Our guest is big on impact-driven stories about social issues. She wrote and directed “Efun (Flesh),” a short film on female genital mutilation which won a special prize at the World Health Organisation’s Health for All Film Festival. She was among the 21 African Filmmakers shortlisted for the Netflix-UNESCO African Folktales Reimagined competition.

If you watched the Script2Screen Africa reality show in 2018, you might recognise her as the winner of the Best Screenplay award. Allow me to introduce Anita Abada.

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Loukman Ali is a Ugandan filmmaker whose first feature film, Girl in The Yellow Jumper was the first Ugandan film to get on Netflix.

Earlier this year, he was announced as one of the six finalists in the Netflix-UNESCO short film competition. Around the same time, he came to Nigeria to direct Brotherhood, a film produced by Jade Osiberu.

In this episode, we talk about Loukman’s journey, the Ugandan film industry and his lessons from making Girl in the Yellow Jumper. If nothing else, you need to listen for some of the crazy stuff that happened when he was making that film.

If you haven’t watched a Loukman Ali film, I highly recommend that you do. Watch Girl in the Yellow Jumper on Netflix. Find links to his short films here -

Sixteen Rounds: https://youtu.be/hmxoUWwwkxE

The Blind Date: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyulaHUxMbQ

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Today, you’re going to hear from Mama J’s protege - if you know, you know. Director of Charge and Bail, writer of Nneka the Pretty Serpent and Ghost and the Tout Too. Her name is - drumroll - Uyoyou Adia.

After directing her first feature film in 2020, she’s directed seven other feature films as of June 2022. So, no, she’s not just getting started.

In this episode, we talk about women in film, the one quality every great producer must have, and her experiences in the film industry so far. This episode is packed with lots of lessons for young filmmakers, so be sure to listen to the end.

Let me know what you find most interesting about this episode. Tweet at me or send a DM. My twitter handle is @iamkorayday and my Instagram handle is at @korayday. Find Uyoyou on both twitter and Instagram @missy_uyi

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If you’ve watched a Nigerian film in the cinemas or on Netflix in the past two years, there’s a good chance you’ve seen a film directed by Kayode Kasum. One look at his filmography and it’ll seem he’s Nigeria’s busiest director.

Did you watch Unbroken or Riona? Kayode directed over 10,000 hours of those shows. Whew!

His films have been screened and have won awards in various festivals around the world. Canada, France, Serbia, Kenya, Italy, United Kingdom, and Nigeria.

Some of my favourites among his films are Oga Bolaji, Kambili, and This Lady Called Life. Having seen these films, I was super curious to learn about his first ever feature film - Dognapped. 

Let us know what you found most interesting about this episode. Tweet at us or send a DM. My twitter handle is @iamkorayday and Kayode’s is @kaykaas. My Instagram handle is at @korayday and Kayode’s is @kayodekasum. Share with your friends and family who are filmmakers or aspiring filmmakers.

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Debola Santa is a writer and director known for directing Yoruba TV series 'Awon Aladun De' and 'Borokini'. He released his first feature film 'Mofe ni Mofe' to cinemas in September 2021. The film starred familiar Yoruba Nolly names like Jide Kosoko, Jumoke Odetola, and Lateef Adedimeji. In this episode, we discuss his journey to making his first feature and lessons learned.

Find anything inspiring about Debola’s experience? Send us a DM on Instagram to let us know. Our handle is @theafricanfilmmaker. If you prefer to send us an email, our email address is africanfilmmakergroup@gmail.com.

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Connect with Debola on Instagram. His handle is @deblasanta. Watch his films:

And The Winner Is - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0iOW9CCqB4

Russian Roulette - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aq4D6YJlRoM

Martin Chukwu is a director, actor and writer. He calls his films plays and in particular, he calls his feature film a rough play. When Martin directed his first feature film, 'Mr Gbenga’s Hard Drive', he had a near-zero budget and his script was only a couple of pages. In this episode, we talk about his process making the film regardless of the numerous challenges.

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Connect with Martin on Instagram. His handle is @chukwu_martin. Watch his films:

Altar Boys - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vp--j9aP7g

Killing John - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zWlEYtavmU

Diji Aderogba started his film making journey in 2016 after graduating from Mainframe film and media institute, owned by the legendary Tunde Kelani. In 2020, Diji’s documentary “Hidden Euphoria” was nominated for the category of BEST DOCUMENTARY at the AMVCAs and. in May, 2021, his debut feature film “ABOUT A BOY” won the “Audience Choice Award” at Nollywood film Week in Paris, France.

Check out Diji's show ‘Ghana Jollof’ on Showmax https://www.showmax.com/eng/tvseries/lpsikt0x-ghana-jollof

Watch Hidden Euphoria https://filmfreeway.com/HiddenEuphoria and To Be a Child Again https://filmfreeway.com/1329109

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Find Diji on Twitter and Instagram @directordiji

Unlike many filmmakers who make their first films on a micro budget, Prosper was lucky to work with one of the top production companies in Nigeria led by award-winning Nollywood giant, Steve Gukas. His film, Cake, was released in Nigerian cinemas in February 2022. Before making Cake, Prosper honed his skills working on film sets and making as many as six short films.

Watch Prosper’s short film ‘Tamuno’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8DUpVXHCjY

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