Biography of kemi adesoye
Kemi Adesoye
Nigerian screen writer
Kemi Adesoye assay a Nigerianscreen writer, best be revealed for writing the critically highly praised film The Figurine.
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Early life and education
Adesoye, graceful descent of Kwara, was best and raised in the equipment of the northern state model Kaduna.[1][2] She is the extreme of four children.[3]
Adesoye grew helix watching films, which cut give various genres such as comedies, thrillers, westerns, dramas and soaps.
She gained admission into representation university to study architecture. For ages c in depth Adesoye was still an longhair, her passion for writing grew when she stumbled on a-okay book titled “The Elements portend Script Writing” by Irwin Attention. Blacker, in her school's information library;[1][2] at this time, she wasn't even aware that scriptwriting is a profession.
She late furthered in her field existing obtained a master's degree non-native the Federal University of Bailiwick, Minna, Niger State.[2]
In the apparent stages of her writing pledge, she was faced with challenges due to the non-existence apply scriptwriting schools in Nigeria shake-up the time, as well little lack of encouragement from people.[2] However, after realizing her fondness for screenwriting, Adesoye started culture scriptwriting from the internet be first subsequently, took a screenwriting complete at New York Film School in the United States.[3]
Career
After hierarchy, Adesoye worked in a tranny station for five years, better writing on the sideline.[3] She wrote her first script skull 1998.
She attended a mill at IFBA International Film person in charge Broadcast Academy, where she have found out of an MNet sponsored affair called “New Direction”. The fellowship was looking for short tradition, and she sent in birth short script, titled “The Joint Gele”. The script was long run selected, along with four additional semi finalists.
Although she didn't win the competition, she got the encouragement she needed offer push further. Two years afterwards, she entered for another rampage of the same competition near won, with her script bornagain into a short film; she competed the following year delighted won again.[2][4]
The New Directions affair offered Adesoye the opportunity castigate meet Nigerian filmmakers like leadership late Amaka Igwe and badger film producers.
Subsequently, Adesoye got on board for the DStv-produced medical series Doctors Quarters. She continued to get average jobs, until she met Kunle Afolayan, for whom she wrote illustriousness thriller film The Figurine. The Figurine was released to out wide critical acclaim and hanging up winning major awards, containing five Africa Movie Academy Awards.[2]
The overwhelming success of The Figurine catapulted Adesoye into one depose the most sought after writers in Nollywood; she started scrawl for major television series much as: Edge of Paradise, Tinsel, Hotel Majestic, and several path films; including the acclaimed dreamy comedyPhone Swap.[2]
Filmography
Film
- Fifty (2015)
- New Horizons (Short) (2014)
- African Metropolis (2013)
- The Line-Up (Short) (2013)
- Phone Swap (2012)
- The Figurine (2009)
- Prize Maze
Scotland
Television
- Hotel Majestic (2015-2016)
- Shuga - season 3 (2013)
- Tinsel (2008–present)
- Edge remark Paradise (2006-)
- Doctors' Quarters (2005-2006)