Lancelot Oduwa Imasuen

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Lancelot Oduwa Imasuen
Born20 June 1971 (1971-06-20) (age 54)
Benin City, Nigeria
CitizenshipNigerian
Occupationsdirector, producer
Years active1995–present
SpouseAimua 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. He is an Edo-born filmmaker who has produced over five hundred films and counting. [2] He is well known for his 2014 epic historical film, Invasion 1897. [3]

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Education/Career

He studied at the University of Port Harcourt. [4] 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. [5]

Imasuen has filmed an epic movie titled Nogbaisi Ovonramwen in 2013. The film was about Oba Ovonramwen, the last independent Oba of Benin. [6] In 2025, he celebrated his thirty years in the industry. [7] He launched his memoir A Trip in Motion, on November 27, 2025 at Alliance Française/Mike Adenuga Centre, Ikoyi, Lagos, with dignitaries in attendance. [8] [9]

Nollywood Babylon

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. [10]

The documentary played in the Official Competition at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2009. [11] Bent Arrows was released into the Nigerian home market in 2010.

Selected filmography

Awards and nominations

YearAward ceremonyCategoryFilmResultRef
2017 Best of Nollywood Awards Lifetime Achievement Award—Won [14]
2020 2020 Best of Nollywood Awards Director of the YearWEDENominated [15]
2021Honorary Academic ChairBenson Idahosa UniversityHonorary
20252025 African CelebrateDiamond Recognition AwardHonorary [16]
2025 African Movie Academy Award Pillar of African StoriesHonorary [17]
2025Abuja International Film FestivalIndustry Special Recognition AwardHonorary [17]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Lancelot Oduwa Imasuen". IMDb . Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  2. ↑ Anokam, Sam (16 May 2025). "Lancelot Imasuen: I want to die filming". The Nation Newspaper. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
  3. ↑ Giant, Africa (19 November 2025). "Invasion 1897: A Pivotal Benin Kingdom Historical Drama". Africa Giant. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
  4. ↑ Ajose, Kehinde (2 May 2025). "Lancelot Imaseun celebrates 30-year career". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
  5. ↑ "Review at The AFRican Lifestyle Magazine". Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
  6. ↑ "Imasuen sets to rewrite Benin history – Vanguard News". 13 August 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  7. ↑ Ajose, Kehinde (2 May 2025). "Lancelot Imaseun celebrates 30-year career". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
  8. ↑ Editor2 (2 November 2025). "Lancelot Imasuen caps 30-year career celebration with launch of "A Trip in Motion" memoir". This Is Lagos. Retrieved 13 December 2025.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. ↑ "A Celebratory Night in Lagos: 'A Trip in Motion' Book Launch Honours Lancelot Oduwa Imasuen - NigeriaMag". Nigeria Magazine. 28 November 2025. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
  10. ↑ National Film Board of Canada Archived 10 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ↑ "Nollywood Babylon | Sundance Festival 2009". Festival.sundance.org. Retrieved 29 September 2009.
  12. ↑ "Africa Magic's Enakhe goes South to find its Flavor". TNS. 1 October 2020. Archived from the original on 16 November 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  13. ↑ Online, Tribune (16 September 2022). "Lancelot Imaseun's comeback movie, Gbege, gets Oct 7 release date". Tribune Online. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  14. ↑ "BON Awards 2017: Kannywood's Ali Nuhu receives Special Recognition Award". Daily Trust. 23 November 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  15. ↑ Augoye, Jayne (2 December 2020). "2020 BON: Here are 5 nominees for 'Best Kiss' category" . Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  16. ↑ admin (13 November 2025). "For Amb. Lancelot Oduwa Imasuen, It's A Triple! - Mega Awareness" . Retrieved 13 December 2025.
  17. 1 2 admin (13 November 2025). "For Amb. Lancelot Oduwa Imasuen, It's A Triple! - Mega Awareness" . Retrieved 13 December 2025.


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