Charles Uwagbai
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Charles Uwagbai | |
|---|---|
| Education | Ekiti State University |
| Occupation | Filmmaker |
Charles Uwagbai is a Nigerian-Canadian[1] filmmaker. He hails from Edo state in southern Nigeria.[2] Uwagbai is also a media producer and director. He has experience in media production, editing, directing, and animation. His works include TV/radio commercials, documentaries, reality shows and movies, among others.[3]
Uwagbai is an Edo-born graduate of engineering from Ekiti State University. He enrolled at the New York Film Academy and trained under directors like Andy Amenechi and Alex Mouth. He started his career with motion graphics and animations but has since moved on to make some of Nollywood cinema movies like Black Silhouette, Breathless, The Ghost and the Tout, and Kondo Games.[4]
Career
Uwagbai made his first movie titled Okoro, the Prince in 2010.[2] The movie starred actors such as the late Sam Loco and Alex Osifo. Before then, he was involved in other projects and films.[2] He started out in the music industry, and shot music videos and TV commercials before he ventured into Nollywood.[2]