Ekene Som Mekwunye

Ekene Som Mekwunye (an haife shi a ranar 22 ga Afrilu 1978) daraktan fina-finai ne na Najeriya, furodusa, marubucin allo da kuma mai koyarwa.  An san shi da bayar da umarni da kuma shirya fina-finai kamar Light In The Dark, One Lagos Night, Honey Money, Sylvia da Èwò.

 Sana'a 
Mekwunye ya fara aikinsa na mataimakin kyamara a cocinsa kafin ya sami aiki a Africa Magic, inda ya yi aiki a kan 53extra da Jara da kuma duk abubuwan da ke cikin Channel O a Najeriya. Daga baya ya halarci Kwalejin Fina-finai ta New York da ke Los Angeles don yin karatun fim. Ba da daɗewa ba bayan dawowarsa, ya shiga MTV shuga a matsayin mai kula da ayyukan da ke kula da shirya shirye-shiryen talabijin masu kayatarwa mai taken Shuga 3. Ya jagoranci wani ɗan gajeren fim, Oblivious wanda ya lashe kyautar AMVCA  (Africa Magic Viewers Choice Award) a shekarar 2015 don mafi kyawun fim.

Bayan ya bar MTV Shuga, ya fara kamfaninsa, Riverside Productions daga baya kuma ya ƙirƙiri wani shirin talabijin mai suna My Big Nigerian Wedding wanda ya zama babban shirin talabijin na gaskiya na aure a Afirka. Daga baya ya shirya gajerun fina-finai guda 3 masu suna The Encounter,  A Simple Letter da Lasgidi Vice. The Encounter ya lashe kyautar AMVCA  don mafi kyawun waƙoƙin sauti/sautin asali a 2017 kuma Lasgidi Vice ya sami damar yin fim a bikin fina-finai na Cannes International  a 2018. Ya shirya fim ɗinsa na farko mai suna Sylvia,  wanda aka fitar a sinima na Najeriya  a watan Satumba na 2018, sun kuma nuna fim ɗin a bukukuwan fina-finai na duniya daban-daban ciki har da Nollywood Week  a Paris da BFI. 

Ya shirya fim ɗinsa na farko mai suna Light In The Dark, wanda ya shirya tare da Chidinma Uzodike mai suna Light In The Dark, wanda aka fitar a sinima na Najeriya da Ghana  a ranar 25 ga Janairu 2019. Ya sami zaɓaɓɓu uku a AMVCA 2022, ciki har da Mafi Kyawun Darakta.  An fara nuna shi a bukukuwan fina-finai a nahiyoyi 5, ciki har da Nollywood Week a Paris,  Silicon Valley African Film Festival  da Soo Film Festivals duka a Amurka, Brasilia International Film Festival a Brazil, Durban International Film Festival  a Afirka ta Kudu da sauran ƙasashe a Indiya, Masar, Tunisia, Najeriya da Ostiraliya . Ya lashe kyautar Mafi Kyawun Darakta a bikin fina-finai na ƙasa da ƙasa na Kaduna  a shekarar 2020 saboda wannan fim ɗin.

Ya jagoranci fim ɗinsa na biyu mai suna ' One Lagos Night '  wanda Netflix ne kawai ya saya shi  kuma fitowarsa ta duniya a dandalinsu ta kasance a ranar 29 ga Mayu 2021. Shi ne kuma fim ɗin ƙarshe a bikin fina-finai na mako na Nollywood, Paris  wanda aka gudanar a yanar gizo a 2021. Ya sami zaɓe biyu a AMVCA 2022. 

A shekarar 2022, ya yi wani fim mai suna 'Honey Money' wanda Nancy Isime, Timini Egbuson, Iyabo Ojo, Femi Branch, Babarex, Uzee Usman, Sandra Okunzuwa, Junior Pope da sauransu suka fito. Shi ne darakta, mai shiryawa da kuma babban furodusa.  An fitar da fim ɗin a sinima A watan Afrilun 2023. Amazon Prime ta fitar da  fina-finansa guda biyu na musamman ga dandalinsu na Prime Video a watan Afrilun 2024 mai suna Ambivalent da Kali. 

Shi ne ya jagoranci kuma ya shirya fim ɗin mai taken 'Move Like A Boss' wanda aka fara nunawa a sinima na Najeriya a watan Agusta na 2024. 

Fina-finansa 'I Hate Love Stories' da 'Honey Money' an nuna su a bikin fina-finan Zanzibar International a watan Agusta, kuma su ne fina-finan Najeriya na farko da aka nuna a bikin fina-finai cikin kusan shekaru 10.  A ranar 18 ga Yuli, 2025, ya fitar da fim dinsa na farko wanda ba na Turanci ba, wani wasan kwaikwayo mai kayatarwa na harshen Yoruba mai suna Èwò, wanda ke nufin haramun a Turanci.  An fitar da shi a gidajen sinima a fadin Najeriya da Ghana. 

