Mahmood Ali-Balogun
- Producer
- Director
- Writer
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.