| 词条 | Emem Isong | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Emem Isong is a Nigerian screenwriter, film producer, and director. She has become known primarily for films in the English language, and is a dominant figure in that industry. Her second directed feature, Code of Silence, which deals with rape in Nigeria, was released in 2015. Early life and educationEmem Isong, who is the first child in her family of 4 children, was born on 5 September and is from Ikono Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State in Nigeria.[1] She obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Theater Arts from the University of Calabar. Isong obtained a diploma in computer science from the Computer Science Institute (NCR).[2] CareerEmem Isong’s career in filmmaking began in 1994 when she wrote the script and co-produced the movie Jezebel. Her very first solo production was for the movie Breaking Point (1996). She then went on to work with Remmy Jez for eight years as a producer on his movies. This relationship lasted till 2008 when she decided to end their working relationship. It was at this time that she co-produced the movie Reloaded (2008).[3] She has written or produced for films such as Reloaded, Breaking Point, She Devil, A Minute To Midnight, Play Boy, Private Sin, Master Stroke, Rumours, Shattered Illusion, and Promise Me Forever and Emotional Crack (2003) (screenplay),[4] the latter of which was screened at the African Film Festival in New York City.[5] She has also become known primarily for Yoruba language pictures and is a dominant figure in that industry.[6] The movies Emem Isong has been involved in are also noteworthy for being the launching grounds for various Nollywood talents including Stephanie Okereke, Dakore Egbuson among others.[7] In 2014 Isong directed her first feature film Champagne, which had its premiere at the Silverbird Galleria in Victoria Island, Lagos.[8] In August 2015 she released the film Code of Silence, her second directed feature film which she also produced, working with the Royal Arts Academy and Nollywood Workshop, an international NGO that aims to encourage change in the society through the use of movies.[9] The film, which deals with rape in Nigeria, stars Makida Moka, Patience Ozokwor, Ini Edo, and Omoni Oboli.[10] Emem Isong’s expertise in the movie industry has also allowed her to be chosen as a speaker in the Afrinolly masterclass series and also as a judge for the MTN Afrinolly short film completion in 2013.[11] In her movies Emem Isong attempts above all to thrill the audience[12] LegacyEmem has also been listed as a maverick in the New Nollywood movement which is categorized by filmmakers who are not just interested in producing movies, but in producing movies that can be considered substantial and artful products. These movies are usually categorized by an extra effort made by the filmmakers to ensure not only the methods, but also the tools of production employed by the film makers are of substantial quality. It is no longer about production for the sake of production, but rather production for art’s sake. These movies are also made to have not only domestic, but also international appeal as they are usually released in cinemas in Nigeria and in also in foreign cinemas. This shift from home video production to cinema viewing is also a category of this New Nollywood movement.[13][14] Emem Isong is also known for her role in founding the Royal Arts Academy in 2010 and her subsequent role as the academy’s CEO. The Royal Arts Academy which she started with Uduak Oguamanam, Anietie Isong, and actress Monalisa Chinda, is based in Surulere, Lagos State, Nigeria.[15] The academy has tasked itself with a mandate concerned with the empowerment of its students by giving them the necessary tools required to take part in all aspects of film creation and production. The academy is dedicated to producing students who can not just compete and excel in the Nigerian film industry, but also in the international film industry.[16][17] Apart from teaching students what they need to begin a career in the movie industry, the academy also gives students the opportunity to win funding to help them begin their career by actually producing movies the general public can see.[18] Personal lifeEmem Isong is known to be very private and prefers to stay mostly out of the public eye, she rarely grants interviews. This, according to her, is because she wishes her work to be consumed on its merits alone without her personal life influencing her viewers.[19] However, Isong is married to Misodi Akama[8] with whom she had twins with in 2016.[20] She also has a son from a previous relationship.[21] FilmographyEmem Isong's film credits include:[22] Producer credits
Writer credits
Director credits
Awards and nominationsAwards received by Emem Isong include:[23][24]
See also
