New film school set to open in Ibadan Motivated by a desire to improve the quality of production of Nigerian movies, Ibadan- based Yoruba movie actor, Olasunkanmi Dada has established a new film school, Onisere Film Academy, in Ibadan, Oyo State. “I noticed that lots of youths are joining the industry on daily read more...

New film school set to open in
Ibadan
Motivated by a desire to improve the quality
of production of Nigerian movies, Ibadan-
based Yoruba movie actor, Olasunkanmi Dada
has established a new film school, Onisere
Film Academy, in Ibadan, Oyo State.
“I noticed that lots of youths are joining the
industry on daily basis. But unfortunately,
most of them don’t have the necessary
training to do a good job. I am convinced that
if a school is established to train these
youths, we would be developing the future of
the industry,” Dada said.
Speaking further, he said: “I have watched
how we do our things here, and I want to be
part of the movement to develop the quality
of our movies.”
The young actor, who also doubles as
producer, fell in love with acting as a little
child, after watching several television plays.
And soon after his secondary education, he
made up his mind to pursue his dream of
becoming an actor.
However, his father would have none of it.
The old man wanted his son to be a banker.
For his father, the movie industry is made up
of people from bad homes. The father wanted
his son to be a banker.
But, with determination, the old man later
gave his blessing. Soon after, Sunkanmi
joined the theatre group of Ojo Olowojolu,
better known as Ojoojolu.
Sunkanmi’s debut movie, Ona Ola , opened the
door for more jobs for the budding actor. And,
expectedly, he followed up with other
successful outings, including One Man Mopol.
But the quest for better life soon took him
away from the screens when he traveled to
China in 1998. But Sunkanmi soon drifted
back to his first love- acting. And, in 2010, he
found his way back into the industry.