Fiche Personne
Cinéma/TV
Wale Ojo
Réalisateur/trice, Acteur/trice, Producteur/trice
(Homme)
Nigeria
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Site web : www.facebook.com/Wale-Ojo-292511050817817/
Français
Acteur, réalisateur et producteur nigérian.
Wale Ojo a commencé à joué avec la première station de télé en Afrique comme enfant prodige et star. Il devient professionnel au Royaume-Uni à l’âge de 21 ans. Il est le pionnier et le fondateur du New Nigeria Cinema (mouvement et société de production) dont le but est d’améliorer la qualité des films nigérians. Jusqu’à maintenant, il dirige un festival appelé « New Nigeria Cinema Day » (« Journée du Nouveau cinéma du Nigéria) au British Film Institute, à Londres. Grand amoureux de Shakespeare, il chercher à adapter le « Bard’s play » (« Macbeth ») pour une version africaine au cinéma.
Source:
www.whitecolourblack.com/category/cast/
traduit de l’anglais par Thierno I. Dia
Wale Ojo a commencé à joué avec la première station de télé en Afrique comme enfant prodige et star. Il devient professionnel au Royaume-Uni à l’âge de 21 ans. Il est le pionnier et le fondateur du New Nigeria Cinema (mouvement et société de production) dont le but est d’améliorer la qualité des films nigérians. Jusqu’à maintenant, il dirige un festival appelé « New Nigeria Cinema Day » (« Journée du Nouveau cinéma du Nigéria) au British Film Institute, à Londres. Grand amoureux de Shakespeare, il chercher à adapter le « Bard’s play » (« Macbeth ») pour une version africaine au cinéma.
Source:
www.whitecolourblack.com/category/cast/
traduit de l’anglais par Thierno I. Dia
English
Wale Ojo began acting with the first television station in Africa as a child prodigy and star. He turned professional in the United Kingdom at the age of 21. He is the pioneer and founder of the New Nigeria Cinema [movement and production company]whose aim is to improve the quality of Nigerian films. To date, he runs a yearly festival titled New Nigeria Cinema Day at the British Film Institute in London. A great lover of Shakespeare, he is at the moment researching an African movie adaptation of one of the Bard’s play.
Wale Ojo gained popularity with the popular comedy series set in London titled MEET THE ADEBANJOS. The series became popular all over Africa and especially in Nigeria. Wale has also starred in several movies notably PHONE SWAP now a Nigerian cult movie, JOHNNY ENGLISH REBORN, THE GUARD, HALF OF A YELLOW SUN,THE PHILANTROPIST,FIFTY and so on. Latest releases for 2016 are THE CEO, AYANMA and THE EVENT. Wale is also the founder of a movement and production company called NEW NIGERIA CINEMA due to release its first feature in 2016 titled THE GHOST OF TARKWA BAY.
Wale Ojo is the founder of New Nigeria Cinema. His aim with NNC is to create high quality films from Nigeria. He has a relationship with the British Film Institute for the screening of Nigerian films on a yearly basis. Wale is an accomplished actor who has plyed his trade for over two decades. He has acted in every major theatre in the United Kingdom and has performed in movies with Rowan Atkinson, Don Cheadle, Brendan Gleeson, Gill Scott and so on. His latest film project is a cameo appearance in the film « Half of a Yellow Sun ». Wale is very popularly known as Mr. Adebanjo in the series MEET THE ADEBANJOS which is a British Nigerian comedy set in London that has gained success and popularity in Africa and is set to air season 2 late in the year. His most successful film to date in Nigeria is PHONE SWAP directed by Kunle Afolayan which won him a Best Actor award at the NEA’s and Ovation events in Lagos last year. Next year Wale Ojo is set to begin pre-production on a new film titled « Kalakuta Express » which promises to be daring and explosive.
Source:
* www.whitecolourblack.com/category/cast/
* https://www.facebook.com/Wale-Ojo-292511050817817/about/
* www.africafilmfest.org/index.php/shortcodes/2013-jury
Wale Ojo gained popularity with the popular comedy series set in London titled MEET THE ADEBANJOS. The series became popular all over Africa and especially in Nigeria. Wale has also starred in several movies notably PHONE SWAP now a Nigerian cult movie, JOHNNY ENGLISH REBORN, THE GUARD, HALF OF A YELLOW SUN,THE PHILANTROPIST,FIFTY and so on. Latest releases for 2016 are THE CEO, AYANMA and THE EVENT. Wale is also the founder of a movement and production company called NEW NIGERIA CINEMA due to release its first feature in 2016 titled THE GHOST OF TARKWA BAY.
Wale Ojo is the founder of New Nigeria Cinema. His aim with NNC is to create high quality films from Nigeria. He has a relationship with the British Film Institute for the screening of Nigerian films on a yearly basis. Wale is an accomplished actor who has plyed his trade for over two decades. He has acted in every major theatre in the United Kingdom and has performed in movies with Rowan Atkinson, Don Cheadle, Brendan Gleeson, Gill Scott and so on. His latest film project is a cameo appearance in the film « Half of a Yellow Sun ». Wale is very popularly known as Mr. Adebanjo in the series MEET THE ADEBANJOS which is a British Nigerian comedy set in London that has gained success and popularity in Africa and is set to air season 2 late in the year. His most successful film to date in Nigeria is PHONE SWAP directed by Kunle Afolayan which won him a Best Actor award at the NEA’s and Ovation events in Lagos last year. Next year Wale Ojo is set to begin pre-production on a new film titled « Kalakuta Express » which promises to be daring and explosive.
Source:
* www.whitecolourblack.com/category/cast/
* https://www.facebook.com/Wale-Ojo-292511050817817/about/
* www.africafilmfest.org/index.php/shortcodes/2013-jury
Films(s)
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Walking with shadowsLong-métrage – 2019Un homme doit accepter son sombre secret et choisir entre garder sa famille ou accepter une vie potentiellement faite de solitude et de rejet. A Lagos, au Nigeria, Ebele Njoko a couru toute sa vie. Une recherche d’acc…Wale Ojo est lié(e) à ce film en tant que acteur/trice
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CEO (The)Long-métrage – 2016Cinq cadres africains d’une multinationale de télécommunications sont réunis dans une belle station balnéaire aux alentours de Lagos au Nigeria à l’occasion d’un séminaire qui doit déboucher sur la nomination du nouveau …Wale Ojo est lié(e) à ce film en tant que acteur/trice
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White Colour BlackLong-métrage – 2016Leke est un jeune photographe qui connait le succès et menant une vie hédoniste à Londres. Les choses vont changer quand il apprend que son père est mort au Sénégal. Un film de Joseph A. Adesunloye UK / Sénégal, 20…Wale Ojo est lié(e) à ce film en tant que acteur/trice
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Half of a Yellow SunLong-métrage – 2013La vie de quatre personnes au moment du combat pour établir une République indépendante au Nigeria. Un film de Biyi Bandele Long métrage, 2013, Nigeria /Royaume-Uni, 1h46min Drame avec Thandie Newton, Chiwetel E…Wale Ojo est lié(e) à ce film en tant que acteur/trice
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Phone SwapLong-métrage – 2012Un film de Kunle Afolayan Nigeria – 2012 – Fiction, 2h00, Comédie romantique. Acteurs : Nse Ikpe-Etim, Wale OjoWale Ojo est lié(e) à ce film en tant que acteur/trice
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