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36-838: Moses Inwang (born 31 January 1978) is a Nigerian film director , producer , editor and screenwriter best known for classic films in the Nollywood mainstream that speak to societal ills and nagging live issues rarely documented in Nigerian films. In 2012, Inwang gained significant recognition for his directorial work in the psychological thriller Torn ,⁣ also produced by him, and released in cinemas nationwide in 2013. With multiple nominations, award and recognition bagged from that movie, he went on to direct and produce other hits like Damage, Cold Feet, Stalker , Last 3 digits, Alter Ego , Crazy People, American Driver , Unroyal and lastly Merry Men 2 ; Ayo Makun (AY)’s blockbuster film, which emerged

72-473: A film school to get a bachelor's degree studying film or cinema. Film students generally study the basic skills used in making a film. This includes, for example, preparation, shot lists and storyboards, blocking, communicating with professional actors, communicating with the crew, and reading scripts. Some film schools are equipped with sound stages and post-production facilities. Besides basic technical and logistical skills, students also receive education on

108-405: A film eventually becomes realized or noticed. Directors need to be able to mediate differences in creative visions and stay within the budget . There are many pathways to becoming a film director. Some film directors started as screenwriters , cinematographers , producers , film editors or actors. Other film directors have attended film school. Directors use different approaches. Some outline

144-555: A film which addressed the issue of domestic violence , receiving multiple awards and award nominations. The psychological thriller Torn which he produced in 2012 and which was released in cinemas nationwide in 2013, earned him and most of the actors who starred in it a lot of award nominations and recognition. In 2012, his film Damage earned Inwang the nomination for best director at the African Oscars held in Florida USA,⁣ while

180-480: A flat fee for the project, as a weekly salary, or as a daily rate. A handful of top Hollywood directors made from $ 133.3 million to $ 257.95 million in 2011, such as James Cameron and Steven Spielberg , but the average United States film directors and producers made $ 89,840 in 2018. A new Hollywood director typically gets paid around $ 400,000 for directing their first studio film. The average annual salary in England

216-400: A general plotline and let the actors improvise dialogue, while others control every aspect and demand that the actors and crew follow instructions precisely. Some directors also write their own screenplays or collaborate on screenplays with long-standing writing partners. Other directors edit or appear in their films or compose music score for their films. A film director's task is to envisage

252-491: A recent trend of more attention to women directors in India, brought on partly by Amazon and Netflix moving into the industry. Of the movies produced in Nollywood , women direct only 2%. There are many different awards for film directing, run by various academies , critics associations , film festivals , and guilds . The Academy Award for Best Director and Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Director are considered among

288-403: A way to translate a screenplay into a fully formed film, and then to realize this vision. To do this, they oversee the artistic and technical elements of film production. This entails organizing the film crew in such a way to achieve their vision of the film and communicating with the actors. This requires skills of group leadership, as well as the ability to maintain a singular focus even in

324-508: A yearly salary from ¥4 million to ¥10 million, and the Directors Guild of Japan requires a minimum payment of ¥3.5 million. Korean directors make 300 million to 500 million won for a film, and beginning directors start out making around 50 million won. A Korean director who breaks into the Chinese market might make 1 billion won for a single film. According to a 2018 report from UNESCO ,

360-736: Is a film criticism concept that holds that a film director's film reflects the director's personal creative vision, as if they were the primary "auteur" (the French word for "author"). In spite of—and sometimes even because of—the production of the film as part of an industrial process, the auteur's creative voice is distinct enough to shine through studio interference and the collective process. Some film directors started as screenwriters , film editors , producers , actors , or film critics , as well as directing for similar media like television and commercials. Several American cinematographers have become directors, including Barry Sonnenfeld , originally

396-714: Is £50,440, in Canada is $ 62,408, and in Western Australia it can range from $ 75,230 to $ 97,119. In France, the average salary is €4000 per month, paid per project. Luc Besson was the highest paid French director in 2017, making €4.44 million for Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets . That same year, the top ten French directors' salaries in total represented 42% of the total directors' salaries in France. Film directors in Japan average

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432-509: The 2017 Best of Nollywood Awards . In 2017, another blockbuster, Alter Ego , which was produced and directed by Moses Inwang starring Omotola Jalade, was released to a highly-anticipating audience in the Nigerian cinemas and immediately became the most talked about film of the year. Alter Ego clinched the award for The Most Outstanding Film at the Africa International Film Festival AFRIFF. It also won Moses Inwang

