Aderonke Adeola

Aderonke Adeola
Born	Aderonke Adeola Lagos, Nigeria
Nationality	Nigerian
Education	Graduate of art history
Occupation(s)	Nigerian Director and Producer

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]

Career

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

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.

External links

• Aderonke Adeola at IMDb