Person

Niyi Akinmolayan

Directing · Born 1982-11-03 · Ondo, Nigeria

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

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  Thank You Brother!

  Story

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  Chief Daddy

  Director

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  Casa De Novia

  Executive Co-Producer

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  The Arbitration

  Director

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  Elevator Baby

  Executive Producer

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  We Don't Live Here Anymore

  Editor

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  My Village People

  Director

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  My Mother is a Witch

  Director

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  Prophetess

  Director

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  The Wildflower

  Screenplay

• 2025Colours of FireDirector
• 2025My Mother is a WitchDirector
• 2024Lisabi: The UprisingDirector
• 2024Casa De NoviaExecutive Co-Producer
• 2023MikoloWriter
• 2023The House of SecretsExecutive Producer
• 2022Palava!Director
• 2022Hey, You!Executive Co-Producer
• 2022The WildflowerScreenplay
• 2022The Man for the JobDirector
• 2021Chief Daddy 2: Going for BrokeDirector
• 2021My Village PeopleDirector
• 2021Thank You Brother!Story
• 2021ProphetessDirector
• 2019The Set UpDirector
• 2019Elevator BabyExecutive Producer
• 2018Chief DaddyDirector
• 2018We Don't Live Here AnymoreEditor
• 2017The Wedding Party 2: Destination DubaiDirector
• 2016ROOM 315Director
• 2016Meet The in-LawsDirector
• 2016The ArbitrationDirector
• 2015Out of LuckDirector
• 2015FallingDirector