Kenneth Gyang
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Kenneth Gyang | |
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| Born | Barkin Ladi, Plateau State, Nigeria |
| Citizenship | Nigeria |
| Alma mater | National film Institute |
| Occupation | Filmmaker |
| Years active | 2006-present |
| Organization | Cinema Kpatakpata |
| Notable work | Confusion Na Wa (2013) |
Kenneth Gyang (born in Barkin Ladi of Plateau State, Nigeria) is a Nigerian writer, director, and filmmaker who co-founded of the Nigerian film studio Cinema Kpatakpata. He is most well known for his 2013 comedy film Confusion Na Wa.[1]
Career[edit]
Kenneth Gyang studied Film Production at the National Film Institute in Jos and screenwriting at Gaston Kaboré's IMAGINE in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.[2]
Gyang co-founded the Nigerian film studio Cinema Kpatakpata in 2010 with Yinka Edward and Tom Rowlands-Rees.[3]
Gyang has worked with the BBC World Service Trust, directing their highly quality TV drama Wetin Dey which was presented at the International Emmy World Television Festival in New York City.[4] He has also worked with Communicating For Change as an Associate Producer on Bayelsian Silhouettes- a series of seven short films on HIV/AIDS. His most recent work is Finding Aisha, a TV series he co-wrote, produced and directed for the Nigerian production company Televista. He directed the AMAA award-winning film Blood and Henna about Meningitis in Northern Nigeria.[5]
Awards and honors[edit]
Two of his short films, as well as a script titled Game of Life, were selected for the Berlinale Talent Campus 2006.[6][7] His submission Mummy Lagos was well received as an official competition entry and was also selected for the Sithengi Talent Campus as part of the Cape Town World Cinema Festival in South Africa.[8]
His film Omule won Best Documentary Film at the 1st Nigerian Students International Film Festival in 2006. Mummy Lagos also won Best Film at the Nigerian Field Society Awards organized by the German Cultural Centre, Goethe-Institut, in Lagos, as well as the Jury Special Mention at the ANIWA festival in Ghana.
In 2006 Gyang was profiled by the influential UK-based BFM magazine as the youngest film director in Nigeria.
In 2013, his debut feature film Confusion Na Wa produced by Tom Rowland Rees was highly acclaimed and went ahead to win the AMAA Awards 2013 for Best Film and Best Nigerian film, also the film went ahead in 2014 to win Nollywood Movie Award for Best Cinematography (Yinka Edwards) and Nollywood Movie Award for Best Director (Kenneth Gyang).[9] It also won Best Film at the Africa Motion Awards in Bayelsa. Gyang also won The Future Awards 2013 Prize In Arts & Culture.
Works[edit]
- Mummy Lagos, short film
- Omule, short film
- Blood and Henna (2012), feature film
- Confusion Na Wa (2012), feature film, debut of Cinema Kpatakpata
- Wetin Dey
- Finding Aisha
References[edit]
- ^ Adedayo, Adedamola (2024-04-03). "My Life In Nollywood: Kenneth Gyang| The Culture Custodian". The Culture Custodian (Est. 2014.). Retrieved 2024-06-05.
- ^ "Young at Art". Highbeam.com. 2006-07-01. Archived from the original on 2012-11-02. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
- ^ "About". Cinema Kpatakpata. 2013-01-13. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
- ^ Ayorinda, Steve (2007-11-12). "Wetin Dey raises the stakes in TV production". Africiné (in French). Retrieved 2024-06-05.
- ^ tudioweb (2014-10-18). "Interview with "Confusion Na Wa" Film Producer Kenneth Gyang". African Studies Association Portal - ASA - ASA. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
- ^ "Alumni Profiles Kenneth Gyang". Berlinale Talent Campus. Archived from the original on 2009-05-04. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
- ^ "Food-related film at the Berlin International Film Festival". Culiblog. 2009-02-09. Archived from the original on 2015-09-07. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
- ^ "TALENTS ON HUNGER, FOOD AND TASTE". Berlinale Talent Campus. Archived from the original on 2009-05-03. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
- ^ "A postmodernist dark comedy". africasacountry.com. 2019-06-15. Retrieved 2024-06-05.