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Toka McBaror is a Nigerian filmmaker, producer, movie[2][3][4] and music video director[5][6] born, raised and is based in Kaduna, Kaduna State, Nigeria but originally from Delta State.[7] He is considered by many as the jack and master of all filmmaking tricks and trade. A multiple awards winning, prolific and intensively talented hyper creative, filmmaking coach and movie production consultant, McBaror is widely and saliently referred to as the Encyclopedia of Filmmaking with multiple awards to his kitty, including an award nomination for "Kada River" at the 2018 Toronto International Nollywood Film Festival in Canada,[8][9] 6 award wins for the movie, Lotanna including: "Best Film", "Best Director", "Best Cinematography", "Best Art Director", "Best Costume" and "Best Sound Editor" at the 2017 Golden Movie Awards.[10][11]

Toka McBaror
Born	Toka McBaror Kaduna, Nigeria
Occupation	Film director movie producer music video director cinematographer[1]
Years active	1998-present
Known for	The Millions (film) (2019) The Island Merry Men: The Real Yoruba Demons (2018) Kada River (2018) Lotanna (2017)
Awards	See below

He also has to his awards credits, "Best African Film" and "Best Nollywood Director" from the 2018 Toronto International Nollywood Film Festival, TINFF, which took place in Toronto, Canada.[12] for the movie, The Island, and was again nominated for the "Best Cinematography" and "Best Director" categories at the ZAFAA Global Awards, for his 2017 movie, Lotanna.[13]

Career

In 2011, Mcbaror directed the Nigerian singer, J'odie's musical video, "Kuchi Kuchi (Oh Baby)".[14]

He directed the film, "Blogger's Wife", released to the Nigerian cinemas on Friday, February 10, 2017. The film was produced by Seun Oloketuyi, featuring Nollywood actors and actresses like Segun Arinze, Adejumoke Aderounmu, Deyemi Okanlawon, Ijeoma Grace Agu and Adeniyi Johnson.[15] Still in 2017, "Kada River" a movie produced by him was nominated for an award at the Nollywood Film Festival in Toronto, Canada. At the 2017 Golden Movie Awards, he was nominated in six categories, including: "Best Film", "Best Director", "Best Cinematography", "Best Art Director", "Best Costume", "Best Sound Editor".

In August 2018, the movie which he directed titled, "The Island" was awarded "Best African Film" and himself, "Best Nollywood Director" at the Toronto International Nollywood Film Festival, TIFF, which took place in Toronto, Canada. In September of the same year, he directed the movie, "Merry Men: The Real Yoruba Demons" by Ayo Makun, a popular Nigerian comedian.[16] He was again nominated for the "Best Cinematography" and "Best Director" categories at the ZAFAA Global Awards, for his 2017 movie, Lotanna.

In 2019, he released an action Crime TV Series titled, Paper Boat.[17]

In early 2020, he directed Lilian Afegbai's first movie of the year titled, "Double Strings".[18] Later on February 22 at a press conference in Abuja, he announced the auditioning for his new movie titled, Red Caravan, which he would direct and co-produce, with estimated production cost of N61 million, and is to be shot in Kaduna State. The film centers on epilepsy and is set in the 1880s, at a period when slave trade thrived and is to be acted by about 600 actors and actresses.[19] During the Covid-19 outbreak, McBaror released a web series of short films entitled, The Chronicles, aimed at spreading public awareness on the Coronavirus disease.[20][21]

By 2021, his first ever attempt at horror movie production, a movie titled Creepy Lives Here had its official trailer released in January [22][23] starring Afeez Oyetoro, Nancy Isime, Bimbo Ademoye ex Big Brother Naija (season 3) housemate Temidayo Adenibuyan aka Teddy A, Beverly Osu, and Mike Godson. By February we had our first look at Underbelly Movie[24] which stars Nollywood notable acts like Stan Nze, Femi Adebayo, Ali Nuhu, Maryam Booth and Kunle Coker.

Filmography

Music

Year	Title	Singer	Role	Ref.
2011	Kuchi Kuchi (Oh Baby)	J'odie	director
2019	Power Rangers	Teni (singer)	director	[25]
2020	Under The Sky	Praiz	director	[26]

Film

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2021	Underbelly	director	[27]
	Creepy Lives Here	director	[28]
2020	Double Strings	director
2019	Paper Boat	director
	The Millions	co-director
	Made in Heaven	director	[29]
2018	Merry Men: The Real Yoruba Demons	director	[30][31]
	The Island	director	[32]
	Kada River	director • co-producer	[8]
2017	Lotanna	director
	Blogger's Wife	director
2015	Ikogosi	director • producer
2014	Cubweb Tomorrow	director	[33]

Web/TV Series

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2020	The Chronicles	director	[34][35]

Awards & nominations

Year	Event	Prize	Recipient	Result
2018	ZAFAA	Best cinematography	Himself	Nominated
		Best director		Nominated
	TINFF	Best Nollywood director		Won
2017	GMA	Best Film	Lotanna	Won
		Best Director	Himself (for Lotanna)	Won
		Best Cinematography		Won
		Best Art Director		Won
		Best Costume	Lotanna	Won
		Best Sound Editor	Himself	Won

References

External links

• Titles by Toka Mcbaror on New On Netflix UK
• The Island on Film Freeway
• Toka McBaror on Flixanda
• TOKA MCBAROR AID FOUNDATION

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