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Ekene Som Mekwunye

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Ekene Som Mekwunye
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ƙasa Najeriya
Harshen uwa Harshen, Ibo
Karatu
Harsuna Turanci
Sana'a
Sana'a darakta da marubin wasannin kwaykwayo
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Ekene Som Mekwunye (an haife shi a ranar 22 ga Afrilu 1978) daraktan fina-finai ne na Najeriya, furodusa, marubucin allo da kuma mai koyarwa. [1] An san shi da bayar da umarni da kuma shirya fina-finai kamar Light In The Dark, One Lagos Night, Honey Money, Sylvia da Èwò.

Sana'a

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Mekwunye ya fara aikinsa na mataimakin kyamara a cocinsa kafin ya sami aiki a Africa Magic, inda ya yi aiki a kan 53extra da Jara da kuma duk abubuwan da ke cikin Channel O a Najeriya. Daga baya ya halarci Kwalejin Fina-finai ta New York da ke Los Angeles don yin karatun fim. Ba da daɗewa ba bayan dawowarsa, ya shiga MTV shuga a matsayin mai kula da ayyukan da ke kula da shirya shirye-shiryen talabijin masu kayatarwa mai taken Shuga 3. Ya jagoranci wani ɗan gajeren fim, Oblivious wanda ya lashe kyautar AMVCA [2] (Africa Magic Viewers Choice Award) a shekarar 2015 don mafi kyawun fim.

Bayan ya bar MTV Shuga, ya fara kamfaninsa, Riverside Productions daga baya kuma ya ƙirƙiri wani shirin talabijin mai suna My Big Nigerian Wedding wanda ya zama babban shirin talabijin na gaskiya na aure a Afirka. Daga baya ya shirya gajerun fina-finai guda 3 masu suna The Encounter, [3] A Simple Letter da Lasgidi Vice. The Encounter ya lashe kyautar AMVCA [4] don mafi kyawun waƙoƙin sauti/sautin asali a 2017 kuma Lasgidi Vice ya sami damar yin fim a bikin fina-finai na Cannes International [5] a 2018. Ya shirya fim ɗinsa na farko mai suna Sylvia, [6] wanda aka fitar a sinima na Najeriya [7] a watan Satumba na 2018, sun kuma nuna fim ɗin a bukukuwan fina-finai na duniya daban-daban ciki har da Nollywood Week [8] a Paris da BFI. [9]

Ya shirya fim ɗinsa na farko mai suna Light In The Dark, wanda ya shirya tare da Chidinma Uzodike mai suna Light In The Dark, wanda aka fitar a sinima na Najeriya da Ghana [10] a ranar 25 ga Janairu 2019. Ya sami zaɓaɓɓu uku a AMVCA 2022, ciki har da Mafi Kyawun Darakta. An fara nuna shi a bukukuwan fina-finai a nahiyoyi 5, ciki har da Nollywood Week a Paris, [11] Silicon Valley African Film Festival [12] da Soo Film Festivals duka a Amurka, Brasilia International Film Festival a Brazil, Durban International Film Festival [13] a Afirka ta Kudu da sauran ƙasashe a Indiya, Masar, Tunisia, Najeriya da Ostiraliya . Ya lashe kyautar Mafi Kyawun Darakta a bikin fina-finai na ƙasa da ƙasa na Kaduna [14] a shekarar 2020 saboda wannan fim ɗin.

Ya jagoranci fim ɗinsa na biyu mai suna ' One Lagos Night ' [15] wanda Netflix ne kawai ya saya shi [16] kuma fitowarsa ta duniya a dandalinsu ta kasance a ranar 29 ga Mayu 2021. Shi ne kuma fim ɗin ƙarshe a bikin fina-finai na mako na Nollywood, Paris [17] wanda aka gudanar a yanar gizo a 2021. Ya sami zaɓe biyu a AMVCA 2022. [18]

A shekarar 2022, ya yi wani fim mai suna 'Honey Money' wanda Nancy Isime, Timini Egbuson, Iyabo Ojo, Femi Branch, Babarex, Uzee Usman, Sandra Okunzuwa, Junior Pope da sauransu suka fito. Shi ne darakta, mai shiryawa da kuma babban furodusa. [19] An fitar da fim ɗin a sinima A watan Afrilun 2023. Amazon Prime ta fitar da [20] fina-finansa guda biyu na musamman ga dandalinsu na Prime Video a watan Afrilun 2024 mai suna Ambivalent da Kali. [21]

