Kunle Afolayan
| Kunle Afolayan | |
|---|---|
 Afolayan at the 2014 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards | |
| Haihuwa |
30 Satumba 1975[1] Ebute Metta, Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria |
| Aiki | Actor, Director, Producer |
| Shekaran tashe | 1999-Present |
| Shahara akan | Saworoide, Agogo Ewo, Phone Swap, 1 October |
| Uwar gida(s) |
Tolu Afolayan
(m. 2007; div. 2019) |
| Yara | 4 |
| Iyaye(s) | Adeyemi Josiah Afolayan (Ade Love - father) |
| Dangi |
Moji Afolayan (sister) Gabriel Afolayan (brother) Aremu Afolayan (brother) Anu Afolayan (brother) |
Kunle Afolayan (listen ⓘ ) (an haife shi 30 Satumba 1975)[2] ɗan wasan kwaikwayo ne na Najeriya, furodusa kuma darakta. Ana yaba masa sosai don haɓaka ingancin fina-finan Nollywood ta hanyar kasafin kuɗi mai yawa, harbi akan 35mm, fitowa a silima, da haɓaka cliché na labarun Nollywood. Bayan ya fara harkar fim a matsayin ɗan wasa a cikin wasan kwaikwayo na siyasa na 1999 Saworoide, Afolayan ya fara fitowa a matsayin darakta a 2006 tare da Irapada, ɗan Najeriya mai ban mamaki, wanda ya lashe lambar yabo ta Afirka Movie Academy Award for Best Film in African Language . Ƙididdigar jagorancin sa na biyo baya sun hada da Figurine, Swap Phone, Oktoba 1 , da Citation . 1 ga Oktoba ita ce ta lashe kyautar manyan fina-finan Afirka 16 a shekarar 2015 kuma shi ne na biyu mafi girma a fina-finan Najeriya da ya samu kudin shiga a gidajen sinima na Najeriya a lokacin da aka fitar da shi, abin da Afolayan ya sake yi bayan shekara biyu tare da The CEO . A cikin 2021, darektan ya sanya hannu kan yarjejeniyar hoto uku tare da Netflix. Swallow, fasalin allo na littafin Sefi Atta mai suna iri ɗaya shine farkon wanda aka saki a cikin Oktoba 2021, sannan Aníkúlápó , wani almara na fantasy na Najeriya da aka saki a cikin Satumba 2022. Afolayan ya bayyana aikin a matsayin " Wasan Al'adu da aka sake yin a Najeriya amma tare da kyakkyawan wakilcin al'adunmu" Kwanaki goma sha ɗaya bayan fitowar sa, shine # 1 mafi kyawun kallo wanda ba Ingilishi ba na asali na Netflix.[3][4]
Rayuwar farko da aiki
[gyara sashe | gyara masomin]Afolayan dan kabilar Igbomina ne – Yarbawa, daga jihar Kwara . Dan gidan wasan kwaikwayo ne kuma daraktan fina-finai Ade Love . Ya yi karatu a fannin tattalin arziki kuma ya fara aiki a banki yayin da yake yin wasu abubuwa na yau da kullun, kafin ya yanke shawarar matsawa zuwa yin fim na cikakken lokaci kuma ya ɗauki kwas a Kwalejin Fina-finai ta New York . [5] Tun shekarar 2005 ya fara aiki a masana'antar fina-finan Najeriya . Ya yi fina-finai da dama da suka hada da: Figurine: Araromire wanda ya kasance cikin harsunan Yarbanci da Ingilishi da Swap na Waya wanda ya fito da Wale Ojo, Joke Silva, Nse Ikpe Etim da Chika Okpala . Figurine ta lashe manyan kyautuka guda biyar a Kwalejin Fina-Finai ta Afirka kuma ta yi nasara a gidajen wasan kwaikwayo na Najeriya.[6]
Afolayan ya fito a bikin fina-finai na Subversive a 2011 inda ya wakilci masana'antar fina-finan Najeriya tare da abokin aikinsa Zeb Ejiro.[7] A cikin Mayu 2013, Phone Swap ya fara farawa a Faransa a bugu na farko na NollywoodWeek Paris kuma ya lashe lambar yabo ta Zaɓin Jama'a.[8][9]
Rayuwa ta sirri
[gyara sashe | gyara masomin]Afolayan ya auri Tolu a shekarar 2007, kuma suna da ‘ya’ya hudu. Auren su ya ƙare a 2019. Ya bayyana a matsayin mai tunani mai 'yanci .
Hotunan Tasirin Zinariya
[gyara sashe | gyara masomin]Afolayan shi ne Shugaba na Golden Effects Pictures, wani kamfanin shirya fina-finai da shirya fina-finai na Najeriya da aka kafa a shekarar 2005. Fina-finan na kamfanin sun hada da Irapada, Figurine, Swap Phone, 1 Oktoba, Roti, Omugwo, Kotun Koli, Shugaba da Mokalik . [10]
Netflix yarjejeniyar
[gyara sashe | gyara masomin]Mai yin fim ya kulla yarjejeniya da Netflix a cikin 2021 don yin fina-finai guda uku, gami da daidaita allo na littafin Swallow na Sefi Atta. Shi da marubucin ne suka rubuta rubutun wanda aka ruwaito yana da juzu'i daga ainihin labarin. Fim din ya shafi wata mata da ta fara tunanin shiga fataucin miyagun kwayoyi a Legas a tsakiyar shekarun 80s.
