Moses Inwang

Born in the city of Lagos, Nigeria, Moses Inwang[1] is a well known Nigerian film director, editor, screenwriter and producer. With a career spanning over a decade and half, Inwang's got his first movie credit in 1998 when he co-produced the blockbuster Two Good Men.

He then left for film school and returned in 2004 with his own production and movie titled Save My Soul. In 2008, he produced the movie, Lost Maiden, a film which brough the issue of female circumcision to the fore of social discussion and which was endorsed by the UN. He also made Save Our Souls, an educative movie that she'd more light on the killer disease, cancer. He also directed and co-produced Damage in 2011, a film which addressed the issue of domestic violence and which bagged a lot of awards and award nominations worldwide.

The psychological thriller Torn,[2] which he produced in 2012 and which was released in cinemas nationwide in 2013, recorded a huge box office success and earned him and most of the actors who starred in it a lot of award nominations and recognition.

In 2012, his film "Damage" earned Moses Inwang the nomination for best director at the African Oscars held in Florida USA, while the film won the award for Best Film at The African Oscars Awards, and in 2013, he won the City People Award for Best Director, and his 2013 film Torn also bagged a whopping 9 nominations at the GIAMA awards in Houston, Texas, and 6 nominations at the Best Of Nollywood Awards.

His movie, The Last 3 Digits won the award for Best International Film at the “The People’s Film Festival’ New York, and was also chosen amongst the few selected Nollywood films that were screened to thousands of people at the Nollywood Week Paris. His recent hit movie, Stalker, a romantic drama which premiered in Nigeria on 26 February 2016 also got 12 nominations and won 3 awards at the 2015 Golden Icons Academy Movie Awards in the United States.

Today, although he is one of the youngest directors around, he is considered one of the most popular and influential film makers in the Nigerian film industry.

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