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Teco Benson | |
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| Citizenship | Nigerian |
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| Years active | 1994 - Present |
| Known for | Red Hot, Accident, Mission to Nowhere, State of Emergency, Two Brides and a Baby, High Blood Pressure, Explosion |
| Awards | Director of the Year at the 2011 Best of Nollywood Awards |
Teco Benson (February 28, 1971) is a Nigerian film director, screenwriter, producer, and actor. He was nominated for Best Director at the Africa Movie Academy Awards in 2006 and 2008, and won Director of the Year at the 2011 Best of Nollywood Awards. In 2012, he was decorated by President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria as a Member of the Order of the Federal Republic. [1] [2] [3]
Teco was a civil servant working with Anambra State Environmental protection Agency. He started his career as an actor in 1994 then went into script writing and film production in 1995 before switching to directing in 1997. In 2003, he made the first Sierra Leone-made film titled Blood Diamonds. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]
He was part of the federal government delegation via the Nigerian Film Corporation and represented Nollywood in Ghana in 2005. He was also part of the five-men delegation that represented Nigeria at the 32nd Cairo International Film Festival. In 2006, his movie Explosion was chosen to represent Nollywood in Israel. His 35mm film, Mission to Nowhere, introduced Nollywood to international screens. [10]
Teco is a born-again christian who got married in 2001 with 3 kids. [9] He can prepare jollof rice, bitter leaf soup, and vegetable soup. [11]
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 1996 | Compromise (writer and actor only) | |
| 1997 | Atrocity (writer only) | |
| 1997 | Water-loo (also actor) | |
| 1998 | Confusion (writer only) | |
| 1998 | Dirty Game | |
| 1998 | Suicide Mission (writer only) | |
| 1998 | Power to Bind (also writer and producer) | |
| 1998 | Scores to Settle (writer only) | |
| 1998 | Magic Money (also writer and producer) | |
| 1999 | Day of Reckoning | |
| 1999 | End of the Wicked (also writer) | |
| 1999 | Holy Crime (also writer and producer) | |
| 1999 | The Price | |
| 1999 | Cursed From Beyond | |
| 1999 | The Bastard (also writer) | |
| 2000 | Elastic Limit | |
| 2000 | Grace to Grass (also writer and producer) | |
| 2000 | Highway to the Grave (also writer) | |
| 2000 | State of Emergency | |
| 2000 | Wasted Years | |
| 2001 | Broad Daylight | |
| 2002 | Formidable Force | |
| 2002 | Stupid! (also producer) | |
| 2002 | Born 2 Suffer | |
| 2002 | Highway to the Grave | |
| 2003 | Accidental Discharge | |
| 2003 | Power to Bind | |
| 2004 | Blood Diamonds | |
| 2004 | Danger Signal (also producer) | |
| 2004 | War Front | |
| 2004 | State of Emergency 1 & 2 | |
| 2005 | Day of Atonement | |
| 2005 | Six Demons | |
| 2006 | Explosion | |
| 2006 | Silence of the Gods 1 & 2 | |
| 2008 | Mission to Nowhere 1 & 2 | |
| 2010 | The Fake Prophet (also writer) | |
| 2010 | High Blood Pressure | |
| 2010 | Dr. Cruel | |
| 2011 | Two Brides and a Baby | |
| 2013 | Accident (also writer) | |
| 2015 | Blood in the Lagoon | |
| 2017 | Mr & Mrs, Chapter 2 | |
| 2018 | Just One Blood | |
| 2000 | Executive Crime | |
| 1999 | Eye for Eye | |
| False Alarm | ||
| Felony | ||
| Iku doro | ||
| Mfana Ibagha | ||
| Red Hot | ||
| The Senator | ||
| Terror |
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