Aderonke Adeola is a Nigerian film director, art historian, fashion entrepreneur, script-writer and producer. She won the UNESCO prize at the 2019 African Film Festival for her documentary Awani.[1][2][3] She is also a freelance writer for The Guardian and ThisDay newspapers.[4]

Aderonke Adeola
Born
Aderonke Adeola

NationalityNigerian
EducationGraduate of art history
Occupation(s)Nigerian Director and Producer

Career

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Adeola is a graduate of Art history.[5] She has previously worked at the Marketing and Communications at Stanbic IBTC and was also an associate Producer at RED TV before going into documentary film making.[6][7] She was an assistant producer on the creation of the novel Half of a Yellow Sun which was adapted into a movie. She directed her first documentary film Awani which won her the UNESCO Prize at the 2019 African Film Festival and an award of merit at the 2019 Impact documentary Awards.[8][9][10]

References

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  1. ^ "Nigerian Documentary 'Awani' Wins UNESCO Prize". The Guardian. newsagency. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  2. ^ Olatunbosun, Yinka. "Nigerian Documentary 'Awani' Wins a UNESCO Prize". This Day. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  3. ^ Okondo, Godwin. "Hands-on training for young creatives at Lagos Fringe Festival". The Guardian. newsagency. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Aderonke Adeola". Africanfilmny.com. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  5. ^ Nwanne, Chuks. "MultiChoice beams light on four Nigerian women defying stereotypes through filmmaking". Guardian.ng. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Trying To Be Like Someone Else Betrays Who You Are —Aderonke Adeola, Producer Of Awani". tribuneonlineng.com. tribuneonlineng.com. newsagency. 1 December 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  7. ^ "GERALD CHUKWUMA & RONKE ADEOLA". fatefoundation.org. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  8. ^ Bellanaija. "Aderonke Adeola's Documentary "Awani" Advocating for the Emancipation of Nigerian Women Wins UNESCO Prize at the Afrika Film Festival". Bella Naija. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  9. ^ Mbamalu, Socrates. "Ake Arts and Book Festival 2018: The Lagos Experience". Southern Times Africa. Archived from the original on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  10. ^ "Aderonke Adeola". Business of Photography. Archived from the original on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
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