As a filmmaker, my drive is to tell my own story Awolola
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Johnson Awolola is a professional film editor and film director who won the best Nigerian short film at the Real-time international festival 2020. Just recently he got nominated for the Future Awards Africa Prize for film 2020.
In this interview, he shared his experience, challenges and success stories in his sojourn in the film making industry. Excerpts;
What influenced your journey as a film editor/filmmaker?
One of the first film persons I met before film school was Kenneth Gyang. At the time I was already a film editor working with Newage Network (2010-2013). After my resignation I became a freelance film maker and started studying film making and its history at Cinema Kpatakpata, this prepared me for the film industry and film school. I watch films from different parts of the world. Personally, my favourite films are Jacques Audiard’s ‘a prophet’ edited by Jacques Welfling. Films