Julius Amedume

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Julius Amedume
Born
Julius Amedume

(1977-06-06) 6 June 1977 (age 47)
Ewe, Ghana
Nationality Ghanaian
British
Alma mater National Film and Television School
Occupation(s)Director, Writer, Producer
Years active2002–present

Julius Amedume (born 6 June 1977), is a Ghanaian-British director, writer and producer. [1] He is best known for directing the award-winning feature films A Goat's Tail and Rattlensnakes. [2] [3]

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Personal life

He was born on 6 June 1977 in Ewe, eastern Ghana. [4]

Career

He obtained his Bachelor of Science degree (BSC Hons.) in communication and technology. He was able to move to England after awarding a Toledo scholarship, where he completed his master's degree in directing fiction at the National Film and Television School. [5] His first major film work was the short documentary Canal Plus in Belgium and France about the Cinefondation award at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival. In the meantime, he wrote and directed four short films including The Meeting, The Video Tape, and The Phone Call. [6] In 2006, he directed his maiden feature film A Goat's Tail which was later won the Best Feature award at the 2007 Los Angeles Pan African Film Festival. [7] Meanwhile, he founded his production company, "Amedume Films". [2]

In 2009, he directed the short Mary and John, which was later nominated for Best Short at the 2009 Rushes Soho Film Festival and a Golden Lion at the 2010 Taipei county film festival in Taiwan. After the success of the short, he directed another award-winning short Lorraine. This short also nominated for Best Short at the 2010 Rushes Soho Film Festival. [6] In 2010, his short Mr Graham was premiered at The 14th Urbanworld Film Festival in New York 2010. [2] Then he made a film for his graduation with the title Precipice. This work was awarded the Best Short Film Award at the 7th Africa Movie Academy Awards, as well as an African Oscar for Best Diaspora Short at the 2011 African Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) in Nigeria. [8] [4]

After showing brilliance at the university, he became one of 18 the students from the British, French and Polish film schools to be selected by the MEDIA DESK UK to help develop his graduation film into a feature film. In 2012, he made his television directorial debut by making the serial Doctors. Then in 2014, he made the home movie That Thing That Happened which received critics acclaim. In 2019, he directed his second feature film Rattlensnakes which was premiered at the Los Angeles Pan African Festival. [9] The film won the award for the Best Narrative Feature and the Micheal Anyiam Osigwe Award for African Oscar for Film By An African Abroad at the Africa International Film Festival and 15th Africa Movie Academy Awards. [8] In the same year, he became a member of The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. [2]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleGenreRef.
2002The MeetingDirector, writer, Producer, CinematographerShort film
2003The Video TapeDirector, writer, Producer, CinematographerShort film
2003The Phone CallDirector, writer, Producer, CinematographerShort film
2006 A Goat's Tail Director, writer, Producer, Cinematographer, EditorFilm
2009Mary and JohnDirector, writer, ProducerShort film
2009LorraineDirector, writerShort film
2010Mr. GrahamDirector, writer, ProducerShort film
2010PrecipiceDirector, writerShort film
2012DoctorsDirectorTV series
2014That Thing That HappenedDirector, writerTV movie
2019 Rattlesnakes Director, writerFilm

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  8. 1 2 "Julius Amedume Writer and Director". www.curtisbrown.co.uk. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  9. ↑ "Students Enjoy Gripping Screening of Rattlesnakes and Q&A from Writer/Director Julius Amedume". NFTS. 2 April 2020. Archived from the original on 9 October 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
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