Hafizu Bello
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EducationSt Thomas Secondary School Kano
AlmamaterMet Film School London
OccupationsDirector
Scriptwritter
Scriptwritter
Hafizu Bello | |
|---|---|
| Born | Hafizu Bello 5 April 1974 |
| Education | St Thomas Secondary School Kano |
| Alma mater | Met Film School London |
| Occupations | Director Scriptwritter |
| Years active | 1999 – present |
| Known for | Director |
| Height | 6.7 |
| Title | Sir |
| Spouse | Intisar Yusuf Uba |
| Children | Maryam, Fatima, Yusuf |
| Awards | See below |
Hafizu Bello (born 5 April 1974) is a Nigerian film director. He is a major pioneering member of the Kannywood film industry.[1][2]
Bello joined the Kannywood film industry in 1999, primarily as a director. He gained recognition in the industry after directing Muƙaddari in 2000, for which he received best film at the Arewa Film Award. This was followed by Ruhi in 2003, Yanayi in 2004, and Qarni in 2005.[3] He was acknowledged by the 2013 Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards for Best Hausa Film for Faida in 2013, and subsequently won the 2015 Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards in the best indigenous language category (Hausa).[4]
