Teco Benson
Nigerian filmmaker
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Teco Benson (February 28, 1971) is a Nigerian film director, screenwriter, producer, and actor. He was nominated for Best Director at the Africa Movie Academy Awards in 2006 and 2008, and won Director of the Year at the 2011 Best of Nollywood Awards. In 2012, he was decorated by President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria as a Member of the Order of the Federal Republic.[1][2][3]
- Director
- Producer
- Screenwriter
- Actor
Teco Benson | |
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| Citizenship | Nigerian |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 1994 - Present |
| Known for | Red Hot, Accident, Mission to Nowhere, State of Emergency, Two Brides and a Baby, High Blood Pressure, Explosion |
| Awards | Director of the Year at the 2011 Best of Nollywood Awards |
Career
Teco was a civil servant working with Anambra State Environmental protection Agency. He started his career as an actor in 1994 then went into script writing and film production in 1995 before switching to directing in 1997. In 2003, he made the first Sierra Leone-made film titled Blood Diamonds.[4][5][6][7][8][9]
Personal life
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Compromise (writer and actor only) | |
| 1997 | Atrocity (writer only) | |
| 1997 | Water-loo (also actor) | |
| 1998 | Confusion (writer only) | |
| 1998 | Dirty Game | |
| 1998 | Suicide Mission (writer only) | |
| 1998 | Power to Bind (also writer and producer) | |
| 1998 | Scores to Settle (writer only) | |
| 1998 | Magic Money (also writer and producer) | |
| 1999 | Day of Reckoning | |
| 1999 | End of the Wicked (also writer) | |
| 1999 | Holy Crime (also writer and producer) | |
| 1999 | The Price | |
| 1999 | Cursed From Beyond | |
| 1999 | The Bastard (also writer) | |
| 2000 | Elastic Limit | |
| 2000 | Grace to Grass (also writer and producer) | |
| 2000 | Highway to the Grave (also writer) | |
| 2000 | State of Emergency | |
| 2000 | Wasted Years | |
| 2001 | Broad Daylight | |
| 2002 | Formidable Force | |
| 2002 | Stupid! (also producer) | |
| 2002 | Born 2 Suffer | |
| 2002 | Highway to the Grave | |
| 2003 | Accidental Discharge | |
| 2003 | Power to Bind | |
| 2004 | Blood Diamonds | |
| 2004 | Danger Signal (also producer) | |
| 2004 | War Front | |
| 2004 | State of Emergency 1 & 2 | |
| 2005 | Day of Atonement | |
| 2005 | Six Demons | |
| 2006 | Explosion | |
| 2006 | Silence of the Gods 1 & 2 | |
| 2008 | Mission to Nowhere 1 & 2 | |
| 2010 | The Fake Prophet (also writer) | |
| 2010 | High Blood Pressure | |
| 2010 | Dr. Cruel | |
| 2011 | Two Brides and a Baby | |
| 2013 | Accident (also writer) | |
| 2015 | Blood in the Lagoon | |
| 2017 | Mr & Mrs, Chapter 2 | |
| 2018 | Just One Blood | |
| 2000 | Executive Crime | |
| 1999 | Eye for Eye | |
| False Alarm | ||
| Felony | ||
| Iku doro | ||
| Mfana Ibagha | ||
| Red Hot | ||
| The Senator | ||
| Terror |
