Oluseyi Asurf Amuwa is self taught award-winning filmmaker from Lagos, Nigeria. Featured on Google African Connected Campaign across Africa as an inspiration to young Africans taking advantage of internet in learning their skills and building careers for themselves. He has trained many individuals on the "Art of Filmaking and Editing" and has successfully build one of the biggest independent production company in Nigeria, "Asurf Films". He has produced and directed hundreds of video contents both in UK, USA and Nigeria, with credits for contents on local and cable TV channels with Awards to his work. His short films Hell or High Water (Won Best Short Film at IFAB, International Film Awards, Berlin 2016 and got 7 International Selections) and A Day with Death, which got 10 International Selections, and Won Best Short Film at AMVCA 2016. He was also a nominee at the 2016 The Future Awards Africa for Best Screen Producer His first solo feature film "HAKKUNDE" has won several awards from TAFA in USA, IndieFEST, European Cinematography Awards, 5 Continents Intl. Film Festival, AMAA, AFRIFF, and screened across over 20 film festivals worldwide and was in competition at FESPACO 2019.
Oluseyi Asurf Amuwa is self taught award-winning filmmaker from Lagos, Nigeria. Featured on Google African Connected Campaign across Africa as an inspiration to young Africans taking advantage of internet in learning their skills and building careers for themselves. He has trained many individuals on the "Art of Filmaking and Editing" and has successfully build one of the biggest independent production company in Nigeria, "Asurf Films". He has produced and directed hundreds of video contents both in UK, USA and Nigeria, with credits for contents on local and cable TV channels with Awards to his work. His short films Hell or High Water (Won Best Short Film at IFAB, International Film Awards, Berlin 2016 and got 7 International Selections) and A Day with Death, which got 10 International Selections, and Won Best Short Film at AMVCA 2016. He was also a nominee at the 2016 The Future Awards Africa for Best Screen Producer His first solo feature film "HAKKUNDE" has won several awards from TAFA in USA, IndieFEST, European Cinematography Awards, 5 Continents Intl. Film Festival, AMAA, AFRIFF, and screened across over 20 film festivals worldwide and was in competition at FESPACO 2019.
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Oluseyi Asurf Amuwa is self taught award-winning filmmaker from Lagos, Nigeria. Featured on Google African Connected Campaign across Africa as an inspiration to young Africans taking advantage of internet in learning their skills and building careers for themselves. He has trained many individuals on the "Art of Filmaking and Editing" and has successfully build one of the biggest independent production company in Nigeria, "Asurf Films". He has produced and directed hundreds of video contents both in UK, USA and Nigeria, with credits for contents on local and cable TV channels with Awards to his work. His short films Hell or High Water (Won Best Short Film at IFAB, International Film Awards, Berlin 2016 and got 7 International Selections) and A Day with Death, which got 10 International Selections, and Won Best Short Film at AMVCA 2016. He was also a nominee at the 2016 The Future Awards Africa for Best Screen Producer His first solo feature film "HAKKUNDE" has won several awards from TAFA in USA, IndieFEST, European Cinematography Awards, 5 Continents Intl. Film Festival, AMAA, AFRIFF, and screened across over 20 film festivals worldwide and was in competition at FESPACO 2019.
Birthplace
Zaria, Nigeria
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