3rd January, 2024
By Taiwo Okanlawon
Famous director, editor, writer, producer, and co-founder of Great and Mighty Things Inc. Babatunde Faruk Agunloye has over decades of expertise in the motion picture industry.
Babatunde has a diploma in film production from the Toronto Film School and possesses strong writing, editing, and directing skills for the film industry. He has written two feature film scripts that are now in development in addition to directing a few short films, documentaries, and PSAs.
Filmmakers and content producers often seek him out for their pre-production and development stages due to his ingenuity and meticulous attention to detail. Babatunde, the storyteller, is a strong proponent of telling vivid stories that have the capacity to both entertain and transform society.
These are the interesting facts you didn’t know about popular movie director Babatunde Agunloye;
1. Babatunde Agunloye has a Bachelor of Political Science degree obtained and over 12 years of customer service experience
2. He has a diploma in film production at the Toronto Film School
3. One of the short film written and directed by Babatunde – Third Scar, was nominated by a Toronto based film festival in the category of best Canadian short film.
4. Babatunde Agunloye is the creative Director & Co-Founder of Great and Mighty Things inc. an Ontario, Canada based production company with the primary objective of producing commercially viable transnational films and documentaries that deliver both premium entertainment value and veritable social impact.
5. He went to Ire-Akari Estate model primary school, Isolo and Air force secondary school, Ikeja then proceed to Lagos State University Ojo
6. He’s the co-founder of Great & Mighty Things inc in Toronto Canada,
7. He has won Best short film international category with his directed movie titled “Third Scar” at the Toronto international Nollywood film festival (TINFF),
8. He hails from Ogun State and was born in Lagos state
9. He was born in July 26, 1977