Shi ne ya jagoranci kuma ya shirya fim ɗin mai taken 'Move Like A Boss' wanda aka fara nunawa a sinima na Najeriya a watan Agusta na 2024. [22]

Fina-finansa 'I Hate Love Stories' da 'Honey Money' an nuna su a bikin fina-finan Zanzibar International a watan Agusta, kuma su ne fina-finan Najeriya na farko da aka nuna a bikin fina-finai cikin kusan shekaru 10. [23] A ranar 18 ga Yuli, 2025, ya fitar da fim dinsa na farko wanda ba na Turanci ba, wani wasan kwaikwayo mai kayatarwa na harshen Yoruba mai suna Èwò, wanda ke nufin haramun a Turanci. [24] An fitar da shi a gidajen sinima a fadin Najeriya da Ghana. [25]

Shi ma malami ne na musamman [26] a Makarantar Kafafen Yaɗa Labarai da Sadarwa, Jami'ar Pan Atlantic inda yake koyar da ɗaliban shekarar ƙarshe game da shirya fina-finai da dabarunsu. Yana kuma shirya tarurrukan bita kyauta ga matasa masu shirya fina-finai da ake kira Shirin Hotuna inda yake koyar da rubutun allo, yin fim da kuma yin wasan kwaikwayo don allon. An gudanar da shi sau biyu. Ya yi jawabi na Ted a shekarar 2020 a Gabashin Najeriya inda ya yi magana game da ikon ba da labarai ta hanyar fina-finai. Yana ɗaya daga cikin masu jawabi da Cibiyar Fasaha ta Massachusetts (MIT) ta gayyata don yin jawabi a wani taro mai taken 'Bidiyon Bidiyo a Hannun Mutane' wanda aka gudanar a harabar makarantar a watan Oktoban 2022 a Boston . [27]

Rayuwa ta sirri

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Ya yi aure a watan Afrilun 2012 da Muti Mekwunye, (née Omotosho) a Legas kuma suna da 'ya'ya biyu tare. [28]

Fim ɗin fim

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Fim ɗin da aka zaɓa

Year Title Major Cast Role Notes
2011-2013 Jara Helen Paul, Uti Nwachukwu, Producer TV show
2011-2013 53extra Eku Edewor, Dolapo Oni, Producer TV show
2011-2013 Channel O Denrele Edun, Producer, director TV show
2013 MTV Shuga 3 Nick Mutuma, Timini Egbuson, Emmanuel Ikubese, Tiwa Savage, Chris Attoh Project coordinator TV series
2013 My Big Nigerian Wedding Sisi Yemmie, Bobo Yomi, Director, producer, executive producer TV show
2013 Oblivious Deyemi Okanlawon, Kiki Omeili, Uzor Osimkpa Screenwriter, producer, executive producer Short film, winner for the 2015 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards for Best short film
2015 The Encounter Gregory Ojefua, Amarachi Onoh, Stan Nze, Producer Short film, winner for the 2017 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards for Best Sound Design
2015 A Simple Letter Nancy Isime, Paul Utomi Producer Short film
2016 Lasgidi Vice Theresa Edem, Bucci Franklin, Hauwa Allahbura, Tunji Ogunkeye Producer Short film
2018 Sylvia Zainab Balogun, Chris Attoh, Ini Dima-Okojie and Udoka Oyeka Producer Feature film, available on Prime Video
2019 Light In The Dark Rita Dominic, Joke Silva, Kalu Ikeagwu, Kiki Omeili, Bimbo Ademoye, Ngozi Nwosu, Saidi Balogun Story writer, director, producer, executive producer Feature film, available on Netflix
2021 One Lagos Night Frank Donga, Gold Ikponmwosa, Eniola Badmus, Genoveva Umeh and Ali Nuhu Director, producer, executive producer Feature film, available on Netflix
2023 How to Love Me Yvonne Jegede, IK Ogbonna, Director, producer, executive producer Feature film, available on Prime Video
2023 Honey Money Nancy Isime, Timini Egbuson, Iyabo Ojo, Femi Branch, Director, producer, executive producer Feature film
2024 Ambivalent Gabriel Afolayan, Derby Frankson, Aereis Umusu, Anita.O James, Writer, director, producer, executive producer Feature film, available on Prime Video
2024 Kali Lota Chukwu, Bimbo Manuel, Preach Bassey, Nedine Love, Blessing Martyn, Doddy Abili, Christle Lotanna Chris-Okafor, Writer, director, producer, executive producer Feature film, available on Prime Video
2024 I Hate Love Stories Gabriel Afolayan, Obioma Ofoegbu, Hadar Mike Sanda Director, producer,

