Nigerian Writer, Director & Founder, Greoh Studios.
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Jade Osiberu is a multiple award winning writer, director and producer of films such as Gangs of Lagos. Amazon Prime’s First Original Film in Africa, which charted in multiple countries worldwide, and Brotherhood, the Highest Grossing Nollywood film of 2022. Brotherhood was nominated for 11 awards at the 2023 AMVCA Awards and won 5.
Ms Osiberu’s first feature film, Isoken was 2017’s 3rd highest-grossing film. It premiered in 15 cinemas across the UK, going on to win many awards around the globe including Best Film and Best Director at the 2018 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards, as Best Nigerian Film and Best Costume Design at the 2018 African Movie Academy Awards. In 2019, her second production ‘Sugar Rush’ was the highest-grossing Nollywood Film released in 2019. She went on to produce Tunde Kelani’s multiple award-winning biopic, Ayinla.
In 2023, Jade Osiberu was the only African filmmaker to sign a first-of-its-kind 3-year exclusive overall deal with Amazon Prime. Christmas In Lagos is the First Original film from that partnership. She’s been named Hollywood Reporter, Vanity Fair, and Variety amongst the most powerful Women in Media in Africa. She became a member of the Academy (Oscars) in 2023.