Joy Grant-Ekong
Joy Grant-Ekong formerly known as Joy Aiyegbeni is a Nigerian television and film producer, director, script supervisor and a production consultant, known for her 2020 drama film Mama Drama and One Too Many.
Also recorded as Joy Aiyegbeni
Joy Grant-Ekong
- Name
- Joy Grant-Ekong
- Birth Name
- Joy Aiyegbeni
- Birthplace
- Lagos State, Nigeria
- Occupation
- * Film producer
- Nationality
- Nigeria
- Education
- Ambrose Alli University
- Languages
- English · Nigerian Pidgin
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• Name — Joy Grant-Ekong • Birth Name — Joy Aiyegbeni • Birthplace — Lagos State, Nigeria • Citizenship — Nigeria • Occupation — * Film producer • Actress • Years Active — 2008–present • Notable Works — * Mama Drama • One Too Many
Early life
Early life
Joy Grant-Ekong was born in Lagos, Nigeria. She started production in 2003 when she joined the Ojo Ladipo Theatre troop and then moved to Wale Adenuga Productions as a continuity manager. 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.
Career
Career
In 2016, she produced a movie titled Babysitting Ejiro, an M-Net movie by Victor Sanchez Aghahowa, and a movie titled InLine directed by Tope Oshin, which was aired in cinemas nationwide in 2017. Joy Grant-Ekong produced a feature-length film Mama Drama and Echoes in 2019. In 2020, she produced Hell Ride, which won Best First feature international at the 2022 Toronto International Nollywood Film Festival (TINFF). In 2020, she was named among movie producers shaping the Nigerian film industry by Vanguard. In 2021, she produced One Too Many.
Filmography
Filmography
• Year — Title — Role — Ref • Director — Producer • 2016 — Baby-sitting Ejiro • 2017 — Inline • 2019 — Echoes • Deceived • 2020 — Hell Ride • Mama Drama • 2022 — One Too Many • 2023 — Easily Broken
Awards and nominations
• Year — Award — Category — Film — Result — Ref • 2017 — Back in the box film festival, California — Best Feature Length Film — Inline • 2022 — Zuma Film Festival — Best Picture — Hell Ride • Toronto International Nollywood Film Festival (TINFF) — Best First feature international — Hell Ride
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- 1.8 interesting facts you didn't know about popular movie producer – Joy Grant-Ekong. This Day. 4 February 2023.
- 2.Top 10 movie producers in Nollywood. P.M. News. 5 December 2022.
- 3.Top 5 Leading female movie producers in Nigeria. The Sun. 4 March 2021.
- 4.Top movies produced & directed by award winning Joy Grant-Ekong. Nigerian Tribune. 14 August 2021.
- 5.Top 10 Nigeria movie producers in 2021. The Nation. 5 April 2021.
- 6.First Look at the forthcoming film "One Too Many" starring Jide Kosoko, Omowunmi Dada & Dakore Akande. Bella Naija. 8 April 2021.
- 7.Here's a first look at 'One Too Many' directed by Kayode Kasum. Pulse Nigeria. 8 April 2021.
- 8.Meet Joy Grant-Ekong: Female movie producers changing the narrative. Daily Times. 4 March 2022.
- 9.Top movies produced & directed by award-winning Joy Grant-Ekong. Nigerian Tribune. 14 August 2021.
- 10.Joy Grant-Ekong wins big at the Toronto International Nollywood Film Festival (TINFF). The Guardian. 10 November 2022.
- 11.Joy Grant-Ekong, Bolaji Amusan, others, among movie producers shaping Nigerian film industry. Vanguard. 12 February 2020.
- 12.Positive reviews of One too many excites Grant-Ekong. The Nation. 16 November 2022.
- 13.My new movie shows there's hope Nigeria — Grant-Ekong. The Punch. 12 November 2022.
- 14.Full Cast & Crew. IMDb Newspaper.
- 15.Full Cast & Crew. IMDb Newspaper.
- 16.Full Cast & Crew. IMDb Newspaper.
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