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'''Daniel Ademinokan''' is a Nigerian born film & TV Director, Screenwriter, and film producer. He has worked as a screenwriter and post production guru in Nollywood since the late 90's but he rose to prominence as a director with the critically acclaimed feature film ''Black Friday'' in 2010. He is the CEO and co-founder of Index Two Studios LLC which he co-owned with his ex-wife [[Stella Damasus]]. After their divorce in 2020, Daniel launched Leon Global Media, LLC with the release of the feature film [[GONE]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Ademinokan Opens the ‘Gone’ Thriller – THISDAYLIVE |url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2020/03/07/ademinokan-opens-the-gone-thriller/amp/ |access-date=2022-07-30 |website=www.thisdaylive.com}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=‘Gone’ Thriller Hits Calgary Black Film Festival – THISDAYLIVE |url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2021/05/29/gone-thriller-hits-calgary-black-film-festival/amp/ |access-date=2022-07-30 |website=www.thisdaylive.com}}</ref><ref name="lifestyle.thecable.ng">{{Cite web |date=2020-05-28 |title=Stella Damasus, Daniel Ademinokan celebrate wedding anniversary |url=https://lifestyle.thecable.ng/stella-damasus-daniel-ademinokan-celebrate-wedding-anniversary/ |access-date=2022-07-30 |website=TheCable Lifestyle |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Official Website of Daniel Ademinokan {{!}} Home |url=https://www.danielademinokan.com/ |access-date=2022-07-30 |website=dabishop |language=en}}</ref>  
'''Daniel Ademinokan''' is a Nigerian-born Film & TV Director, Screenwriter, and film producer. He has worked as a screenwriter and post production guru in Nollywood since the late 90's but he rose to prominence as a director with the critically acclaimed feature film ''Black Friday'' in 2010. He is the CEO and co-founder of Index Two Studios LLC which he co-owned with his ex-wife [[Stella Damasus]]. After their divorce in 2020, Daniel launched Leon Global Media, LLC with the release of the feature film [[GONE]]. Daniel currently lives in Houston, Texas. <ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Ademinokan Opens the ‘Gone’ Thriller – THISDAYLIVE |url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2020/03/07/ademinokan-opens-the-gone-thriller/amp/ |access-date=2022-07-30 |website=www.thisdaylive.com}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=‘Gone’ Thriller Hits Calgary Black Film Festival – THISDAYLIVE |url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2021/05/29/gone-thriller-hits-calgary-black-film-festival/amp/ |access-date=2022-07-30 |website=www.thisdaylive.com}}</ref><ref name="lifestyle.thecable.ng">{{Cite web |date=2020-05-28 |title=Stella Damasus, Daniel Ademinokan celebrate wedding anniversary |url=https://lifestyle.thecable.ng/stella-damasus-daniel-ademinokan-celebrate-wedding-anniversary/ |access-date=2022-07-30 |website=TheCable Lifestyle |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Official Website of Daniel Ademinokan {{!}} Home |url=https://www.danielademinokan.com/ |access-date=2022-07-30 |website=dabishop |language=en}}</ref>  


== Education ==
== Education ==

Revision as of 02:54, 4 December 2022

Daniel Ademinokan
Daniel Oritsebawo Ademinokan
NationalityNigeria
CitizenshipNigerian, American
Alma materDigital Film Academy, New York Film Academy, University of Ibadan
Occupations
  • FIlm & TV Director
  • Screenwriter
  • Film Producer
Years active1990s-Present
Organization(s)Index Two Studios LLC, Léon Global Media LLC
Notable work
Spouse(s)
(m. 2008; div. 2011)
,
(m. 2014; div. 2020)
Websitehttps://www.danielademinokan.com/

Daniel Ademinokan is a Nigerian-born Film & TV Director, Screenwriter, and film producer. He has worked as a screenwriter and post production guru in Nollywood since the late 90's but he rose to prominence as a director with the critically acclaimed feature film Black Friday in 2010. He is the CEO and co-founder of Index Two Studios LLC which he co-owned with his ex-wife Stella Damasus. After their divorce in 2020, Daniel launched Leon Global Media, LLC with the release of the feature film GONE. Daniel currently lives in Houston, Texas. [1][2][3][4]  

Education

Daniel earned a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science in Nigeria. After that, he moved to the United States where he studied filmmaking at the Digital Film Academy in New York. He also went on to study Digital Cinematography at the New York Film Academy.[1]

Career

Daniel started as a scriptwriter in Nollywood and he wrote several screenplays that became big hits in the 1990s.[2] He became famous with his movie Black Friday, a movie that was nominated for five different awards at the Africa Movie Academy Awards.[1] He went on to make the critically acclaimed short film No Jersey, No Match in 2010 which starred Gabriel Afolayan. No Jersey, No Match won the award for Best Short Film at the Abuja International Film Festival and went on to Screen at the Hoboken Film Festival in New Jersey.

Personal life

Daniel married Doris Simeon in 2008 and they got divorced in 2011. Together, Daniel and Doris have a son named David Ademinokan who was born in 2008. Daniel married Stella Damasus in 2012.[3] and they got divorced in 2020.[5]

Filmography

  • Gone (2021)[1]
  • Shuga (TV Series)
  • Here (Short 2019/II)
  • Between (2018/III)
  • The Other Wife' (2018)
  • The Search (2012/V)
  • Ghetto Dreamz: The Dagrin Story (Documentary 2011)
  • Unwanted Guest (2011)
  • Eti Keta (2011)
  • Bursting Out (2010)
  • Too Much ( 2010/I)
  • Modúpé Tèmi (Video 2008)
  • In the Eyes of My Husband (Video 2007)
  • In the Eyes of My Husband 2 (Video 2007)
  • In the Eyes of My Husband 3 (Video 2007)
  • Onitemi (Video 2007)
  • The Love Doctor (Video 2007)
  • Omo jayejaye (Video 2006)
  • Black Friday (2010)[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Ademinokan Opens the 'Gone' Thriller – THISDAYLIVE". www.thisdaylive.com. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
  2. ^ a b "'Gone' Thriller Hits Calgary Black Film Festival – THISDAYLIVE". www.thisdaylive.com. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
  3. ^ a b "Stella Damasus, Daniel Ademinokan celebrate wedding anniversary". TheCable Lifestyle. 2020-05-28. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
  4. ^ "Official Website of Daniel Ademinokan | Home". dabishop. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
  5. ^ Wesley-Metibogun, Shade; THEWILL (2021-05-30). "Stella Damasus, Ex-Husband in War of Words". Retrieved 2022-08-01.