Zeb Ejiro

Last updated
Zeb Ejiro
Born
NationalityNigerian
CitizenshipNigerian
Occupations
  • Filmmaker
  • producer
Relatives Chico Ejiro (brother)
Peter Red Ejiro (brother)
Awards MFR

Zeb Ejiro, MFR is a Nigerian filmmaker and producer. [1] He is one of the two brothers of Chico Ejiro, a veteran Nigerian filmmaker and producer. [2] [3]

Contents

In November 2005, Zeb received a National award of Order of the Federal Republic alongside Lere Paimo in recognition of his immense contributions to the Nigerian film industry. [4]

Filmography

Awards

See also

Related Research Articles

Zachee Ama Orji is a Nigerian actor, director, producer and filmmaker known for his role in Nollywood movies Glamour Girls, and Blood Money. Aside from acting, Orji is a preacher.

Chico Ejiro was a Nigerian movie director, screenwriter, and producer. Little was known about Ejiro other than he was born in Isoko, Delta, Nigeria; he originally studied agriculture; and he was drawn into video production because Nigerians would not buy blank video cassettes. His enormous body of work was typical of the second generation that started in the 1990s when cheap video-production equipment became available in the country. He owned a production company called Grand Touch Pictures, which is based in Lagos.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Desmond Elliot</span> Nigerian actor, director, and politician

Desmond Oluwashola Elliot is a Nigerian Actor, Director, and politician. He was elected as a lawmaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Surulere Constituency, in the 11 April 2015 Nigerian General Elections. Elliot competed to become the ambassador for the Face of Hope Project, a "volunteer-based non-profit, non-religious, non-political organization established to give hope to the hopeless", in which he will work toward fixing "child illiteracy in Nigeria and Africa at large" should he emerge. He won best supporting actor in a drama at the 2nd Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards and was nominated for best supporting actor at the 10th Africa Movie Academy Awards.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kunle Afolayan</span> Nigerian actor, director and producer (born 1975)

Kunle Afolayan is a Nigerian actor, producer, and director. He is credited for elevating the quality of Nollywood movies through larger budgets, shooting on 35mm, releasing in cinemas, and improving cliché Nollywood storylines. After starting his film career as an actor in the 1999 political drama Saworoide, Afolayan made his directorial debut in 2006 with Irapada, a Nigerian supernatural thriller, which won the Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Film in an African Language. His subsequent directing credits include The Figurine, Phone Swap, October 1, and Citation.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Joke Silva</span> Nigerian actress and director

Joke SilvaMFR is a veteran Nigerian actress, director, and businesswoman.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Saint Obi</span> Nigerian actor (1965–2023)

Obinna Nwafor popularly known as Saint Obi, was a veteran Nigerian actor, film producer and film director.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Christy Essien-Igbokwe</span> Nigerian actress and musician (1960–2011)

Christiana Uduak Essien-Igbokwe, MFR was a Nigerian musician and actress. Called "Nigeria's Lady of Songs," she was known for her songs "Seun Rere," "Tete Nu Na Ula," "Ife," "Hear the Call" and "Give Me a Chance." She was the first female president of the Performing Musicians Association of Nigeria (PMAN) and the chairperson and managing director of Soul Train Entertainment.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chiwetalu Agu</span> Nigerian actor (born 1956)

Chiwetalu Agu is a Nigerian actor. He won the 2012 Nollywood award for 'best actor in indigenous movie '. His usage of specific language slangs, phrases or clichés in many films has made him uniquely a household name in Nigeria and among Nollywood fans in general. While asserting that comic genres is a unique vehicle in projecting Nigerian culture globally as well as establishing the Nollywood brand, Agu is listed as one of the outstanding comedians who have contributed to the development of Nollywood comic genres by Prof. Femi Shaka of the University of Port Harcourt. Agu is married to Nkechi and has three sons and two daughters.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Order of the Federal Republic</span> Nigerian order of merit

The Order of the Federal Republic (OFR) is one of two orders of merit, established by the Federal Republic of Nigeria in 1963. It is senior to the Order of the Niger.

Segun Arinze is a Nigerian actor and singer.

Alex Usifo is a veteran Nigerian actor.

Babatunde Omidina was a Nigerian actor and comedian popularly known as Baba Suwe.

Lere Paimo, is a Nigerian film actor, film maker, producer and director.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Video film era</span> Period in Nigerian cinema

The video film era, also known as the home video era, is a period in Nigerian cinema, typically from the late 1980s / early 1990s to mid 2010s, when Nigerian films were made using affordable video format. The video boom era emerged after the downturn of the Golden era of the Nigerian cinema in the late 1980s. The term "home video" stems from the concept of staying at home to watch the films, in contrast to films of the Golden Age that were watched at the movie theatres.

Carolyna Hutchings is a Scottish-Nigerian actress, film producer, interior designer, businesswoman, and philanthropist. She is known for her contributions to various fields, including the entertainment industry, construction, interior design, and the oil and gas sector.

Basorge Tariah Jr. is a Nigerian actor and comedian.

Ada Ameh was a Nigerian actress who spent more than two decades in the Nigerian movie industry and was notable for her character as Anita in the 1996 movie titled Domitilla and as Emu Johnson in the award-winning Nigerian television series titled The Johnsons. Ameh in The Johnsons television series featured alongside other Nollywood actors such as Charles Inojie, Chinedu Ikedieze, and Olumide Oworu.

Sakobi is a 1998 Nigerian fantasy horror film directed and produced by Zeb Ejiro. The film stars Saint Obi and Susan Patrick, alongside Tony Umez, Edith Ujay, Sunday Omobolanle, Patience Oghre, Basorge Tariah Jr., and Zik Zulu Okafor. In the film, a snake girl entices a man named Frank Davies into using his daughter for a ritual. He faces the consequences of his actions alongside his wife.

Domitilla is a 1996 Nigerian film starring Anne Njemanze, Sandra Achums, Ada Ameh, and Kate Henshaw about four a young woman struggling to make ends meet as a Lagos prostitute. A sequel, Domitilla 2, was released in 1999, and a remake is scheduled for release in 2023.

Scores to settle is a 1998 Nigerian film about a widow who faces different struggles. It was directed by Chico Ejiro. The Nollywood film was released on 1 January 1998 by Great movies Ltd.

References

  1. "Love for money is killing Nollywood —Zeb Ejiro". tribune.com.ng. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
  2. Our Reporter. "I love jeans and T-shirts –Chico Ejiro, Veteran Filmmaker". sunnewsonline.com. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
  3. "ROMANCE: She raises her voice whenever she's angry - Chico Ejiro - Vanguard News". Vanguard News. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
  4. "Ugbomah, Ejiro, Paimo, Shehu make national honours list". thenigerianvoice.com. Retrieved 18 February 2015.