March 24, 1967 (59 years old)
Port Harcourt, Nigeria
NG
3 wins • 6 nominations
Obi Emelonye is a Nigerian film director. He is known for directing award-winning films such as Last Flight to Abuja, The Mirror Boy, and Onye Ozi.
Primary craft
directing
Birth date
March 24, 1967
Latest project
Safari
Awards
3 wins, 6 nominations
Honors
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | AMVCA 9 | Best Director | Nominee |
| 2014 | AMVCA 2 | Best Movie Director | Nominee |
Credits
| Year | Title | Role | SpicyMeter | NollyCritic | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Safari | crew |
| 2015 |
| AMVCA 3 |
| Best Indigenous Language (Igbo) |
Winner |
| 2013 | AMVCA 1 | Best Movie Director | Winner |
| 2013 | AMVCA 1 | Best Sound Editor | Nominee |
| 2013 | AMVCA 1 | Best Writer (Drama) | Winner |
0.0 |
3.0 |
| ₦3,853,868 |
| 2024 | Black Mail | crew | 0.0 | — | — |
| 2024 | Black Mail | crew | 0.0 | — | — |
| 2024 | Out of Breath | crew | 0.0 | — | — |
| 2024 | Out of Breath | crew | 0.0 | — | — |
| 2022 | Money Miss Road | crew | 0.0 | 2.0 | — |
| 2022 | Money Miss Road | crew | 0.0 | 2.0 | — |
| 2021 | Gone | crew | 0.0 | — | — |
| 2021 | Badamasi (Portrait of a General) | crew | 0.0 | — | — |
| 2021 | Badamasi (Portrait of a General) | crew | 0.0 | — | — |
| 2012 | Last Flight to Abuja | crew | 0.0 | — | ₦57,000,000 |
| 2012 | Last Flight to Abuja | crew | 0.0 | — | ₦57,000,000 |
