Babatunde Agunloye

Babatunde Agunloye
Babatunde Agunloye
Born	Babatunde Faruk Agunloye; Lagos State
Nationality	Nigerian
Citizenship	Nigerian
Education	Toronto Film School
Alma mater	Lagos State University
Occupations	Actor; director; producer;
Known for	Aajule keji Realm 2

Babatunde Faruk Agunloye (born 26 July 1977), is a Canadian-based^[1] Nigerian film director and movie producer.^[2] He is known for his movie Aajule keji Realm 2 which earned him the best short film international award in Toronto International Nollywood Film Festival (TINFF) awards.^[3]

Early life

Babatunde hails from Ogun State and was Born and grew up in Lagos. He attended Ire-Akari Estate model primary school, Isolo and Air Force secondary school, Ikeja then proceeded to Lagos State University Ojo and furthered his education at Toronto Film School, Toronto.^[4]

Career

In 2022, Babatunde Agunloye won the Best short film international category in Toronto International Nollywood Film Festival (TINFF) awards with his movie titled 'Aajule keji Realm 2’^[5]

In 2024, Babatunde was named among the top African Filmmakers In Diaspora Charting A New Path In The Movie Industry by Leadership.^[6] In the same year, he produced the first ever largely black cast production on Canadian TV.^[7]^[8]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Ref
2020	Third Scar	Director/Writer	^[9]
2021	Love In Transition	Assistant Director	^[10]
2022	Psalm 23	Director
2022	Crosses	Editor	^[11]
2024	Realm 2	Director	^[12]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Result	Ref
2022	Toronto International Nollywood Film Festival (TINFF)	Best short film	Won	^[13]

External links

Babatunde Agunloye at IMDb

References

^ "Nigerian movie director, Agunloye changing the narrative in Canada". Vanguard Nigeria. 8 February 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
^ "Top 10 movie producers in Nollywood". PM News Nigeria. 5 December 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
^ "Babatunde Agunloye wins big at the Toronto international nollywood film festival". Guardian Nigeria. 30 October 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
^ "10 interesting facts you didn't know about movie director Babatunde Agunloye". PM News Nigeria. 3 January 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
^ "Babatunde Agunloye wins big at the Toronto international nollywood film festival". Guardian Nigeria. 30 October 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
^ "African Filmmakers In Diaspora Charting A New Path In The Movie Industry". Leadership Nigeria. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
^ "Babatunde Agunloye returns with first ever largely black cast production on Canadian TV". Thenationonline Nigeria. 17 January 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
^ "Nigerian-Canadian collaboration, Realm 2, makes historic debut, celebrates black voices on international stage". Guardian Nigeria. 2 March 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
^ "Top movies with creative credits from popular director, Babatunde Agunloye". PM News Nigeria. 17 January 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
^ "full cast and crew". IMDB. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
^ "full cast and crew". IMDB. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
^ "Realm 2 as directed by Babatunde Agunloye is an artistically well made work". Tribuneonline Nigeria. 17 January 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
^ "Babatunde Agunloye wins big at the Toronto international nollywood film festival". Guardian Nigeria. 30 October 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2024.

[1] "Nigerian movie director, Agunloye changing the narrative in Canada". Vanguard Nigeria. 8 February 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2024.

[2] "Top 10 movie producers in Nollywood". PM News Nigeria. 5 December 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2024.

[3] "Babatunde Agunloye wins big at the Toronto international nollywood film festival". Guardian Nigeria. 30 October 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2024.

[4] "10 interesting facts you didn't know about movie director Babatunde Agunloye". PM News Nigeria. 3 January 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2024.

[5] "Babatunde Agunloye wins big at the Toronto international nollywood film festival". Guardian Nigeria. 30 October 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2024.

[6] "African Filmmakers In Diaspora Charting A New Path In The Movie Industry". Leadership Nigeria. Retrieved 5 March 2024.

[7] "Babatunde Agunloye returns with first ever largely black cast production on Canadian TV". Thenationonline Nigeria. 17 January 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2024.

[8] "Nigerian-Canadian collaboration, Realm 2, makes historic debut, celebrates black voices on international stage". Guardian Nigeria. 2 March 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2024.

[9] "Top movies with creative credits from popular director, Babatunde Agunloye". PM News Nigeria. 17 January 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2024.

[10] "full cast and crew". IMDB. Retrieved 5 March 2024.

[11] "full cast and crew". IMDB. Retrieved 5 March 2024.

[12] "Realm 2 as directed by Babatunde Agunloye is an artistically well made work". Tribuneonline Nigeria. 17 January 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2024.

[13] "Babatunde Agunloye wins big at the Toronto international nollywood film festival". Guardian Nigeria. 30 October 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2024.

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