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Moses Inwang
CEO Sneeze Films
Born (1978-01-31) 31 January 1978 (age 46)
Surulere, Lagos, Nigeria
NationalityNigerian
CitizenshipNigerian
Alma materObafemi Awolowo University
Occupations
Years active2000-present
Known for
AwardsSee below
Websitesneezefilms.com

Moses Inwang (born 31 January 1978) is a Nigerian film director, producer, editor and screenwriter best known for classic films in the Nollywood mainstream that speak to societal ills and nagging live issues rarely documented in Nigerian movies. Inwang's first outstanding recognition came in 2012 when he directed the psychological thriller Torn, ⁣[1][2] also produced by him, and released in cinemas nationwide in 2013. With multiple nominations, award[3] and recognition bagged from that movie, he went on to direct and produce other hits like Damage, Cold Feet, Stalker, Last 3 digits, Alter Ego, Crazy People, American Driver, Unroyal and lastly Merry Men 2; Ayo Makun (AY)’s blockbuster film, which emerged the 2nd highest-grossing movie of 2019 in Nigeria with a sum of 240 million.[4][5][6][circular reference]

With a career spanning over two decades, Sneezemankind as he is popularly addressed got his first film credit in 1998 when he co-produced Two Good Men. By 2004 he started his production company, Sneeze Films and kicked off with the film Save My Soul. 2008 however saw him directing the film, Lost Maiden, ⁣[7] a film which brought the controversial issue of female circumcision to the fore, headlining social discussion. He further went on to make Save Our Souls, an educative film about cancer. He also directed and co-produced Damage in 2011,[8] addressing the issue of domestic violence, a film that received multiple nominations and carted away awards in Florida, USA.[9]

Education

Inwang attended Obafemi Awolowo University.

Career

Inwang came into the spotlight and quickly gained critical recognition for directing the psychological thriller, Torn which he produced and released in cinemas nationwide. The film earned him multiple award nominations and recognition locally and on the global stage. However, his career took a dive in the right direction after being contracted to direct Merry Men 2, a film produced by Ayo Makun (A.Y) of Coperate World Entertainment which emerged as the 2nd highest-grossing film of 2019.

Personal life

Inwang is the surviving male child in a family of six, after losing his brother at a young age.

Professional life

In 2004, he started his production company Sneeze Films and kicked off with the film Save My Soul. In 2008, he directed the film, Lost Maiden, a film which brought the issue of female circumcision to the fore of social discussion. He also made Save Our Souls, an educative film about cancer. He also directed and co-produced Damage in 2011, a film which addressed the issue of domestic violence, receiving multiple awards and award nominations.[9]

The psychological thriller Torn which he produced in 2012 and which was released in cinemas nationwide in 2013, earned him and most of the actors who starred in it a lot of award nominations and recognition. In 2012, his film Damage earned Inwang the nomination for best director at the African Oscars held in Florida USA, ⁣[10] while the film won the award for Best Film at the African Oscars Awards.[11] In 2013, he won the City People Award for Best Director.[12] His 2013 film Torn received 9 nominations at the GIAMA awards in Houston, Texas and 6 nominations at the Best Of Nollywood Awards.[13] In 2014 he went on record as the first Director in Nollywood to receive two nomination as best director at the Nollywood Movies Awards.[14]

His movie, The Last 3 Digits was nominated for best comedy at the African Movie Academy Awards AMAA in 2015 and was also chosen amongst the few selected Nollywood films that were screened to thousands of people at the Nollywood Week Paris.[15] His movie Stalker, a romantic drama which premiered in Nigeria on 26 February 2016, received 10 nominations and won 3 awards at the 2015 Golden Icons Academy Movie Awards in the United States.

