Daniel Ademinokan

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Daniel Ademinokan
Daniel Oritsebawo Ademinokan
NationalityNigerian
CitizenshipNigerian, American
Alma mater Digital Film Academy, New York Film Academy, University of Ibadan
Occupations
  • Film & TV Director
  • Screenwriter
  • Film Producer
Years active1990s-Present
Organization(s)Index Two Studios LLC, Léon Global Media LLC
Notable work
Spouses
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(m. 2008;div. 2011)​
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(m. 2014;div. 2020)​
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(m. 2023)​
Website https://www.danielademinokan.com/

Daniel Ademinokan is a Nigerian-born film and TV director, screenwriter, and film producer. He has worked as a screenwriter and in postproduction in Nollywood since the late 1990s but he rose to prominence in 2010 as director of the feature film Black Friday . He is the CEO and co-founder of Index Two Studios LLC which he co-owned with ex-wife Stella Damasus. After their divorce in 2020, Ademinokan launched Leon Global Media, LLC with the release of the feature film GONE. He currently lives in Houston, Texas. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Education

Ademinokan earned a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science in Nigeria. After that, he moved to the United States where he studied filmmaking at the Digital Film Academy in New York. He went on to study Digital Cinematography at the New York Film Academy. [1]

Career

Ademinokan started as a scriptwriter in Nollywood and wrote several screenplays that became hits in the 1990s. [2] He became known with his movie Black Friday which was nominated for five different awards at the Africa Movie Academy Awards. [1] His 2010 short film No Jersey, No Match starred Gabriel Afolayan and won the Best Short Film award at the Abuja International Film Festival. It was later screened at the Hoboken Film Festival in New Jersey.

Personal life

Ademinokan married Doris Simeon in 2008 and divorced her in 2011. He and Doris have a son born in 2008. Ademinokan married Stella Damasus in 2012, [3] and they divorced in 2020. [5]

Filmography

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Ademinokan Opens the 'Gone' Thriller – THISDAYLIVE". www.thisdaylive.com. Archived from the original on 2022-07-30. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
  2. 1 2 "'Gone' Thriller Hits Calgary Black Film Festival – THISDAYLIVE Ademinokan". www.thisdaylive.com. Archived from the original on 2022-07-30. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
  3. 1 2 "Stella Damasus, Daniel Ademinokan celebrate wedding anniversary". TheCable Lifestyle. 2020-05-28. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
  4. ↑ "Official Website of Daniel Ademinokan | Home". dabishop. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
  5. ↑ Wesley-Metibogun, Shade; THEWILL (2021-05-30). "Stella Damasus, Ex-Husband in War of Words" . Retrieved 2022-08-01.
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