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'''Lonzo Nzekwe''' {{IPAc-en|audio=ig-Lonzo_Nzekwe.ogg}} is a [[Toronto]], [[Canada]]-based [[Filmmaking|filmmaker]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://qz.com/780233/how-nollywood-got-ready-for-its-close-up-on-the-global-film-festival-stage/|title=How Nollywood got ready for its close-up on the global film festival stage|last=Kazeem|first=Yomi|work=Quartz|access-date=2018-05-31|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Films directed by Lonzo Nzekwe |url=https://letterboxd.com/director/lonzo-nzekwe/ |access-date=2022-11-22 |website=letterboxd.com |language=en}}</ref> He creates transnational [[Nigerians|Nigerian]] content, including [[Anchor Baby (film)|Anchor Baby]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bellanaija.com/2010/12/lonzo-nzekwes-award-winning-movie-anchor-baby-celebrates-nigerian-cinema-debut-with-a-star-studded-premiere-in-lagos/|title=Lonzo Nzekwe’s award-winning movie "Anchor Baby" celebrates Nigerian cinema debut with a star-studded Premiere in Lagos - BellaNaija|website=www.bellanaija.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-05-31}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-11-01 |title=Omoni Oboli, Lonzo Nzekwe pay tribute to Sam Sarpong |publisher=The Nation Newspaper |url=https://thenationonlineng.net/omoni-oboli-lonzo-nzekwe-pay-tribute-to-sam-sarpong/ |access-date=2022-11-22 |language=en-US}}</ref> his 2010 debut film which became the first [[Nollywood]] film available on [[iTunes]]. Anchor Baby was released on [[Netflix]] on May 20, 2020. His second film, Meet The Parents<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.fordhampr.ca/canadian-nigerian-filmmaker-lonzo-nzekwe-shares-indie-success-story-this-years-tiff-spotlight-on-his-home-country/|title=Canadian-Nigerian filmmaker LONZO NZEKWE shares indie success story & this year’s TIFF spotlight on his home country|last=Fordham|first=Glenda|date=2016-07-05|work=FordhamPR|access-date=2020-09-07|language=en-US}}</ref> won the award for "Best Short Film" at the 2016 [[Africa Movie Academy Awards|Africa Movies Academy Awards]] (AMAA 2016).<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://guardian.ng/saturday-magazine/amaa-award-lights-up-garden-city/|title=AMAA award lights up garden city|last=Nwanne|first=Chuks|date=2016-06-18|work=Guardian|access-date=2020-09-07|language=en-US}}</ref> Nzekwe is a self-taught writer/director filmmaker. He co-founded the first black-owned 24-hour Canadian television network, FEVA TV, and served as the company's CEO from 2013-2015. He is also actively involved in the distribution of content as well as its creation through his film production/streaming company, Ironflix.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2016/11/18/africa/beyond-nollywood-nigerian-filmmakers/index.html|title=Beyond Nollywood: 7 filmmakers pushing boundaries|last=Denton|first=Nadia|work=CNN|access-date=2018-05-31}}</ref>