The African Movie Academy
Awards saw quite a bit of NYFA
graduate Kunle Afolayan’s feature
film, 'The Figurine' during their 2010
ceremonies. Out of the ten awards
for which it was nominated, The
Figurine took Best Picture,
Achievement in Visual Effect,
Heart of African Award for Best
Film from Nigeria,
Achievement in Cinematography
and Best Performance by an
Actor in a Leading Role. The f
ilm has solidified Afolayan’s future
in filmmaking and attracted
well-deserved attention to Nigeria’s
rapidly growing film industry,
Nollywood.Son of Ade Afolayan,
the famed Nigerian actor,
Kunle Afolayan didn’t exactly start
out following in his father’s
Awards saw quite a bit of NYFA
graduate Kunle Afolayan’s feature
film, 'The Figurine' during their 2010
ceremonies. Out of the ten awards
for which it was nominated, The
Figurine took Best Picture,
Achievement in Visual Effect,
Heart of African Award for Best
Film from Nigeria,
Achievement in Cinematography
and Best Performance by an
Actor in a Leading Role. The f
ilm has solidified Afolayan’s future
in filmmaking and attracted
well-deserved attention to Nigeria’s
rapidly growing film industry,
Nollywood.Son of Ade Afolayan,
the famed Nigerian actor,
Kunle Afolayan didn’t exactly start
out following in his father’s
footsteps. A banker by profession,
the Nigerian filmmaker at first
regarded entertainment as more of a hobby.
He spent a few years taking small acting jobs while working in banking. It wasn’t
until 2005 that Kunle took a leap of faith and left his career to study digital film making at the New York Film Academy in London.
the Nigerian filmmaker at first
regarded entertainment as more of a hobby.
He spent a few years taking small acting jobs while working in banking. It wasn’t
until 2005 that Kunle took a leap of faith and left his career to study digital film making at the New York Film Academy in London.
Irapada, his first work, gained recognition at a number of international film
festivals and won the Best Indigenous Award at the 2007 AMAA's. Set in
modern Nigeria, the film is colorfully injected with elements of Nigerian myth
culture. After a successful building contractor tragically ignores an old relative’s
devastating premonitions, he is forced to reassess his long-standing rejection
of ancient superstitions. read more...
festivals and won the Best Indigenous Award at the 2007 AMAA's. Set in
modern Nigeria, the film is colorfully injected with elements of Nigerian myth
culture. After a successful building contractor tragically ignores an old relative’s
devastating premonitions, he is forced to reassess his long-standing rejection
of ancient superstitions. read more...
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