Our story started in 2015 when one of the strongest voices in Africa cinema, writer, producer, director and film festival convener, UCHE AGBO, founded the academy with the goal of bridging the capacity building gap in filmmaking industry in Eastern Nigeria. We have since transformed to become the most sought-after privately owned film academy with the best International practices. We collaborate with practitioners and emerging voices to create an environment that will encourage actors, filmmakers and media content creators to thrive. We don’t just train, we guide you on how to start, and sustain relevance in acting and filmmaking business.
Enugu Film Academy is constantly hiring talents and collaborating with the finest industry practitioners as our tutors and guest speakers.
He is the Founder/President of Enugu Film Academy as well as the Managing Director of Okike Media. Uche is also the founder of Coal City Film Festival and the founder/President of Abuja Film Academy. He holds a Bachelor of Arts (B.A) and Master’s Degree (M.A) from Theatre and Film Studies Department, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria. An industry practitioner with over twelve years experiences in screenwriting, Production and Directing. He is a member of Screenwriters Guild of Nigeria (SWGN), member of Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), and currently the National Secretary Directors guild of Nigeria (DGN), the umbrella body housing all Film and Television Directors in Nigeria.
Uche as he is fondly called has directed a couple of feature and short films that have performed well. They include but not limited to his one-man-cast feature length movie So Far Away, and his first movie that was screened in cinema across Nigeria and Ghana The Final List other feature length films are; The Peeling Anguish, as well as African Magic original language film Nwoke B’anyi. Some of his short films are: Torn – a campaign against female genital mutilation, Terminated – a pro-life campaign, One Night Stand, MAD WIFE with over five million views on Youtube, 30 Days, Dear Sister, Destiny, and most recently two cinema bound movies, Dinner for Promotion and Inbetween Colours among others. He has also directed many Television shows among them are Abigail and Family, showing on SilverBird Television and other cable Televisions, Holiday with Grannies, Eze and Company to mention a few.
Uche Agbo is a well-grounded filmmaker and trainer and is an ardent believer of professional ethics as a way forward for the industry. His vision behind the academy is to provide an enabling environment that can replicate what the best film schools across the globe offers at a very affordable rate for African filmmakers and actors.