Shi ma malami ne na musamman  a Makarantar Kafafen Yaɗa Labarai da Sadarwa, Jami'ar Pan Atlantic inda yake koyar da ɗaliban shekarar ƙarshe game da shirya fina-finai da dabarunsu. Yana kuma shirya tarurrukan bita kyauta ga matasa masu shirya fina-finai da ake kira Shirin Hotuna inda yake koyar da rubutun allo, yin fim da kuma yin wasan kwaikwayo don allon. An gudanar da shi sau biyu. Ya yi jawabi na Ted a shekarar 2020 a Gabashin Najeriya inda ya yi magana game da ikon ba da labarai ta hanyar fina-finai.  Yana ɗaya daga cikin masu jawabi da Cibiyar Fasaha ta Massachusetts (MIT) ta gayyata don yin jawabi a wani taro mai taken 'Bidiyon Bidiyo a Hannun Mutane' wanda aka gudanar a harabar makarantar a watan Oktoban 2022 a Boston . 

 Rayuwa ta sirri 
Ya yi aure a watan Afrilun 2012 da Muti Mekwunye, (née Omotosho) a Legas kuma suna da 'ya'ya biyu tare. 

 Fim ɗin fim 
Fim ɗin da aka zaɓa
YearTitleMajor CastRoleNotes2011-2013JaraHelen Paul, Uti Nwachukwu,ProducerTV show2011-201353extraEku Edewor, Dolapo Oni,ProducerTV show2011-2013Channel ODenrele Edun,Producer, directorTV show2013MTV Shuga 3Nick Mutuma, Timini Egbuson, Emmanuel Ikubese, Tiwa Savage, Chris AttohProject coordinatorTV series2013My Big Nigerian WeddingSisi Yemmie, Bobo Yomi,Director, producer, executive producerTV show2013ObliviousDeyemi Okanlawon, Kiki Omeili, Uzor OsimkpaScreenwriter, producer, executive producerShort film, winner for the 2015 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards for Best short film2015The EncounterGregory Ojefua, Amarachi Onoh, Stan Nze,ProducerShort film, winner for the 2017 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards for Best Sound Design2015A Simple LetterNancy Isime, Paul UtomiProducerShort film2016Lasgidi ViceTheresa Edem, Bucci Franklin, Hauwa Allahbura, Tunji OgunkeyeProducerShort film2018SylviaZainab Balogun, Chris Attoh, Ini Dima-Okojie and Udoka OyekaProducerFeature film, available on Prime Video2019Light In The DarkRita Dominic, Joke Silva, Kalu Ikeagwu, Kiki Omeili, Bimbo Ademoye, Ngozi Nwosu, Saidi BalogunStory writer, director, producer, executive producerFeature film, available on Netflix2021One Lagos NightFrank Donga, Gold Ikponmwosa, Eniola Badmus, Genoveva Umeh and Ali NuhuDirector, producer, executive producerFeature film, available on Netflix2023How to Love MeYvonne Jegede, IK Ogbonna,Director, producer, executive producerFeature film, available on Prime Video2023Honey MoneyNancy Isime, Timini Egbuson, Iyabo Ojo, Femi Branch,Director, producer, executive producerFeature film2024AmbivalentGabriel Afolayan, Derby Frankson, Aereis Umusu, Anita.O James,Writer, director, producer, executive producerFeature film, available on Prime Video2024KaliLota Chukwu, Bimbo Manuel, Preach Bassey, Nedine Love, Blessing Martyn, Doddy Abili, Christle Lotanna Chris-Okafor,Writer, director, producer, executive producerFeature film, available on Prime Video2024I Hate Love StoriesGabriel Afolayan, Obioma Ofoegbu, Hadar Mike SandaDirector, producer,
executive producerProduction companies: Bukana Motion Pictures and Riverside Productions2024Move Like A BossNancy Isime, IK Ogbonna, Yemi Solade, Jaiye Kuti, Tope Olowoniyan, MC Lively, Denrenle Edun,Director, producer, casting directorFeature film, available on Prime Video2025Èwò(Forbidden)Bimbo Ademoye, Ademola Adedoyin, Taiwo Hassan, Jaiye Kuti, Saidi Balogun, Akin Lewis, Yinka Quadri, Moyo Lawal, Tina Mba, Dele Odule,Director, producer, Writer, casting director, Executive ProducerFeature film, available in Cinemas in Nigeria and Ghana

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