Jude Idada

Jude Idada jẹ́ òǹkọ̀wé àti òṣèré ni Nigeria  tí ó gbajúmọ̀ fún eré tí ó ṣe àgbékalẹ̀ rẹ̀' The Tenant. Ó sì ti kọ àwọn eré àgbéléwo kékèèke àti àwọn ìro òmíràn.

 Igba Èwe àti Ẹ̀kọ́ 
Idada, láti ìran àwọn Edo, wọ́n bíi sí Lagos, Nigeria, níbẹ̀ ni ó sì dàgbà si.Idada jẹ́ onímọ sáyẹ́ǹsì pọ́ńbélé láì ní ìmọ̀ nínu ẹ̀ka ti iṣẹ́-ọnà kankan nígbàtí ó wà ní ilé ẹ̀kọ́ girama. Èto ìṣègun-òyìnbó ni ó kọ́kọ́ fẹ́ kọ́ ní ilé-ẹ̀kọ́ gíga, ṣùgbọ́n ó padà mú ẹ̀kọ ìdáko ati èto ọrọ̀ ajé. Lẹ́yìn tí ó ṣe táàmù kán, Idada fi ẹ̀kọ́ sílẹ̀, tí ó sì dúró ní ilé fún oṣu mẹsan, lẹ́yin náà ni ó lọ sí tí ó kọ́ eré ìtàgé, University of Ibadan níbẹ̀ sì ni ó ti gba ìwé ẹ̀ri àkọ́kọ́ ti ilé-ìwé gíga.

 Iṣẹ́ 
Lẹ́yìn tí ó kẹ́kọ̀ọ́ gboyè,Idada ṣiṣẹ́ ní Guardian Express Bank, iṣẹ́ tí ó gbà nígbàti ó wà bíi corps member lẹ́yìn èyítí ó lọ sí Arthur Andersen. O ṣíkọ̀ lọ sí Canada, ó gba ìwe-ẹ̀ri kejì ó sì bẹ̀rè sí ní ṣiṣẹ́ ní oríṣiríṣi báankì, ilé-iṣẹ́ ìbánisọ̀rọ̀ àti àwọn iṣẹ́ tí ó jọ mọ́ ọ. Lẹ́yìn tí ó wo àwọn fíìmù kan pẹ̀lú àwọn ọ̀rẹ rẹ̀, ó kọ̀wé fi iṣẹ́ sílẹ̀ láti bẹ̀rẹ ìwé kíkọ àti fíìmu ṣíṣe.

Wọ́n yàn-án gẹ́gẹ́ bíi akọ̀wé fun Toronto International Film Festival àti Afrinolly/Ford Foundation ti Sinimá. Idada kópa nínu ìṣère àkọ́kọ́ ní Relativity Media/AFRIFF .

 Fíìmù 

 Chameleon  (Short Film) – 2016 – Writer/Director
 Blaze Up The Ghetto  (Documentary) – 2010 – Director
 The Tenant (Feature Film) – 2005 – Writer/Producer
 Inside  (Short Film) – 2000 – Director/Producer
 The Woman in my Closet – (Short Film) – 1999 – Director/Producer
 Young Wise Fools – (Short Film) – 1999 – Director/Producer

 Eré orí ị̀tàgé  

 3some   by Idada – 2018 – Director/Producer
 Coma  by Idada – 2013 – Director
 Lost  by Modupe Olaogun – 2013 – Director
 Brixton Stories  by Biyi Bandele – 2012 – Director
 The Flood by Femi Osofisan – 2011 – Director
 In The Name of The Father  – 2008 – Writer/Director
 The Seed of Life – 2008 – Writer/Director
 Love is the Word – 2007 – Writer/Director
 Your God is Dead – 2000 – Director/Writer/Producer
 Power of Love – 1999 – Director/Writer/Producer
 Snares of Lucifer – 1998 – Director/Writer/Producer

 Ipa míràn tí ó kó 

 Eré ìṣe 

 Simi (feature film) – 2016 – For Applegazer and Karmacause Productions, producer, Udoka Oyeka
 Tatu (Feature film) – 2016 – For Filmhouse Productions, producer, Don Omope
 The River (feature film) – 2015 – For Applegazer and Karmacause Productions, Producer Orode Uduaghan
 House Girls (TV Series) – 2015 – For Xandria Productions; Producers, Chineze Anyaene, Theophilus Ukpaa.
 Driving Mr Akin (feature film) – 2015 – For Xandra Productions, producer, Chineze Anyaene.
 Doctor Death (feature film) – 2014 – For Raconteur/Creoternity Productions, Producer Chioma Onyenwe
 The Road (Short film) – 2014 – For Afrinolly/Ford Foundation
 Justice (Short film) – 2014 – For Elvina Ibru Productions
 Sunshine (feature film) – 2013
 Coma (Feature Film) – 2012 – For I Take Media, Producers, Fabian Lojede, Mickey Dube
 Journeys of One (Feature Film) – 2011 – For Omcomm Communications, Producer; Soledad Grognett
 Lagos Connection (Feature Film) – 2011 – For 1 Take Media, Producer; Fabian Lojede
 Afreeka (Feature Film) – 2010
 The Drum (Feature Film) – 2010
 Sex in the Age of Innocence (Feature Film)  – 2009
 No More An Uncle Tom (Feature Film) – 2009
 The Dilemma (Feature Film) – 2008
 Ghetto Red Hot (Feature Film) – 2007 – (Optioned)
 Mirage (Feature Film) – 2006
 Kite (Feature Film) – 2006 – for NTFG Productions, Producer Yifei Zhang
 The Tenant (Feature Film) – 2005 – released 2008 by Broken Manacles Entertainment
 Somewhere in Between (Feature Film) – 2005 (Optioned)
 Faces of a Coin (Feature Film) – 2004 (Optioned)
 Inside – (Short Film) – 2000
 The Woman in my Closet – (Short Film) – 1999
 Young Wise Fools – (Short Film) – 1999
 Two Faces of a Coin (Short Film) – 1998

