Joy Grant-Ekong
Born
Joy Aiyegbeni

Lagos State, Nigeria
NationalityNigerian
CitizenshipNigeria
Occupations
  • Film producer
  • Actress
Years active2008-present
Notable work

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 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

Year Title Role Ref
Director Producer
2016 Baby-sitting Ejiro No Yes
2017 Inline No Yes [14]
2019 Echoes No Yes
Decieved No Yes
2020 Hell Ride No Yes [15]
Mama Drama No Yes [16]
2022 One Too Many No Yes [12]
2023 Easily Broken Yes Yes

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Film Result Ref
2017 Back in the box film festival, California Best Feature Length Film Inline Won
2022 Zuma Film Festival Best Picture Hell Ride Won
Toronto international Nollywood film festival (TINFF) Best First feature international Hell Ride Won [10]

References

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