He scripted and directed '' Heroes and Zeros '' , a Nigerian drama film that stars Nadia Buari , Bimbo Manuel , Gabriel Afolayan , Linda Ejiofor and Olu Jacobs . The film was released on September 7 , 2012 and premiered in the UK on March 15 , 2013 at Odeon Cinema . The film won the Most Outstanding Film and Audience Choice awards at the 2013 EKO International Film Festival and competed in the digital film category of the 2013 Pan African Film and Television Festival , FESPACO , in Ouagadougou , Burkina Faso . It was invited to the 2013 International Film Festival of Kerala , IFFK , in India , and was also screened at the 2014 Afrikamera Film Festival in Warsaw , Poland . It received 6 nominations at the 9th Africa Movie Academy Awards and won the awards for Best Editing , Best Screenplay and Best Director The table below highlight the awards and nominations received by Niji Akanji and his films
9th Africa Movie Academy Awards
9th Africa Movie Academy Awards
Niji Akanni