About

Known credits:
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Birthday:
1948-02-26
Place of birth:
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Tunde Kelani

Overview

Tunde Kelani holds a Diploma in the Art and Technique of Film-making from the London International Film School, London. After many years in the Nigerian Film Industry as a Cinematographer, he now manages Mainframe Film & Television Productions, an outfit formed to document Nigeria's rich culture.

Tunde Kelani has worked on most feature films produced in the country in his capacity as a Cinematographer. Some of 16mm feature films include: Anikura; Ogun Ajaye; Iya Ni Wura; Taxi Driver; Iwa and Fopomoyo. In the area of video productions, he has to his credit award-winning feature videos: Ti Oluwa Nile; Ayo Ni Mo Fe; Koseegbe and Oleku.

An advocate of 'Alternative Technology' in motion picture production in Africa, Tunde Kelani has successfully produced and directed two digital features,Saworoide, Thunderbolt. He also completed work one of his latest digital films 'Agogo-eewo' shot on widescreen digitally on Dvcam. In addition to the M-net short features films, 'Twins of the Rainforest','A Place Called Home' and 'Barber's Wisdom' (35MM) , he also photographed, produced and directed a short feature in 16mm 'The White Handkerchief' in the same series. He has since added The Campus Queen' Abeni and The Narrow Path, the first set of works to probe further the possibilities of advanced digital film-making.

He recently added a new film Arugba which has just concluded free, open-air community screenings in 57 local government and development council areas of Lagos State in Nigeria. Tunde Kelani uses the Mobile Cinema Project, designed to take information and entertainment to the grassroot.

Tunde Kelani's latest film is Maami that tells the story of a single parent, Maami, and her young son who are desperately poor.

Known for

Directing
2022 Ayinla Directing Director 59
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2021 Cordelia Directing Director N/A
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2014 Dazzling Mirage Directing Director 58
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2012 Maami Directing Director 58
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2008 Arugbá Directing Director N/A
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2006 Abeni Directing Director N/A
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2006 Abeni 2 Directing Director N/A
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2006 The Narrow Path Directing Director N/A
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2004 The Campus Queen Directing Director N/A
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2001 Thunderbolt Directing Director 59
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1999 Saworoide Directing Director 59
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1995 Kòseégbé Directing Director N/A
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1993 Ti Oluwa Ni Ilẹ́ Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2006 The Narrow Path Writing Writer N/A
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2001 Thunderbolt Writing Screenplay 59
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1993 Ti Oluwa Ni Ilẹ́ Writing Writer N/A
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Production
2021 Cordelia Production Producer N/A
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2006 Abeni Production Producer N/A
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2004 The Campus Queen Production Producer N/A
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1999 Saworoide Production Producer 59
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Crew
2006 Abeni Crew Cinematography N/A
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2001 Thunderbolt Crew Cinematography 59
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