References1. ^{{cite web| title=iROKOtv Nollywood Icon Birthday: Emem Isong |url=http://blog.irokotv.com/irokotv-nollywood-icon-birthday-eme/|website=IrokoTV Blog|accessdate=17 October 2016}} {{authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Isong, Emem}}2. ^{{cite web|title=Emem Isong|url=http://www.sodasandpopcorn.com/people/emem_isong|website=Sodas 'N' Popcorn|accessdate=16 November 2016}} 3. ^{{cite web|author1=Olehi|authorlink1=Uche|title=How Emem Isong emerged Nollywood’s most prolific filmmaker|url=http://encomium.ng/how-emem-isong-emerged-nollywoods-most-prolific-filmmaker/|website=Encomium|accessdate=17 October 2016}} 4. ^{{cite book|last=Epprecht|first=Marc|title=Heterosexual Africa?: The History of an Idea from the Age of Exploration to the Age of AIDS|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TSpCBSP-lt8C&pg=PT215|date=15 August 2008|publisher=Ohio University Press|isbn=978-0-8214-4298-2|page=215}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.nigeriamoviesreview.com/celebrities/emem-isong-biography-profile/|title=Emem Isong Biography/ Profile|publisher=Nigeria Movies Review|accessdate=22 September 2016}} 6. ^{{cite book|last=Miller|first=Jade L.|title=Nollywood Central|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_2cmDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA82|date=28 April 2016|publisher=Palgrave Macmillan|isbn=978-1-84457-694-4|page=82}} 7. ^{{cite journal|author1=Lindsey Green-Simms|author2=Unoma Azuah|title=The Video Closet: Nollywood's gay-themed movies|journal=Transition|date=2012|issue=107|pages=32–49|jstor=10.2979/transition.107.32|publisher=Indiana University Press}} 8. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://www.bellanaija.com/2014/12/cute-couple-emem-isong-hubby-misodi-akama-for-champagne-movie-premiere/|title=Cute Couple! Emem Isong & Hubby Misodi Akama for ‘Champagne’ Movie Premiere|publisher=Bella Naija|accessdate=22 September 2016}} 9. ^{{cite web|title=Emem Isong|url=http://tv.awlo.org/shevoices/portfolio/ememisong/|website=African Women Leadership Organization|accessdate=17 October 2016}} 10. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/08/emem-isong-makes-case-for-rape-victims-in-code-of-silence/|title=Emem Isong makes case for rape victims in ‘Code of Silence’|publisher=Vanguard|date=15 August 2016|accessdate=22 September 2016}} 11. ^{{cite web|title=Afrinolly MasterClass Series With Charles Aniagolu and Emem Isong|url=http://bits.ng/?p=11224|website=Bits|accessdate=16 October 2016}} 12. ^{{cite web|title=Emem Isong Biography/ Profile|url=http://www.nigeriamoviesreview.com/celebrities/emem-isong-biography-profile/|website=Nigeria Movies Review}} 13. ^{{cite journal|last1=Haynes|first1=Jonathan|title=Close-Up:Nollywood—A Worldly Creative Practice: "New Nollywood":Kunle Afolayan|journal=Black Camera|date=1 January 2014|volume=5|issue=2|pages=53–73|doi=10.2979/blackcamera.5.2.53|jstor=10.2979/blackcamera.5.2.53|publisher=Indiana University Press}} 14. ^{{cite journal|author1=Alessandro Jedlowski|title=Nigerian Videos in the Global Arena: The Postcolonial Exotic Revisited|journal=The Global South|date=1 March 2014|volume=7|issue=1|pages=157–178|url=https://muse.jhu.edu/article/538435|issn=1932-8656}} 15. ^{{cite web|title=Emem Isong opens acting academy|url=https://www.nigeriafilms.com/movie-news/85-film-tv-workshop/7129-emem-isong-opens-acting-academy|website=Nigeria Films|accessdate=17 October 2016}} 16. ^{{cite web|title=About Us|url=http://royalartsacademy.com.ng/about-raa/|website=Royal Arts Academy|accessdate=17 October 2016}} 17. ^{{cite web|title=Emem Isong's Royal Arts Academy To Improve Film-Making in Nigeria|url=http://www.nigeriamovienetwork.com/articles/read-emem-isongs-royal-arts-academy-to-improve-film-making-in-nigeria_80.html|website=Nigeria Movie Network|accessdate=17 October 2016}} 18. ^{{cite web|author1=Tosan|title=Royal Arts Academy spotlights Film Contest and Awards|url=http://trendyafrica.com/royal-arts-academy-spotlights-film-contest-and-awards/|website=Trendy Africa|accessdate=17 October 2016|date=27 October 2015}} 19. ^{{cite news|author1=Ekerete Udoh|author2=Benjamin Njoku|title=Emem Isong opens up on her private life…Why I’m not married|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/07/emem-isong-opens-up-on-her-private-life-why-i%E2%80%99m-not-married/|work=Vanguard|date= 16 July 2011|accessdate=17 October 2016}} 20. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.bellanaija.com/2016/07/nollywood-producer-emem-isong-her-twins-in-new-adorable-photos/|title=Nollywood Producer Emem Isong & her Twins in New Adorable Photos|publisher=Bella Naija|date=20 July 2016|accessdate=22 September 2016}} 21. ^{{cite web|author1=Gbenga Bada|title=Movie producer pour encomium on son as he turns 8|url=http://pulse.ng/celebrities/emem-isong-movie-producer-pour-encomium-on-son-as-he-turns-8-id3834021.html|website=Pulse|accessdate=4 November 2016|date=5 June 2015}} 22. ^{{cite web|title=Emem Isong|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2130579/|website=IMDb|accessdate= 17 October 2016}} 23. ^{{cite web|title=Star of the Week: Emem Isong|url=http://africamagic.dstv.com/2013/08/06/star-of-the-week-emem-isong/|website=Africa Magic|accessdate=17 October 2016}} 24. ^{{cite web|title=Winners|url=http://www.homevida.org/winners|website=Nigeria’s Integrity Film Awards|accessdate=17 October 2016}} 7 : Nigerian screenwriters|Nigerian film producers|Nigerian women film producers|Living people|University of Calabar alumni|Nigerian women film directors|Year of birth missing (living people) |
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