Babatunde Akinnayajo

Akinnayajo Babatunde also known as Mr Tunez Filmmaker is a Nigerian Film& TV director who holds a B.Sc. , M.Sc. and professional certificates. He was born into the family of Mr and Mrs Caleb Akinnayajo. He is the first son and second child of the family.He started his filmmaking career professionally in 2013 after completing his filmmaking course under an American Filmmaker. He has worked in several capacities in the entertainment industry in Nigeria from being a logistician to being a mobilizer and organizer with entertainment brands both home and abroad. He shot his first short film "Bodhisattva" in 2014 and has never stopped creating since then. He has directed several music videos including international acts like the Nigerian American artiste, Janellia Soul which enjoyed massive airplay, Adetoun Project fame to mention a few. He has produced for huge brands like Dr Dolor Entertainment, Star boy and other international brands like Aurum productions, Laff Theory etc. He has directed several TV shows like Fashion Shock Show with Kiekie, Style Review, Spaces, The Chat Room, In Style to mention a few. He has some TV series to his name and directorial duties. He has produced short films that has made international screens and nominations. His film " The interview" was selected among the only 30 films from Africa in AFRIFF 2018, "Honeymoon" was screened at both In-short film festival and Abuja International Festival. He has directed other short films like Scan, Sex (1-4), hepatoma, Inside Life etc. His first official feature film "Midnight" shot in five cities across the world, made it to the cinemas in December 2019 after his first experimental feature "Hangout" was premiered in Clementine cinema Nigeria in 2018. He just released a new feature film titled " whirl" which is set to start showing on several platforms across the globe. He is married to Samantha blessed with a son named Tunez.