In 2015 STALKER, another film written, produced and directed by Moses Inwang, raked in 12 nominations at the GIAMA awards Houston and won awards for Best Actor, Best actress and Best Film categories. Still in 2015 Stalker won the award for Best International Film at the New York film Festival. In 2017 his film American Driver from his production company Sneeze Films received the best comedy Award at The Peoples Film Festival, Harlem New York.[16] American Driver was also nominated for "Comedy of the Year" at the 2017 Best of Nollywood Awards.[17]

In 2017, another blockbuster, Alter Ego, which was produced and directed by Moses Inwang starring Omotola Jalade, was released to a highly-anticipating audience in the Nigerian cinemas and immediately became the most talked about film of the year. Alter Ego clinched the award for The Most Outstanding Film at the Africa International Film Festival AFRIFF.[18] It also won Moses Inwang the Best Director award at the Toronto International Nollywood Film Festival and Best Screenplay award at the Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards AMVCA with the film getting nine nominations.[19][20] It was given the best international film award at The Peoples Film Festival NY.[21]

In 2018, Moses Inwang produced the film Crazy People[22][23] which went on to become one of the top 10 highest-grossing films of that year.[24] The prolific filmmaker has also released yet another impressive, romantic drama film titled Cold Feet.[25][26]

By late 2019, Moses was contracted by A.Y's Corporate World Entertainment to direct the blockbuster and multiple award-winning film, Merry Men, and the sequel Merry Men, 2 went on to emerge the 2nd highest-grossing film at the box office by the end of 2019 with a sum of 240 million.

Awards and nominations

Year Event Category Film Result Ref
2012 African Oscars Awards, Florida, USA Best Film Damage Won [27]
African Oscars Awards Best Director Nominated
2013 City People Entertainment Awards Best Director Torn Won [28]
2013 Golden Icons Academy Movie Awards Best Motion Nominated
Best Drama Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Nominated
Picture Best Director Nominated
Producer of the Year Nominated
2014 Golden Icons Academy Movie Awards (GIAMA) Best Screenplay Last 3 Digits Won
2015 Golden Icons Academy Movie Awards (GIAMA) Best Film (Drama) Stalker Won
2016 Zulu African Film Academy Awards Best Director Won [29]
2017 Best of Nollywood Awards Comedy of the Year American Driver Nominated
The People's Choice Awards Best Comedy Won
2018 Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards (AMVCA) Best Writer (Movie/TV Series) Alter Ego Won
Best of Nollywood Awards Director of the Year Body Language Nominated [30]
2020 2020 Hollywood African Prestigious Awards Best Director in an Independent Film (Africa) Unroyal Won [31]
2020 The People’s Film Festival Best International Cold Feet Won [32]
Best Director Cold Feet Won
2022 NollywoodWeek Film Festival Public Choice Awards Lockdown Won [33]

Filmography

Feature Films

Year Title Notes Starring Role Type
1998 Two Good Men Co-produced by Moses Inwang Tony Umez, Ernest Obi, Stephnora Okere Co-Producer Feature Film
2004 Save My Soul Directed by Moses Inwang Ndidi Obi, Zach Orji Producer Feature Film
2008 Lost Maiden Directed by Moses Inwang Omotola Jalade, Bimbo Akintola, Kalu Ikeagwu Produced by Chisom Oz-Lee Feature Film
2017 American Driver Directed by Moses Inwang Evan King, Jim Iyke, Anita Chris Produced by Bode Ojo and Moses Inwang Feature Film
2017 Alter Ego Directed by Moses Inwang Omotola Jalade, Wale Ojo, Jide Kosoko; Emem Inwang, Kunle Remi Produced by Esther Eyibio Feature Film
2018 Crazy People Directed by Moses Inwang Ramsey Nouah, Chigul, Desmond Elliot, Kunle Afolayan Producer Feature Film
2019 Cold Feet Directed by Moses Inwang Jim Iyke, Joselyn Dumas, Enyinna Nwigwe, Beverly Naya, Femi Adebayo Producer Feature Film
2019 Merry Men 2 Directed by Moses Inwang Jim Iyke, Ayo Makun, Ramsey Nouah Produced by Ayo Makun Feature Film
2020 Unroyal Directed by Moses Inwang Pete Edochie, Shaffy Bello, Matilda Lambert, Blossom Chukwujekwu, Ik Ogbonna, Femi Adebayo Salami, Ime Bishop Umoh, Abayomi Alvin, Linda Osifo, Emem Inwang Produced by Matilda Lambert Productions Feature Film
2021 Lockdown Directed by Moses Inwang Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, Sola Sobowale, Chioma Akpotha, Deyemi Okanlawon, Nobert Young, Charles Awurum, Ini Dima-Okojie, Jide Kene Achufusi Produced by Rukeme David Eruotor,

