Ali Artwork


Ali Muhammad Idris is a Nigerian comedian, actor and film editor, known professionally as Ali Artwork. He is best known for his performances in several Hausa movies.

Early life and education

Ali Artwork attended Sa’adatu Rimi College of Education Kumbotso, Kano, where he studied English and Hausa. However, he dropped out after his first year due to financial constraints. He is married to Hauwa.

Awards and nominations

In 2016, Ali Artwork was nominated for the MTN Kannywood award as Best Editor for the movie Gwaska, and also the AMMA award as Best Movie Trailer Editor. He won the Merit Award by Arewa Creative Industry in the same year in Kaduna State.
YearAwardCategoryResult
2016MTN Kannywood AwardBest EditorWon
2016AMMA AwardBest Movie Trailer EditorWon
2016Arewa Creative IndustryBest ActorWon
2022Nigerian Youth Achievers AwardBest Digital ComedianWon

Selected filmography

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