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Olu Yomi Ososanya

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Covers:  Film Culture, Cinema, FIlm and FilmMaking

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Olu Yomi Ososanya’s Biography

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Olu Yomi Ososanya is a film culturist, screenwriter, filmmaker and video essayist.

He has written on TV shows, The Station, Edge of Paradise, The Johnsons, Inspector K, Bad Guys and Africa Magic’s prime time shows, Battleground and Ajoche - reviews for the Durban International Film Festival(DIFF) and contributed essays to The Guardian,Awotele Shadow & Act The Spark,Praxis, TNS and The Native Mag.

A Talents Durban Alumni, His short films have been selected for: Africa International Film Festiv…

Olu Yomi Ososanya’s Journalist Portfolio

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The essence of visual storytelling

The essence of visual storytelling

In a 1964 BBC interview, Master of Suspense, Alfred Hitchcock was asked about his style of filmmaking and the…

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A Blind Spot Holding Back Indie Filmmakers in Nigeria

A Blind Spot Holding Back Indie Filmmakers in Nigeria

caption id="attachment_289005" align="aligncenter" width="1748"] Cover Image Credit: OC Ukeje in "Confusion N…

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What Genevieve Nnaji's Netflix Deal Means For Nollywood

What Genevieve Nnaji's Netflix Deal Means For Nollywood

On September 7, a few days before its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival(TIFF) , it wa…

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All Rights Reserved: Film Sales & Licensing - The Spark

All Rights Reserved: Film Sales & Licensing - The Spark

International sales and distribution are still nascent in the Nigerian filmmaking industry but the success of…

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AV Club: Genre-ly Speaking with Olu Ososanya - The Native

AV Club: Genre-ly Speaking with Olu Ososanya - The Native

If you have walked into any cinema in Nigeria in the last 5 years desiring to see a Nollywood film, you likel…

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BLACK PANTHER: An African Review - By Olu Yomi Ososanya (@Oludascribe)

BLACK PANTHER: An African Review - By Olu Yomi Ososanya (@Oludascribe)

In its 5+ weeks run, Black Panther has become the highest grossing superhero film in the US, one of the highe…

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Articles

Bringing the art of remake into Nollywood | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News

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By Olu Yomi Ososanya
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Whenever a remake of a film is announced it either raises interests to the possibilities or gets fans in a tizzy. Some remakes are cash-grab based, allowing the studio to capitalize on existing Intellectual Property (IP). However, remakes aren’t always as bad a thing as social media rants would have you believe. While some are unnecessary, some are updates which take advantage of the change in film technology since the original film was made, and also the changing times.
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Bringing the art of the remake into Nollywood | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News

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By Olu Yomi Ososanya
| The Guardian (Nigeria) Verified
Film camera Photo: Josep Monter Martinez / Pixabay Whenever a remake of a film is announced it either raises interests to the possibilities or gets fans in a tizzy. Some remakes are cash-grab based, allowing the studio to capitalize on existing Intellectual Property (IP). However, remakes aren’t always as bad a thing as social media rants would have you believe.
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A Question Of Faith | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News

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By Olu Yomi Ososanya
| The Guardian (Nigeria) Verified
In November 2018, a trailer was released in the Nollywood film space, a character played by Zainab Balogun parks her car on 3rd mainland bridge, climbs over the rail and then lets gravity do its thing. It stirred debates in WhatsApp groups and the Twitterverse, Did she really jump? How did they pull it off? What else does the film have to offer? The Film, God Calling(2018) directed by Bibi Sasore who helmed Banana Island Ghost(2017).
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Contributing on African Cinema to a site that focused on African film at home and in the diaspora.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

YES. Eons ago.

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Mikael Blomquist