Mahmood Ali-Balogun

Mahmood Ali-Balogun
Born19 July 1959
NationalityNigerian
CitizenshipNigerian
EducationDramatic Arts,Obafemi Awolowo University
Occupation(s)Filmmaker, Cultural worker
Notable workTango With Me

Mahmood Ali-Balogun (listenⓘ) is a Nigerian filmmaker, cultural worker and the managing director of Brickwall Communications Limited.[1] He directed the multiple award-winning film 'Tango With Me'.[2] He is the Chairman of the Audio Visual Rights Society (AVRS) of Nigeria (2).[3][4][5]

Early life and career

Mahmood Ali-Balogun was born on July 19, 1959[6] and grew up in Northern Nigeria.[7] He is an Alumnus of University of Ife, now the Obafemi Awolowo University where he studied Dramatic Arts specialized in film and television production.[8] Mahmood's career has evolved over the years from being an actor,[9] to director,[8][10] producer,[8] industry leader,[8][11] film consultant[12] and ambassador in the Film making industry.[13] Since 1999 Mahmood has also directed six award winning documentaries.[14]

Filmography

Year Titles Category Roles
1983 Ola Rotimi's play,’ If.. A Tragedy of the Ruled’[7] Movie Actor
1999 A Place Called Home [11] Movie Director
2002 Child & Women Trafficking- The New Slavery [11] Documentary Producer, director
2003 ‘Temi ni Toto’ Yoruba home movie Producer, director
2003 Environmental Pollution In Nigeria Documentary Producer, director
2005 Collage Of Cultural Colours (Japan) Documentary Producer, director
2005 Dance Of The Maidens -Traditional Marriages In Nigeria” (Series) [11] Documentary (Television Series) Producer, director
2008 Peace Mission Documentary Actor (Commentaries)
2010 Tango With Me[8][11] Best Directing Award category 2012 Nollywood Movies Awards Movie Director, producer, writer
2013 Flower Girl[12] Romantic Comedy Film Consultant
2022 Man of God Movie Consulting producer
2024 Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti Movie Consulting producer

Industry roles

  • Member: Advisory Council for the Nigerian Film Industry [11]
  • Member: Advisory Board, African Movies Academy Awards AMAA
  • President: 9th Congress, Federation Panafricaine Des Cineates (FEPACI). South Africa, 2013 [11]
  • Current Chairman: Audio Visual Rights Society of Nigeria (AVRS)
  • Founding President: National Association of Nigeria Theatre Arts Practitioners (NANTAP) [6]
  • Former Vice President: Independent Television Producers Association of Nigeria (ITPAN) [6]
  • Panelist: The Toronto International Film Festival, TIFF 2013, Toronto, 2013 [10]
  • Advisor: African International Film Festival, AFRIFF
  • Ambassador: Nollywood Film Festival in Paris, 2014
  • Industry Ambassador: Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF), Calabar, 2013 [15]
  • Jury: 2015 International Emmy Awards[16]
  • Jury: Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF), Calabar, 2014 [11]
  • Jury: 32nd Cairo International Film Festival(CIFF),
  • Panelist: Abuja International Film Festival
  • Jury: Zuma International Film Festival
  • Member: Advisory Council for African International Film Festival, 2013
  • Member: Steering Committee, Motion Picture Council of Nigeria (MOPICON), 2007[17]
  • Founding Member: Conference of Motion Picture Practitioners of Nigeria (CMPPN)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Mahmood Ali Balogun". Africa Movie Academy Awards.
  2. ^ Uzoatu, Maxim. "Movie Review: The Legend of TANGO WITH ME". The Premium Times, Nigeria. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  3. ^ "AVRS boss hails Buhari over plans to tackle piracy". Vanguard News. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  4. ^ "Tango with me: A movie phenomenon". Vanguard News. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  5. ^ "AVRS set to boost copyright awareness for filmmakers". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2022-07-09. Retrieved 2022-07-20.
  6. ^ a b c "About The Director". African Film Festival Inc. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  7. ^ a b "STAR ACTOR: Behold Elder Ali Balogun". The Guardian Life Magazine. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  8. ^ a b c d e "Tango with me: A movie phenomenon". Vanguard News. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  9. ^ "Mahmood Ali-Balogun - Filmography". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-03-07.
  10. ^ a b "TIFF 2013: Nollywood never had it better at an international film fest". National Mirror News, Arts and Lifestyle. Archived from the original on September 13, 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h "2014 Jury". Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF). Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  12. ^ a b "Mahmood Ali-Balogun". www.imdb.com. IMDb.
  13. ^ "Nollywoodweek festival… loud in Paris". Guardian News, Arts.
  14. ^ "Mahmood Ali-Balogun". IMDb. Retrieved 2022-07-17.
  15. ^ "Filmmaker Mahmood Ali-Balogun In Paris For Nollywood week". Guardian News on (barasolutions.com). Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  16. ^ "Mo Abudu, Kunle Afolayan, Tunde Kelani, More, As EbonyLife TV Hosts Emmy Awards Judging Event". onobello.com. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  17. ^ "Cannes' Competitive Edge:African film makers' experience". Blue-Ribbon'12'. LEADERSHIP's INTERVAL. Retrieved 25 August 2015.


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