Michael Djaba

Feature Film
2021 Bad Comments Directed by Moses Inwang Jim Iyke, Osas Ighodaro, Sharon Ooja, Ini Edo, Ayo Makun, Yemi Blaq, Chikwetalu Agu, Patience Ozokwor, Edward Chukwuma-Jiah, Ben Lugo Touitou, Produced by Darlington Abuda Feature Film

See also

References

  1. ^ "Torn". 2 August 2013 – via www.imdb.com.
  2. ^ "Movie review: With 'Torn', Moses Iwang finally makes an impression » YNaija". 31 August 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Full List of Winners for Golden Icons Academy Movie Awards 2013 Released". 24 October 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  4. ^ List of highest-grossing Nigerian films
  5. ^ "Top 5 Nollywood movies that won at the box office in 2019". 31 December 2019.
  6. ^ "Top 10 Highest Grossing Nigerian movies of the last decade (2009 – 2019)". 9 January 2020.
  7. ^ New York Nigeria. "Lost Maiden by Chisom Oz-lee". Retrieved 6 January 2019 – via YouTube.
  8. ^ "Nigeria: Uche Jombo Storms Cinemas With Damage". Daily Independent (Lagos). 1 August 2011. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  9. ^ a b "Uche Jombo's Movie Damage(2012) Wins Two Awards". 17 September 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  10. ^ Maestromedia (7 July 2012). "2012 NAFCA Awards Nominees: The Full List". Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  11. ^ "The Nollywood & African Film Critics' Awards". letterboxd.com. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  12. ^ "City People Entertainment Awards & full list of winners. Photos Inclusive - Gistmania". www.gistmania.com. 16 July 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  13. ^ "Rita Dominic, OC Ukeje, Fathia Balogun, Uche Jombo, Mike Ezuruonye, Ireti Doyle & More Make the 2013 Best of Nollywood Awards Nominees List". 30 September 2013.
  14. ^ "The Nollywood Movie Awards 2014. | Xplorenollywood".
  15. ^ "Nollywoodweek festival… loud in Paris". 3 June 2015.
  16. ^ "The People's Film Festival on Instagram: "TPFF 2017 Winner : Best Comedy -American Driver @Regrann from @sneezemankind - Another one! we did it again! TPFF…"". Instagram. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  17. ^ "BON Awards | Nominees for the Best of Nollywood Awards, 2017". www.bonawards.com.
  18. ^ "AFRIFF 2017 WINNERS". 7 November 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  19. ^ "List of Winners at 2018 AMVCA - P.M. News".
  20. ^ "2018 AMVCA: 135 nominees for 27 award categories". 30 June 2018.
  21. ^ "The People's Film Festival on Instagram: "The People's Film Festival 2018 Best International Film "Alter Ego" #alterego #bestinternationalfilm #sneezemankind #thepeoplesfilmfestival…"". Instagram. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  22. ^ "Ramsey Nouah nabs his impostor in 'Crazy People'". 11 May 2018.
  23. ^ "Sodas 'N' Popcorn Movie Blog". Sodas 'N' Popcorn Blog.
  24. ^ "10 highest grossing Nollywood movies in cinemas in 2018". Pulse Nigeria. 8 January 2019.
  25. ^ "Articles • Connect Nigeria".
  26. ^ "WATCH the Trailer for Moses Inwang's 'Cold Feet' starring Joselyn Dumas, Jim Iyke, Beverly Naya, Enyinna Nwigwe". 28 April 2019.
  27. ^ "August 2011|publisher=".
  28. ^ "City People Entertainment Awards & full list of winners. Photos Inclusive". Gistmania. 16 July 2013.
  29. ^ "Two years after, Ini Edo emerges winner of ZAFAA Best Actress award". Vanguard News. 16 June 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  30. ^ "BON Awards 2018: Mercy Aigbe, Tana Adelana shine at 10th edition". Pulse Nigeria. 9 December 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  31. ^ "HAPAWARDS | HAPA 2020 Winners".
  32. ^ "Moses Inwang Wins Another International Award – THISDAYLIVE". www.thisdaylive.com. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  33. ^ "Moses Inwang's film, 'Lockdown' wins another International Award in Paris". Vanguard News. 13 May 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
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