 Eré orí ìtàgé 

 Sankara – 2016 – Commissioned by G.R.I.P media
 MKO – 2016 – Commissioned by the MKO Abiola family
 3some – 2016 – Optioned by Make It Happen Productions
 The March – 2016 – Optioned by Theatre Magnifica
 Resurrection – 2014 – Optioned by Oracles Repertory Theatre
 The Calling – 2013 – Commissioned by African Theatre Ensemble
 Coma – 2012 – Optioned by Oracles Repertory Theatre
 In The Name of The Father – 2008 – Performed by the Visionaries
 The Seed of Life – 2008 – Performed by the Visionaires
 Love is the Word – 2007 – Performed by the Visionaires
 Vendetta – 2006 – Optioned by the Africa Theatre Ensemble
 Oduduwa "King of the Edos" – 2005 – Performed by the Oracle Repertory Theatre

Published by Createspace/Creoternity Books

 Power of Love – 1994 – Performed by Neighbours International
 Your God is Dead – 1994 – Performed by Neighbours International
 Snares of Lucifer – 1993 – Performed by Neighbours International

 Ìwé 

 More than Comedy (A Biography of Efosa ‘Efex’ Iyamu) – 2015
 Didi Kanu and the Singing Dwarfs of the North – 2015- Createspace/Creoternity Books
 By My Own Hands – 2014 – Createspace/Creoternity Books
 A Box of Chocolates – 2005 – Trafford Publishing (Collection of Short Stories)
 Boom Boom – 2019 – Winepress Publishing

 Ewì 

 Exotica Celestica – 2012 – Createspace/Creoternity Books
 Meditations of a Traveling Mind – 2004
 Oh My Lord! – 1992

 Orin 

 Firefly – 2016 – Chibie; Producer: Brian Quaye, Chibie Okoye
 Life is Sweet– 2013 – Chibie; Producer: Jeff McCulloch
 Speed Demon – 2013– Chibie; Producer: Jeff McCulloch
 Revolution – 2013 – Chibie; Producer: Soji Oyinsan
 I No Be Tenant – 2010 – Blacko Blaze ft Chibie; Producer: Blacko Blaze, Released by Broken Manacles Entertainment

 Eré ṣíṣe 

 8 Bars and A Clef  (Feature Film) – Dir Chioma Onyenwe – 2014
 The Tenant (Feature Film)  – Dir Lucky Ejim – 2006
 Death and the Kings Horseman (Stage Play) – Dir Ronald Wiehs – 2004
 The Prize (Stage Play) – Dir Lekan Fagbade  – 2000
 Inside (Short Film) – Dir Idada – 2000
 Ezenwanyi (Stage Play) – Dir Chetachukwu Udo – Ukpai – 1999
 The Woman in my Closet (Short Film) – Dir Idada – 1999
 Young Wise Fools ( Short Film) – Dir Idada – 1999
 Doom (Stage Play) – Dir Yacoub Adeleke – 1997
 Grip Am (Stage Play) – Dir Dare Fasasi  – 1997
 Hopes of the Living Dead (Stage Play) – Dir Lekan Fagbade – 1998
 Queen Idia (Stage Play) – Dir Israel Eboh −1998
 Human Zoo (Stage Play) – Dir Dare Fasasi – 1997
 Snares of Lucifer (Stage Play) – Dir Idada, Ifeanyi Agu – 1993, 1997
 Your God is Dead (Stage Play) – Dir Idada – 1994
 Power of Love (Stage Play)- Dir Idada  – 1994, 1999
 Eku (Stage  Play) – Dir Wale Macaulay – 1995
 Atakiti (Stage Play) – Dir Esikinni Olusanyin – 1995

 Ẹ̀bùn àti Ìdánimọ̀ 
YearAwardCategoryWorkResult2019Nigeria Prize for LiteratureChildren NovelBoom Boom2014Nigeria Prize for LiteratureUse Of Literature2013Association of Nigerian Authors AwardBest DramaOduduwa, King of the Edos20106th Africa Movie Academy AwardsBest PictureThe Tenant| 20106th Africa Movie Academy AwardsBest Screenplay20106th Africa Movie Academy Awards 

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