Category: ARTS, CRAFT & CULTURE

Description: "Emmanuel Irinyemi is a Screenwriter, Director, Producer and Creative Changemaker fellow. He is a graduate of Mass Communication at Lagos State Polytechnic, Ikorodu. He is the founder of ACTOMANIA REFLECT MEDIA, a production house aimed at raising new generation of stars and media personnel, that will project this generation youngsters to the world. He has won awards in cultural categories and has trained young people in Arts and craft. Emmanuel has various certifications in Film making from notable Film Academy like Terra Academy for the Arts, Ebonylife Creative Academy, Kunle Afolayan Film and Television Academy, Derwin Films Academy etc. Furthermore, he loves advocacy as he works towards Sustainable development goals. He loves educating people and he has mentored over 100 young creatives. He also loves people living with disabilities, hence, this made him venture into training the Visually impaired on household production skills and also training some of them in voice-over. Emmanuel has won grants from the MacArthur Foundation to shoot a short film on Japa syndrome among Nigerian youths and a grant from the US consulate in partnership with the Abimbolu Foundation. His projects have been selected for international Film festivals. Emmanuel Irinyemi is dedicated to creating African stories in a way that will put Nigeria on the global map for creativity."