Quick Facts
Biography
Joy Grant-Ekong formerly known as Joy Aiyegbeni is a Nigerian television and film producer, director, script supervisor and a production consultant, known for her 2020 drama film Mama Drama and One Too Many.
Early life
Joy Grant-Ekong was born in Lagos, Nigeria. She started in 2003 when she joined the Ojo Ladipo Theatre troop and then moved to Wale Adenuga Productions as a continuity manager.Joy Grant-Ekong joined the M-Net's multicamera daily soap opera Tinsel from the second season and became the head of the department for director's assistants to the fourth season.
Career
In 2016, she produced a movie titled Babysitting Ejiro a M-Net movie by Victor Sanchez Aghahowa and a movie titled InLine directed by Tope Oshin, which was aired in cinemas nationwide in 2017. Joy Grant-Ekong produced a feature-length film Mama Drama andEchoesin 2019. In 2020 she produced Hell Ride which won Best First feature international at the 2022 Toronto International Nollywood film festival (TINFF). In 2020 she was named among movie producers shaping Nigerian film industry by Vanguard. In 2021 she produced One Too Many.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Producer | |||
| 2016 | Baby-sitting Ejiro | No | Yes | |
| 2017 | Inline | No | Yes | |
| 2019 | Echoes | No | Yes | |
| Decieved | No | Yes | ||
| 2020 | Hell Ride | No | Yes | |
| Mama Drama | No | Yes | ||
| 2022 | One Too Many | No | Yes | |
| 2023 | Easily Broken | Yes | Yes | |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Film | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Back in the box film festival, California | Best Feature Length Film | Inline | Won | |
| 2022 | Zuma Film Festival | Best Picture | Hell Ride | Won | |
| Toronto international Nollywood film festival (TINFF) | Best First feature international | Hell Ride | Won |