Lancelot Oduwa Imasuen | |
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| Born | 20 June 1971 (1971-06-20) (age 53) Benin City, Nigeria |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Citizenship | Nigerian |
| Occupation(s) | director, producer |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Spouse | Aimua Lancelot Imasuen |
Lancelot Oduwa Imasuen (born 20 June 1971) is a Nigerianfilm director and film producer.[1] Popularly known as De' Guvnor ofNollywood.[1]
Imasuen has worked in the film industry since 1995, mainly as a film director and producer. He currently lives inLagos.
His films feature unexplored aspects of the African experience including tribalism,witchcraft, crime, poverty, religion, and folk beliefs.[2]
Imasuen has filmed an epic movie titledNogbaisi Ovonramwen in 2013. The film was aboutOba Ovonramwen, the last independentOba of Benin.[3]
In 2008, a Canadian documentary,Nollywood Babylon, co-directed byBen Addelman andSamir Mallal, and produced by AM Pictures and theNational Film Board of Canada in association with the Documentary Channel, followed Lancelot Oduwa Imasuen while he was shooting his 157th filmBent Arrows.[4]
The documentary played in the Official Competition at theSundance Film Festival in January 2009.[5]Bent Arrows was released into the Nigerian home market in 2010.
| Year | Award ceremony | Category | Film | Result | Ref |
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| 2017 | Best of Nollywood Awards | Lifetime Achievement Award | — | Won | [8] |
| 2020 | 2020 Best of Nollywood Awards | Director of the Year | WEDE | Nominated | [9] |
| 2021 | Honorary Academic Chair | Benson Idahosa University | Honorary | [3] |
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