Yinka Edward

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Yinka Edward
Born
Nigeria
Education National Film and Television School, UK
Occupation Cinematographer
Years active2006 - present

Yinka Edward, born in Jos, Nigeria, is a Nigerian cinematographer best known for his works on the films October 1 , 93 Days , A Love Story (winner of BAFTA's Best British Short Animation category, 2017), Confusion Na Wa and Lionheart .

Career

In the early years of his career after graduating from the National Film Institute in Jos, Nigeria in 2006, [1] [2] Edward worked with Nigerian film director, Mak 'Kusare on the movie Ninety Degrees and was part of BBC's production team on the Wetin Dey series. [3] After his work on Wetin Dey, Edward shot The Ties That Bind in Namibia, which was the country's first indigenously produced series. [4] Back in Nigeria, Edward worked on Kunle Afolayan's films TheFigurine, Phone Swap and October 1 . He also shot Izu Ojukwu's films Alero's Symphony , and '76. [2] [3] [4] In Kenya, he shot the feature film Something Necessary , which was produced by Tom Tykwer and directed by Judy Kibinge. Something Necessary went on to screen at the Toronto International Film Festival, 2013 [4] and was nominated for Audience Choice Award at the Chicago International Film Festival, 2013. [5] One of his most recent works is the Netflix original movie Lionheart a Nigerian feature film, directed by Genevieve Nnaji. Edward is an alumnus of the National Film and Television School Beaconsfield, England, where he received a Master of Arts degree in film and television production, concentrating in cinematography. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ Denton, Nadia (15 September 2014). "The Nigerian Filmmaker's Guide to Success: Beyond Nollywood". Amazon. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  2. 1 2 "About Yinka Edward". Cinema Kpatakpata. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Yinka Edward Mini Bio". IMDb. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 "Yinka Edwards: A Nigerian's rough turf to British film school". The Nation Newspaper. 20 October 2013. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  5. ↑ "Nominations". IMDb. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  6. ↑ "Yinka Edward Biography". Yinka Edward. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
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