Kene Okwuosa | |
|---|---|
| Born | Nigeria |
| Alma mater | London Metropolitan University |
| Occupation | Film producer |
| Organization | Filmhouse Group |
Kene Okwuosa is a Nigerian Film producer and chief executive officer of Filmhouse Group which house the Filmhouse Cinemas, FilmOne Entertainment and FilmOne Studios. [1] [2] [3] He is a member of the Nigerian Official Selection Committee for the Academy Awards. [4] [5]
Okwuosais the distributor of Wedding Party which grossed N452 million and Funke Akindele's A Tribe Called Judah , which grossed N1.4 billion. [6] [7]
Kene Okwuosa and his partner co-founded Filmhouse Cinema in 2012, [8] after accessing the Intervention Funds created by President Goodluck Jonathan to boost Nigeria's creative industry. With an initial loan of N200 million, they opened their first three-screen cinema in Surulere, Lagos. Following a slow start, the cinema grew to become one of the biggest locations in the country, leading to further expansion. Today, Filmhouse represents about 50% of tickets sold in Nigerian cinemas and aims to become a leading media entertainment company. [9]
In 2018, Okwuosa became the managing director of Filmhouse Cinemas following the exit of Kene Mkparu. [10]