Zulumoke Oyibo

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Zulumoke Oyibo
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Zulumoke
NationalityNigerian
OccupationProducer
Notable workDay of Destiny, The blood covenant, the Perfect Arrangement

Zulumoke Oyibo is a Nigerian producer and one of the co-founders of Inkblot Productions. [1] She is one of the women recognized in Variety Women's impact report 2022. [2]

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Career

As an executive producer, she produced Up North in 2018 and Palava. [3] [4]

Zulumoke initiated The Inkblot Women In Film (IWIF) which was set up to deal with issues of women in film industry. [5] [6] Alongside Chinoza Onuzo and Damola Adewale, she launched a podcast titled Inkblot's Meet and Greet in 2021. [7]

Filmography

Some of the films she produced include:

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References

  1. "Inkblot Productions marks 10 years of upscaling Nollywood". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2021-12-29. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
  2. "Zulumoke Oyibo, Kate Winslet, Mo Abudu, Others Recognised In Variety's Women's Impact Report 2022". thisdaylive.com. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
  3. "'Palava' screened in Lagos". Punch Newspapers. 2022-12-10. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
  4. "Making Nigeria's biggest scale film: Producer Zulumoke Oyibo reflects on Up North". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2018-12-27. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
  5. Rapheal (2021-05-12). "Women group calls for better structure in Nollywood". The Sun Nigeria. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
  6. "Zulumoke Oyibo hosts April edition of Inkblot Women in Film (IWIF) in Lagos". Pulse Nigeria. 2021-04-16. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
  7. "Naz, Zulu and Damola launch Inkblot meet and greet". Vanguard News. 2021-03-25. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
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