Eze crowned Best Director of the Year 2022

With a heart full of gratitude, Eze One, the Gema Best Director of the Year 2022 known in real life as Jonathan Eze Nwadinobi shared this exciting experience with his fans. In a video circulating on social media, the outstanding movie director for 2022 expressed how surprised and humbled he was to have received the award and went on to talk about how he was geared towards putting in more work in the movie industry, especially in Ghana. He said "Thank you Ghana, I’m loyal and humbled by this acknowledgment. It's not easy emerging as Gema best director of the year 2022. I dedicate this award to all directors in the category and to those who could not make it." He is noted for blockbuster movies like 'Mind Game'. Jonathan Eze Nwadinobi Okezie is ‘The Prince of Umuagu’ from Abadaba Family in Umuahia in Abia State, Nigeria. He is popularly known as ‘Eze One’ in the entertainment industry. He was born on the 4th of February 1978 in Umuahia, Abia State, to His parents Roselyn Nwadinobi Okezie (Mother) and Chief Fredrick Nwadinobi Okezie (Father), and from a family of 8; 4 males & 4 females. He went to primary school at Umuagu Central School Ohuhu, in Umuahia Abia State, and had his secondary education at Trinity Secondary School Araromi Apapa, (Ajegule) in Lagos. He was made the Senior Prefect (SP) while he was in SSS2 due to his performance and courage to control the students until his graduation in 1998. In school, he loved to sing and dance to entertain his fellow schoolmates. He also loved to play football and was good at playing the number 11 position for his school and the white Jackmonian stars football team. In 2011, Eze One graduated with a degree in BBA (Bachelor in Business Administration) from Methodist University College, Ghana. In 2014, he also graduated with Diploma in Music. He went back to school and graduated with 2nd class upper in Music and Theatre art in 2020 MUCG University of Ghana. He later joined Nigerian Actor’s Guild in 1998 immediately after he graduated from high school and starred in several locally produced movies and stage dramas. His first lead role was in a movie titled ‘Johny’. In 2004, destiny decided to bring him back to music and acting career. He started up with Ez promotions company as a music promoter. He staged Ghana's most popular outdoor music event titled ‘Loud in Accra’ where he featured legendary artists like 2face Idibia, Idris Abdulkareem, Shatta wale, Samini, Tic Tac, Tiny and many others. After several years of promoting hiplife (Ghana music) in Ghana, he decided to release his first single, Anago from an album titled Anago, which was released in Ghana in the year 2006. He followed it with his second single Uredia, from an album titled Uredia, which was also released in 2007. His third album titled ‘Anyibunotu’ was released in 2009 followed by ‘Ije love' album released in 2012. In 2016, Eze One released ‘Higher We Go’ album which featured Jupitar and Tiny of Ghana. In 2019, Eze One released ‘Regular’ album. In 2022, Eze One is presently working on an album titled ‘I’m on fire’ which includes people's favorite track titled ‘I Live My Life’. The Gema Best Director of the Year award for 2022 adds up to his accomplishments as an industry player.