Obafemi Lasode
Obafemi Lasode | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 4, 1955 |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Citizenship | Nigerian |
| Occupation(s) | actor songwriter playwright film producer director |
| Years active | 1983–present |
Obafemi Lasode (born December 1955) is a Nigerian veteran film actor, songwriter,playwright, film producer and director.[1] He is the chief executive officer of Even-Ezra Nigeria Limited, the stable that produced an award winning movie, titled Sango in 1997.[2][3]
Early life
He was born on December 1955 in Port Harcourt, the capital of Rivers State, Nigeria but hails from Abeokuta, a city in Ogun State southwestern Nigeria.[4] He attended St. Gregory's College at Obalende in Lagos State, Nigeria where he obtained the West African Senior School Certificate.[5] He later proceeded to Kogod School of Business, Washington, D.C. Where he obtained a Bachelor of science degree in Business administration.[6] Thereafter, he obtained a master of science degree in Communication art from Brooklyn College.[7]
Career
He joined the services of Inner City Broadcasting Corporation, New York in 1983 as a Promotions Coordinator where he hosted Sonny Okosuns in 1984 at the world-famous Apollo Theatre in New York, U.S.A.[8] In 1997, he produced and directed an award winning epic African titled Sango, a film that was selected to open the Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Film Festival in 2002.[9] He authored a book titled, Television broadcasting: The Nigerian Experience (1959–1992),[10] currently in use in Nigerian universities.[11]
Filmography
- Sango (1997)
- Mask of Mulumba
- Lishabi
- Tears of Slavery
References
- ^ http://sunnewsonline.com/new/?p=55453
- ^ "Lasode Returns to Nollywood, Builds Nigeria's First Film Village with N25million". Starconnect Media. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Ṣng in Africa and the African Diaspora". google.com.ng. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Nigerian Video Films". google.com.ng. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Nigeria HomePage – Breaking News, Business, Sports, Entertainment and Video News". thenigerianvoice.com. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Afro-optimism". google.com.ng. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Only advancement of technology can curb piracy -FEMI LASODE". nigeriatell.com. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Obafemi Bandele Lasode". African Film Festival Inc. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Femi Lasode: Life after Sango". The Punch – Nigeria's Most Widely Read Newspaper. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ http://www.amazon.co.uk/Television-broadcasting-Nigerian-experience-1959-1992/dp/978316533X
- ^ "Viewing African Cinema in the Twenty-First Century". google.com.ng. Retrieved 18 January 2015.