468-487: The 2nd highest-grossing film of 2019. Inwang is the surviving male child in a family of six after losing his brother at a young age. In 2004, he started his production company, Sneeze Films and kicked off with the film Save My Soul . In 2008, he directed the film, Lost Maiden , a film which brought the issue of female circumcision to the fore of social discussion. He also made Save Our Souls , an educative film about cancer. He also directed and co-produced Damage in 2011,

504-460: The 2nd highest-grossing movie of 2019 in Nigeria with a sum of 240 million. With a career spanning over two decades, Sneezemankind as he is popularly addressed, got his first film credit in 1998 when he co-produced Two Good Men . By 2004 he started his production company, Sneeze Films and kicked off with the film Save My Soul. 2008 however saw him directing the film, Lost Maiden, a film which brought

540-1087: The Berlin/Brandenburg TV station RBB (Berlin-Brandenburg Broadcasting) and ARTE . In recent decades American directors have primarily been coming out of USC , UCLA , AFI , Columbia University , and NYU , each of which is known for cultivating a certain style of filmmaking. Notable film schools outside of the United States include Beijing Film Academy , Centro de Capacitación Cinematográfica in Mexico City, Dongseo University in South Korea, FAMU in Prague, Film and Television Institute of India , HFF Munich , La Fémis in Paris, Tel Aviv University , and Vancouver Film School . Film directors usually are self-employed and hired per project based on recommendations and industry reputation. Compensation might be arranged as

576-763: The Best Director award at the Toronto International Nollywood Film Festival and Best Screenplay award at the Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards AMVCA with the film getting nine nominations. It was given the best international film award at The Peoples Film Festival NY. In 2018, Moses Inwang produced the film Crazy People which went on to become one of the top 10 highest-grossing films of that year. The prolific filmmaker has also released yet another impressive, romantic drama film titled Cold Feet . By late 2019, Moses

612-524: The Coen brothers' Director of Photography; Wally Pfister , cinematographer on Christopher Nolan 's three Batman films made his directorial debut with Transcendence (2014). Despite the misnomer, assistant director has become a completely separate career path and is not typically a position for aspiring directors, but there are exceptions in some countries such as India where assistant directors are indeed directors-in-training. Many film directors have attended

648-556: The GIAMA awards Houston and won awards for Best Actor, Best actress and Best Film categories. Still in 2015 Stalker won the award for Best International Film at the New York film Festival. In 2017 his film American Driver from his production company Sneeze Films received the best comedy Award at The Peoples Film Festival, Harlem New York. American Driver was also nominated for "Comedy of the Year" at

684-662: The all time Nigerian Box Office. The film won Best Comedy at The People's Film Festival in June 2017. American Driver was officially released in the United States September 15, 2020 on Amazon Prime Video . Jack Curry is an American man child who takes a job driving Nigerian celebrities to the G.I.A.M.A Awards to impress his boss Kate (Anita Chris). Along his journey he tries to become friends with actor Jim Iyke , who wants to be left alone. American Driver had its premiere in Nigeria on February 24, 2017 to theaters all over

720-518: The box office. American Driver won Best Comedy at The People's Film Festival 2017. The film was also nominated for "Comedy of the Year" at the 2017 Best of Nollywood Awards . Actor Evan King won best comedic actor for his work in American Driver at the 2019 U.S. China International Cultural Arts Film & TV Festival. Director Moses Inwang and actor Evan King have shown interest in returning to make American Driver 2 . Evan King stated in

756-460: The controversial issue of female circumcision to the fore, headlining social discussion. He further went on to make Save Our Souls, an educative film about cancer. He also directed and co-produced Damage in 2011, addressing the issue of domestic violence , a film that received multiple nominations and carted away awards in Florida , USA. Inwang attended Obafemi Awolowo University . Inwang came into

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792-549: The country. In 2017 American Driver played in New York City the weekend of June 2-June 4 at The People's Film Festival and won Best Comedy Feature. American Driver was finally released in the United States on September 15, 2020 on Amazon Prime Video . Cinema Pointer called the film "Fresh. Fun. Entertaining." Nigerian audiences embraced the film. American Driver opened as the #1 comedy, played for over 6 months in Nigerian cinemas and grossed over ₦41 Million Naira at

828-422: The director ensures that all individuals involved in the film production are working towards an identical vision for the completed film. The set of varying challenges they have to tackle has been described as "a multi-dimensional jigsaw puzzle with egos and weather thrown in for good measure". It adds to the pressure that the success of a film can influence when and how they will work again, if at all. Generally,

