Nigeria | Multichoice Talent Factory

08.11.2019

05.11.2019

Born and raised in Lagos, Oluwatimayomikun Ogunru, aka Timayo Ogunro, is an emerging screenwriter passionate about filmmaking and the art of creating compelling narratives.

Lucky Orire Nwani is a 26-year-old Nigerian filmmaker on a pursuit to become a film director dedicated towards telling Africa’s stories.

“As a young creative, adding to Africa’s video entertainment industry is a personally drive for me, I hope to add value by creating content that will raise the standards for videos created by Africans,” says Nwani, who holds a BSc in Computer Science from the University of Benin in Nigeria.

Born in Lagos and based in Abuja, 25-year-old Julie Ako is a writer and creative director. With a B.Sc in Computer Science from the University of Benin, Julie is an avid reader and TV and film watcher.

Joshua Tsotso is a 21-year-old Nigerian filmmaker that is ready to embrace his calling within the creative film and TV industry.

“Increasing demand for more rich, organic stories and content will over time put Africa at the forefront of storytelling,” says Tsotso, who has completed extensive masterclasses in film directing, editing and production from Lagos-based institutes Graig-Philips College of Technology, Lagos Film Academy and Del-York Creative Academy.

Igwebuike Chike Somtochukwu is a 21-year-old Onitsha-born screenwriter on the journey towards fulfilling his dream of becoming a filmmaker.

As a Native of Nigeria, his African favourite film stars include Nigerian actresses Ruth Kadiri, Beverly Naya and Uche Jombo, and actor Kunle Afolayan. His favourite film is 1995 American film The Bridges of Madison County. The African creative he looks up to the most is Nigerian screenwriter Yinka Ogun.

Gloria Akor is a 22-year-old media intern born and raised in Kaduna, Nigeria. A Mass Communication graduate from Covenant University in Ogun State, Gloria is passionate about ways to creatively craft and innovatively share stories.

If given the chance to create his own TV show, 25-year-old Ghanaia filmmaker Godfred Dela Duvi’s would focus on traveling the African continent, and taking advantage of the continent’s endless escarpment.

“I believe Africa is a beautiful continent that needs to be explored. Therefore a show that showcases the people of Africa, culture and places will definitely put Africa in the right light and attract more people to visit Africa,” says Duvi, who holds a degree from the National Film and Television Institute in Accra.

Born and raised in Lagos, Gbenga Gomes is a 25-year-old cinematographer, who hopes to further along as a director of photography but also extend his areas of expertise to film editing and directing.

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