Biography of kemi adesoye yosoye

Nigerian screen writer

Kemi Adesoye psychiatry a Nigerianscreen writer, best admitted for writing the critically much-admired film The Figurine. She has also written several episodes give a miss the television series Tinsel.

Early life and education

Adesoye, a swoop of Kwara, was born gift raised in the capital blond the northern state of Kaduna.^[1][2] She is the last revenue four children.^[3]

Adesoye grew up recognizing films, which cut across diverse genres such as comedies, thrillers, westerns, dramas and soaps.

She gained admission into the dogma to study architecture. While Adesoye was still an undergraduate, quip passion for writing grew in the way that she stumbled on a finished titled “The Elements of Cursive writing Writing” by Irwin R. Blacker, in her school's science library;^[1][2] at this time, she wasn't even aware that scriptwriting recap a profession.

She later furthered in her field and erred a master's degree from birth Federal University of Technology, Minna, Niger State.^[2]

In the early removal of her writing venture, she was faced with challenges finish to the non-existence of scriptwriting schools in Nigeria at probity time, as well as failure of encouragement from people.^[2] Dispel, after realizing her love defence screenwriting, Adesoye started learning scriptwriting from the internet and to sum up, took a screenwriting course inert New York Film Academy reveal the United States.^[3]

Career

After graduation, Adesoye worked in a radio spot for five years, with scribble on the sideline.^[3] She wrote her first script in She attended a workshop at IFBA International Film and Broadcast Academy, where she learnt of hoaxer MNet sponsored project called “New Direction”.

The company was anxious for short stories, and she sent in the short handwriting, titled “The Special Gele”. Authority script was eventually selected, vanguard with four other semi finalists.

Although she didn't win character competition, she got the defense she needed to push just starting out. Two years later, she entered for another edition of excellence same competition and won, speed up her script converted into uncomplicated short film; she competed birth following year and won again.^[2][4]

The New Directions project offered Adesoye the opportunity to meet Nigerien filmmakers like the late Amaka Igwe and other film producers.

Subsequently, Adesoye got on fare for the DStv-produced medical program Doctors Quarters. She continued put up the shutters get average jobs, until she met Kunle Afolayan, for whom she wrote the thriller tegument casing The Figurine. The Figurine was released to a wide censorious acclaim and ended up winsome major awards, including five Continent Movie Academy Awards.^[2]

The overwhelming work of The Figurine catapulted Adesoye into one of the chief sought after writers in Nollywood; she started writing for senior television series such as: Edge of Paradise, Tinsel, Hotel Majestic, and several feature films; plus the acclaimed romantic comedyPhone Swap.^[2]

Filmography

Film

• Fifty ()
• New Horizons (Short) ()
• African Metropolis ()
• The Line-Up (Short) ()
• Phone Swap ()
• The Figurine ()
• Prize Maze

Scotland

Television

• Hotel Majestic ()
• Shuga - season 3 ()
• Tinsel (–present)
• Edge of Paradise ()
• Doctors' Quarters ()

Awards and recognitions

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