864-435: The director works with the editor to edit the material into the director's cut . Well-established directors have the " final cut privilege ", meaning that they have the final say on which edit of the film is released. For other directors, the studio can order further edits without the director's permission. The director is one of the few positions that requires intimate involvement during every stage of film production . Thus,

900-474: The film industry throughout the world has a disproportionately higher number of male directors compared to female directors, and they provide as an example the fact that only 20% of films in Europe are directed by women. 44% of graduates from a sample of European films schools are women, and yet women are only 24% of working film directors in Europe. However only a fraction of film school graduates aspire to direct with

936-835: The film won the award for Best Film at the African Oscars Awards. In 2013, he won the City People Award for Best Director. His 2013 film Torn received 9 nominations at the GIAMA awards in Houston, Texas and 6 nominations at the Best Of Nollywood Awards . In 2014 he went on record as the first Director in Nollywood to receive two nomination as best director at the Nollywood Movies Awards. His movie, The Last 3 Digits

972-472: The majority entering the industry in other roles. In Hollywood, women make up only 12.6 percent of film directors, as reported by a UCLA study of the 200 top theatrical films of 2017, but that number is a significant increase from 6.9% in 2016. As of 2014, there were only 20 women in the Directors Guild of Japan out of the 550 total members. Indian film directors are also greatly underrepresented by women, even compared to other countries, but there has been

1008-621: The most prestigious awards for directing, and there is even an award for worst directing given out during the Golden Raspberry Awards . American Driver American Driver is a 2017 Nigerian comedy film directed by Moses Inwang and starring Evan King, Jim Iyke , Anita Chris, Nse Ikpe Etim , McPc the Comedian, Emma Nyra , Laura Heuston and Ayo Makun . The film premiered in Nigeria on 24 February 2017. It grossed over ₦41 Million Naira and ranked #8 in 2017 and #44 at

1044-548: The nature of professional relationships that occur during film production. A full degree course can be designed for up to five years of studying. Future directors usually complete short films during their enrollment. The National Film School of Denmark has the student's final projects presented on national TV. Some film schools retain the rights for their students' works. Many directors successfully prepared for making feature films by working in television. The German Film and Television Academy Berlin consequently cooperates with

1080-415: The position of film director is widely considered to be a highly stressful and demanding one. It has been said that "20-hour days are not unusual". Some directors also take on additional roles, such as producing, writing or editing. Under European Union law, the film director is considered the "author" or one of the authors of a film, largely as a result of the influence of auteur theory . Auteur theory

1116-407: The restrictions of the film's budget and the demands of the producer and studio (such as the need to get a particular age rating ). Directors also play an important role in post-production . While the film is still in production, the director sends " dailies " to the film editor and explains their overall vision for the film, allowing the editor to assemble an editor's cut . In post-production,

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1152-403: The sole superiors of the director are the producers and the studio that is financing the film, although sometimes the director can also be a producer of the same film. The role of a director differs from producers in that producers typically manage the logistics and business operations of the production, whereas the director is tasked with making creative decisions. The director must work within

1188-431: The spotlight and quickly gained critical recognition for directing the psychological thriller , Torn , which he produced and released in cinemas nationwide. The film earned him multiple award nominations and recognition locally and globally. However, his career dived in the right direction after being contracted to direct Merry Men 2 , a film produced by Ayo Makun (A.Y) of Corporate World Entertainment, which emerged as

1224-477: The stressful, fast-paced environment of a film set. Moreover, it is necessary to have an artistic eye to frame shots and to give precise feedback to cast and crew, thus, excellent communication skills are a must. Because the film director depends on the successful cooperation of many different creative individuals with possibly strongly contradicting artistic ideals and visions, they also need to possess conflict-resolution skills to mediate whenever necessary. Thus

1260-422: Was contracted by A.Y's Corporate World Entertainment to direct the blockbuster and multiple award-winning film, Merry Men, and the sequel Merry Men, 2 went on to emerge the 2nd highest-grossing film at the box office by the end of 2019 with a sum of 240 million. Feature Films Michael Djaba Film director The film director gives direction to the cast and crew and creates an overall vision through which

1296-659: Was nominated for best comedy at the African Movie Academy Awards AMAA in 2015 and was also chosen amongst the few selected Nollywood films that were screened to thousands of people at the Nollywood Week Paris. His movie Stalker , a romantic drama which premiered in Nigeria on 26 February 2016, received 10 nominations and won 3 awards at the 2015 Golden Icons Academy Movie Awards in the United States. In 2015 STALKER , another film written, produced and directed by Moses Inwang, raked in 12 nominations at

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