Aba, Southern Region, British Nigeria (now Aba, Imo State, Nigeria)
Education
King's College, Lagos; University of Dakar (1962–63); University of Caen (1963–66); Institut des hautes études cinématographiques (1966–68)
Occupation(s)
Film director, screenwriter
Years active
1969–84
Notable work
Black Goddess (1978)
Ola Balogun (born 1 August 1945) is a Nigerian filmmaker and scriptwriter. He also ventured into the Nigerian music industry in 2001. Balogun, who has been making films for more than three decades, is part of the first generation of Nigerian filmmakers.[2]
Balogun studied cinematography at Institut des hautes études cinématographiques. Years after his graduation, he wrote his doctorate thesis on documentary films.[3] On returning to Nigeria in 1968, he joined the staff of the Nigerian Film Unit, which was under the administration of the Ministry of Information, and later worked at the National Museum and Obafemi Awolowo University. Balogun's earliest films were short documentaries: One Nigeria released in 1969, Les Ponts de Paris (1971), Fire In the Afternoon (1971), Thundergod (1971), Nupe Masquerade (1972), In the Beginning (1972), and Owuama, A New Yam Festival (1973).[3] His debut feature film was Alpha, a semi-autobiographical low-budget film released in 1972 when he was still at Ife.[3] In 1973, he formed his own independent film company, Afrocult Foundation, which released his subsequent films. His follow-up to Alpha was Vivre, released in 1974, and then Nigersteel, a government-sponsored project. In 1975, he released Amadi, an Igbo-language film.[4] His next project was directing and producing Ajani Ogun, a Yoruba-language film in partnership with Duro Ladipo and starring Ade Love. The film was a box-office hit and the popularity of Ajani Ogun raised Balogun's profile in movie cinematography and direction within the country. Although his next film Musik Man was not well received by audiences,[5] the subsequent project, Ade Love's Ija Ominira, found popularity. Balogun followed Ija Ominira with A Deusa Negra (1978), a Portuguese-Nigerian production, then Aiye (1980), starring Hubert Ogunde, and Orun Mooru (1982) with Moses Olaiya.
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OlaBalogun (born 1 August 1945) is a Nigerian filmmaker and scriptwriter. He also ventured into the Nigerian music industry in 2001. Balogun, who has...
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Lead dancer/choreographer for "The Iroko Band' managed by filmmaker, Dr OlaBalogun and later became a Backup dancer for LexyDoo, Ruggedman, Jazzman Olofin...
University of Virginia, University of Ife Press. p. 51. ISBN 9789781360640. "OlaBalogun: Reflections On A 70th Anniversary". The News. August 2, 2015. Retrieved...
into this era of a blossoming Yoruba movie industry. Practitioners like OlaBalogun, Duro Ladipo and Adeyemi Afolayan (Ade Love) played a significant role...
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Deusa Negra) is a 1978 Nigerian-Brazilian film written and directed by OlaBalogun. It stars a largely Brazilian cast that include Sonya Santos, Zózimo...
versatility in the entertainment industry. In the 1970s, he starred in OlaBalogun's Amadi and the Jab Adu-directed film Bisi, Daughter of the River and...
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In 1976, he appeared in OlaBalogun's Ajani Ogun and later produced and starred Ija Ominira (1979), also directed by Balogun. Kadara, also called Destiny...
In 1982, Olaiya made his big screen debut in Orun Mooru directed by OlaBalogun and co-produced by Olaiya. He plays his signature character Baba Sala...
performed at the Apollo Theater in Harlem. In the late 1970s, film director OlaBalogun directed two successful Yoruba films. The first, "Ajani Ogun", was co-produced...
show Storyland. His reputation earned him the lead role in most of OlaBalogun's films. He was part of the team that made the film of Kongi's Harvest...
(disambiguation) Black Goddess, a 1978 Nigerian-Brazilian drama film by OlaBalogun This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Black...
"Life of poverty in Abuja's wealth". BBC Home. Retrieved 4 May 2011. OlaBalogun (7 March 2011). "Revolution in Tunisia and Egypt: lessons for Nigerian...
the universe. Other filmmakers who visited the Media Center included OlaBalogun, Bernardo Bertolucci, James Blue, Jim McBride, and Colin Young. John...
Oladele under the Calpenny Nigeria ltd production company. However, OlaBalogun's post-Civil War film, Amadi (1975) was one of the first notable Nigerian...
British-Kenyan-Nigerian co-production Cry Freedom OlaBalogun Drama Efunsetan Aniwura Bankole Bello 1982 Orun Mooru OlaBalogun Drama Shot on 35mm, but was reduced...
documentaries. Other filmmakers who visited the Media Center included OlaBalogun, Bernardo Bertolucci, James Blue, Jim McBride, and Colin Young. John...
Hounds received mixed reviews. The novel was also adapted into a movie by OlaBalogun, Cry Freedom (1981; not to be confused with the more famous 1987 film...
for Information and Culture under the IBB regime. Oyovbaire ) OlaBalogun (Dr.; Balogun left the bureau in controversial circumstances. Haroun Adamu Ibrahim...
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