executive producer

 Production companies: Bukana Motion Pictures and Riverside Productions
2024 Move Like A Boss Nancy Isime, IK Ogbonna, Yemi Solade, Jaiye Kuti, Tope Olowoniyan, MC Lively, Denrenle Edun, Director, producer, casting director Feature film, available on Prime Video
2025 Èwò(Forbidden) Bimbo Ademoye, Ademola Adedoyin, Taiwo Hassan, Jaiye Kuti, Saidi Balogun, Akin Lewis, Yinka Quadri, Moyo Lawal, Tina Mba, Dele Odule, Director, producer, Writer, casting director, Executive Producer Feature film, available in Cinemas in Nigeria and Ghana

Manazarta

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  1. ↑ "Conference Details". Bearing Witness, Seeking Justice. Archived from the original on 2024-04-21. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
  2. ↑ "Conference Details". Bearing Witness, Seeking Justice. Archived from the original on 2024-04-21. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
  3. ↑ "Conference Details". Bearing Witness, Seeking Justice. Archived from the original on 2024-04-21. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
  4. ↑ "Conference Details". Bearing Witness, Seeking Justice. Archived from the original on 2024-04-21. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
  5. ↑ "Leute: Nollywood Germany statt Bollywood". July 18, 2018 – via www.welt.de.
  6. ↑ Mboho, Eddy (October 3, 2018). "Sylvia Review - Directed by Daniel Oriahi and Produced by Ekene Mekwunye". Archived from the original on September 22, 2022. Retrieved December 11, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Sylvia... The 'art' of exploring 'spirit husband' in Nollywood". September 9, 2018.
  8. ↑ "'Sylvia' debuts at Nollywood Week in Paris". May 4, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Sylvia (2018)". BFI.
  10. ↑ "Conference Details". Bearing Witness, Seeking Justice. Archived from the original on 2024-04-21. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
  11. ↑ "Conference Details". Bearing Witness, Seeking Justice. Archived from the original on 2024-04-21. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
  12. ↑ "Conference Details". Bearing Witness, Seeking Justice. Archived from the original on 2024-04-21. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
  13. ↑ "Leute: Nollywood Germany statt Bollywood". July 18, 2018 – via www.welt.de.
  14. ↑ Mboho, Eddy (October 3, 2018). "Sylvia Review - Directed by Daniel Oriahi and Produced by Ekene Mekwunye". Archived from the original on September 22, 2022. Retrieved December 11, 2025.
  15. ↑ "Conference Details". Bearing Witness, Seeking Justice. Archived from the original on 2024-04-21. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
  16. ↑ "Conference Details". Bearing Witness, Seeking Justice. Archived from the original on 2024-04-21. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
  17. ↑ "Conference Details". Bearing Witness, Seeking Justice. Archived from the original on 2024-04-21. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
  18. ↑ "Conference Details". Bearing Witness, Seeking Justice. Archived from the original on 2024-04-21. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
  19. ↑ "Conference Details". Bearing Witness, Seeking Justice. Archived from the original on 2024-04-21. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
  20. ↑ "Conference Details". Bearing Witness, Seeking Justice. Archived from the original on 2024-04-21. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
  21. ↑ "Conference Details". Bearing Witness, Seeking Justice. Archived from the original on 2024-04-21. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
  22. ↑ "Conference Details". Bearing Witness, Seeking Justice. Archived from the original on 2024-04-21. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
  23. ↑ "Conference Details". Bearing Witness, Seeking Justice. Archived from the original on 2024-04-21. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
  24. ↑ "Conference Details". Bearing Witness, Seeking Justice. Archived from the original on 2024-04-21. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
  25. ↑ "Conference Details". Bearing Witness, Seeking Justice. Archived from the original on 2024-04-21. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
  26. ↑ "Conference Details". Bearing Witness, Seeking Justice. Archived from the original on 2024-04-21. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
  27. ↑ "Conference Details". Bearing Witness, Seeking Justice. Archived from the original on 2024-04-21. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
  28. ↑ "Conference Details". Bearing Witness, Seeking Justice. Archived from the original on 2024-04-21. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
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