Martini Akande (born September 18, 1993) is a Nigerian film editor. He was nominated for Best Picture Editor at the 2023 Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards for Brotherhood and Best Picture Editor at the 2025 Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards for Christmas in Lagos.

Career

Akande’s career began with smaller editing jobs before his breakout project, Nneka the Pretty Serpent, in 2020. He later edited Brotherhood (2022), a crime thriller directed by Jade Osiberu, which was the highest-grossing film of 2022. He is also known for his work on Christmas in Lagos (2024). Some of Akande’s projects have also been featured on Amazon Prime Video and Netflix.

Filmography and awards

YearFilmRoleAwardCategoryResult
2025Christmas in LagosFilm editorAfrica Magic Viewers' Choice AwardsBest EditingNominated
2023BrotherhoodFilm editorAfrica Magic Viewers' Choice AwardsBest EditingNominated
Gangs of LagosFilm editor, post-production supervisorAfrica Movie Academy AwardsBest Nigerian FilmNominated
2022Road2BlowFilm editorAfrica Magic Viewers' Choice AwardsBest DocumentaryNominated
2020Nneka the Pretty SerpentFilm editorAfrica Magic Viewers' Choice AwardsBest MovieNominated