Mahmood Ali-Balogun

Mahmood Ali-Balogun directed the 2011 award winning film 'Tango with Me' starring Genevieve Nnaji which to date is the second highest grossing Nigerian film of all time, he also worked as a film consultant on the smash hit romantic comedy Flower Girl which was the highest grossing Nigerian film of 2013. Since 1999 Mahmood has also directed 6 award winning documentaries: Dance of the Maidens (Traditional Marriage rites), Berthing a Nation - Dividends of Democracy, Trafficking in Women & Children - the New Slavery, Environmental Pollution in Nigeria, Child Abuse in Nigeria, Highlife - The Endangered Music form. For decades Mahmood has been a major player in Nigerian motion picture industry, his pioneering efforts include participating in setting up various associations and bodies such as the Independent Television Producers Association of Nigeria (ITPAN) and the Conference of Motion Picture Practitioners of Nigeria (CMPPN) an umbrella body for the various guilds of the Nigerian film industry.