 2.Top 10 movie producers in Nollywood. P.M. News. 5 December 2022.
- 3.Babatunde Agunloye wins big at the Toronto international nollywood film festival. The Guardian. 30 October 2022.
- 4.10 interesting facts you didn't know about movie director Babatunde Agunloye. P.M. News. 3 January 2024.
- 5.Babatunde Agunloye wins big at the Toronto international nollywood film festival. The Guardian. 30 October 2022.
- 6.African Filmmakers In Diaspora Charting A New Path In The Movie Industry. Leadership.
- 7.Babatunde Agunloye returns with first ever largely black cast production on Canadian TV. The Nation. 17 January 2024.
- 8.Nigerian-Canadian collaboration, Realm 2, makes historic debut, celebrates black voices on international stage. The Guardian. 2 March 2024.
- 9.Top movies with creative credits from popular director, Babatunde Agunloye. P.M. News. 17 January 2024.
- 10.full cast and crew. IMDB.
- 11.full cast and crew. IMDB.
- 12.Realm 2 as directed by Babatunde Agunloye is an artistically well made work. Nigerian Tribune. 17 January 2024.
- 13.Babatunde Agunloye wins big at the Toronto international nollywood film festival. The Guardian. 30 October 2022.
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