Fidelis Duker
Fidelis Duker is a Nigerian filmmaker and film festival organiser. Personal life. Born in Lagos, Nigeria to Cross River father (Henshaw Town in Calabar South) and Edo Mother, he had his early education in the Yaba area of Lagos as he attended St Dominic Primary School Yaba Lagos and proceeded to the Federal Government College Kano. After his Secondary education, he attended the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, The Television College in Jos Plateau State, then obtained a Higher National Diploma in Mass Communication from the Nigerian Institute of Journalism. He also got a Professional Diploma in Public Relations  from the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations. He also has an MBA in International Business from Crawford University Ogun State. He also has a Master Degree in Mass Communication from the University of Cross River. He is married to Temitope Duker. Career. Duker started his career in the year 1988 writing dramas for NTA, Nigeria’s public broadcast television network. He used to write scripts for Tales by Moonlight, a popular television programme for kids in Nigeria. Duker also wrote for Television programmes like ‘Tales by MoonLight; At Your Service, Telemovies, Super Express Show. He further continued working as production  manager on sets of most television series between 1989 and 1992 before starting his production with his first ill-fated film in 1992 titled Devils Empire which was not released commercially. However, it was in 1993 that he made his debut as a producer with the Igbo film ‘Skeleton, which was the debut of some of Nollywood greats, a film he produced in Igbo, a language of southeastern Nigerians. ‘Skeleton’ featured the likes of Hank Anuku, Sunny McDon, the late Felicia Milford, Francis Duru, Ngozi Nwosu, and late Sam Loco. Duker was sponsored to attend some International Conferences on Film  and television. In 2001 he was sponsored by the BBC to participate in the BBC TV25 training for young Television producers. In 2005, he was sponsored by the German Government to attend the Training on Festival organisations at the Deutsche Welle Training Akademie in Berlin Germany.  For over three decades, Duker has produced over 100 films and Television programmes both locally and internationally. In 2003, Duker birthed the idea of the Abuja International Film Festival (AIFF), one of Africa’s biggest and longest-running film festivals held yearly in Abuja of Nigeria, for which he sits on the board as  the Founder of the event holding for its 18th time in 2021. Duker is the group CEO of FAD media Group, a consortium comprising FAD 93.1 FM Calabar, FAD Films Nigeria, FAD Estates, and FAD 360 TV in Abuja, Calabar, and Lagos. The media group was founded in 2005. Nominations and awards. In 2016, Duker won a ‘Lifetime Achievement Award,’ at the Best of Nollywood Award (BON) held in Aba. Duker’s radio station FAD93.1FM in 2021 won ‘Next Rated Radio Station in Nigeria’ at the Media-Nite Out Awards. Filmography. Ese Atijo – Yoruba – 1993 Skeleton – Igbo – 1994 Nemesis – English  – 1995 Not My Will – English – 1996 Nemesis 2 –  English - 1996 Scandals – English - 1997 Destined To Die 1 – English – 1997 Scandals 2 – English - 1998 Destined To Die 2 – English - 1998 Blood Brothers –  English - 1998 Visa To Hell – English - 1999 King Of Money –  English - 1999 Doctor Death  - English - 2000 Enemy Within  - English – 2001 Pure Love – English - 2002 Hot Passion – English – 2002 Baka Boys – English - 2003 Night Nurses  - English - 2003 Jesu Mushin – English – 2004 Paradise In America - 2005 London Blues – English – 2006 A Means To An End – English  2007 Senseless – English - 2008 Starring Segun Arinze, Bimbo Akintola, Kanayo Kanayo, Femi Branch, Ngozi Ezeonu  Cash And Carry – English - 2009 Asiri Ile – Yoruba -  2009 Onyeama – Igbo – 2010 Sade Oloso – Yoruba - 2011 Dada Oni Paki – Yoruba -  2012 TV Productions. Images – Tv Series – 2001 Eldorado – Tv Series – 2005 Girls Next Door – 2007 Kids Alone – 2008