Mimi Bartels’ movies set Toronto International Film Festival agog

By Rita Okoye
Nigerian film producer Mimi Bartels has recorded yet another milestone with her two productions, The Market and The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives, which screened at the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). 
Aside from being one of the producers of The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives, Bartels also served as producer of Old Scores: The Black Book 2, which was presented at the festival. The two projects reflect different aspects of her more than 16 years of experience across film production, development and distribution.
The filmmaker has been involved in the development, financing and co-production of more than 30 movies, while her distribution work ...