Martini Akande

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Martini Akande (born September 18, 1983) is a Nigerian film editor. [1] He was nominated for Best Picture Editor at the 2023 Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards for Brotherhood and Best Picture Editor at the 2025 Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards for Christmas in Lagos. [2] [3]

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Career

Akande’s career began with smaller editing jobs before his breakout project, Nneka the Pretty Serpent, in 2020. He later edited Brotherhood (2022), a crime thriller directed by Jade Osiberu, which was the highest-grossing film of 2022. [4] He is also known for his work on Christmas in Lagos (2024). Some of Akande’s projects have also been featured on Amazon Prime Video and Netflix.

Filmography and Awards

YearFilmRoleAwardCategoryResult
2025 Christmas in Lagos Film editorAfrica Magic Viewers' Choice AwardsBest Editing [5] Nominated
2023 Brotherhood Film editorAfrica Magic Viewers' Choice AwardsBest Editing [6] Nominated
Gangs of Lagos Film editor, post-production supervisor Africa Movie Academy Awards Best Nigerian Film [7] [8] Nominated
2022Road2BlowFilm editorAfrica Magic Viewers' Choice AwardsBest DocumentaryNominated
2020 Nneka the Pretty Serpent Film editorAfrica Magic Viewers' Choice AwardsBest MovieNominated

References

  1. ↑ Daraloye, Emmanuel (2024-12-22). "Meet Martini Akande, the film editor shaping up Nollywood, one feature at a time". Tribune Online. Retrieved 2025-07-29.
  2. ↑ "AMVCA 2023: Full list of AMVCA award nominees as Anikulapo, King of Thieves, Brotherhood battle for win". BBC News Pidgin. 2023-04-17. Retrieved 2025-07-29.
  3. ↑ Udugba, Anthony (2025-03-23). "Here is the full list of 2025 AMVCA nominees". Businessday NG. Retrieved 2025-07-29.
  4. ↑ sunnews (2023-10-09). "No Blueprint: How Martini Akande edited Brotherhood". The Sun Nigeria. Retrieved 2025-07-29.
  5. ↑ Television, Channels (2025-05-10). "AMVCA 2025 Awards: Full List Of Winners As Lateef Adedimeji's Lisabi Clinches Prizes". Channels Television. Retrieved 2025-07-29.
  6. ↑ efosataiwo@vanguardngr.com (2023-05-20). "AMVCA 2023: Holmes Awa, Daniel Tom win Best Picture Editor for Crime & Justice". Vanguard News. Retrieved 2025-07-29.
  7. ↑ Anthony (2025-04-19). "Osiberu, Akande…The Director-Editor Duo Championing African Cinematic Excellence". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. Retrieved 2025-07-29.
  8. ↑ Soaga, Olayide (2025-06-01). "From Ibadan To AMVCA Nods: Martini Akande's Editing". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. Retrieved 2025-07-29.
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