Fim ɗinsa na 2022 Anikulapo shine fim ɗin da aka fi zaɓa a 2023 Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards, tare da nods 16.
Rigima
[gyara sashe | gyara masomin]A ranar 6 ga Afrilu, 2015, Afolayan ya wallafa wani sako a shafinsa na twitter wanda ke nuna cewa kabilar Igbo ne suka fi yawa a take hakkin mallaka a Najeriya. Kokarin da magoya bayansa suka yi masa ya sa Afolayan ya nemi gafara da kuma bayanin cewa ya damu da satar fina-finansa, musamman barazanar yiwuwar fitar da kwafin da ba shi da lasisi a ranar 1 ga Oktoba, fim dinsa na baya-bayan nan a lokacin. Ba da daɗewa ba bayan fashewar sa, kwafin 1 ga Oktoba da aka yi fashin ya bugi kasuwa a ranar 13 ga Afrilu 2015.[11][12][13]
A wata hira da aka yi da mujallar Cable, an ambato Afolayan yana cewa ba ya kallon fina-finan Najeriya da yawa; “Maganar gaskiya, da kyar nake kallonsu domin ina sha’awar kallon fina-finan da za su kalubalance ni kuma su canza ra’ayi na game da wasu abubuwa. ” kuma hakan ya sa ya samu amsa masu zafi daga masoya da wasu abokan aikinsa a masana’antar fina-finan Najeriya. Kwanaki bayan wannan labari ya balle, Afolayan ya yada wani bidiyo a shafukan sada zumunta inda ya bayyana cewa an dauke shi daga cikin mahallin sannan kuma ya yi kokarin daidaita tarihin
Filmography
[gyara sashe | gyara masomin]| Year | Film | Role | Notes | Ref | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actor | Director | Producer | Writer | ||||
| 1999 | Saworoide | Ee | |||||
| 2002 | Agogo Eewo | Ee | |||||
| 2005 | Ti Ala Ba Ku | Ee | |||||
| 2006 | Irapada | Ee | Ee | Ee | Ee | ||
| Èjiwòrò | Ee | ||||||
| 2007 | Onitemi | Ee | |||||
| 2009 | The Figurine | Ee | Ee | ||||
| Farayola | Ee | ||||||
| 2012 | Phone Swap | Ee | Ee | Ee | |||
| 2014 | Dazzling Mirage | Ee | |||||
| 1 October | Ee | Ee | Ee | ||||
| 2016 | The CEO | Ee | Ee | ||||
| 2017 | The Bridge | Ee | Ee | ||||
| Omugwo | Ee | Ee | |||||
| 2018 | Crazy People | Ee | |||||
| 2019 | Mokalik | Ee | Ee | ||||
| Diamonds in the Sky | Ee | ||||||
| 2020 | Citation | Ee | |||||
| 2021 | Ayinla | Ee | |||||
| Swallow | Ee | Ee | Ee | Ee | |||
| A Naija Christmas | Ee | ||||||
| 2022 | Anikulapo | Ee | Ee | Ee | |||
| 2023 | Ijogbon | yes | |||||
Kyaututtuka da zaɓe
[gyara sashe | gyara masomin]| Shekara | Kyauta | Kashi | Fim | Sakamako | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Mafi kyawun Kyautar Nollywood | Darakta na shekara | Diamond a cikin Sky|style="background: #FDD; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="no table-no2"|Ayyanawa | ||
| 2021 | Netan Girmamawa | Jarumin da aka fi nema | style="background: #FDD; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="no table-no2"|Ayyanawa | ||
| 2023 | Kyautar Kyautar Zabin Masu Kallon Afirka | Mafi kyawun Harshen Asalin - Yarbanci | Anikulapo|style="background: #99FF99; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="yes table-yes2"|Lashewa | ||
| style="background: #FDD; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="no table-no2"|Ayyanawa | |||||
| style="background: #99FF99; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="yes table-yes2"|Lashewa | |||||
| style="background: #FDD; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="no table-no2"|Ayyanawa |
Duba kuma
[gyara sashe | gyara masomin]- Jerin mutanen Yarbawa
- Jerin masu shirya fina-finan Najeriya
Nassoshi
[gyara sashe | gyara masomin]- ↑ "Its Kunle Afolayan's birthday". The Nation. Archived from the original on 7 October 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
- ↑ http://thenationonlineng.net/new/its-kunle-afolayans-birthday/
- ↑ https://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/05/kunle-afolayan-set-release-roti/
- ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2012/oct/30/kunle-afolayan-nollywood-cinema
- ↑ http://www.unesco.org/new/en/media-services/single-view/news/nollywood_rivals_bollywood_in_filmvideo_production/
- ↑ http://www.nollywoodweek.com/
- ↑ "'Mi smo nova filmska revolucija'". www.tportal.hr. Archived from the original on 8 January 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ↑ "NollywoodWeek Paris". nollywoodweek.com. Archived from the original on 6 October 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
- ↑ "Nollywood rivals Bollywood in film/video production". United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. 5 May 2009. Archived from the original on 31 March 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ "EXCLUSIVE: "I Was Just Bitter", Kunle Afolayan On His 'Igbo' Tweets - Channels Television". Channels Television. Archived from the original on 11 April 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
- ↑ ""Pirated copies of October 1 film now released, please don't buy"". Pulse Nigeria. 13 April 2015. Archived from the original on 4 April 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2017.