Nosa Igbinedion is a British-Nigerian filmmaker with a focus on African Sci-Fi and Fantasy, merging grounded realism with stylized fantasy in his work. His projects often explore African culture, mythology, and point of view, avoiding a Western-centric gaze.
Recently, Nosa was commissioned by the BBC and BFI to write and direct 'Binge Watching', a social realist sci-fi short broadcast on BBC 4 and iPlayer.
As the writer and director of the first African superhero short movie, Rise of the Orisha, Nosa is developing the feature film, which scored highly on the Slated platform and has secured funding assistance from Slated's investor database.
Nosa's past accolades include winning best film at the BFM Shorts Awards 2009 for his fiction short film The Hydra.
In 2011, he co-directed The Prayer with Shola Amoo and produced by Fiona Lamptey, which played festivals worldwide, including the Samsung's Women's International Film Festival 2012 in India, the London Short Film Festival 2013, and the Pan African Film Festival 2013 in Los Angeles.
Nosa was selected as the only UK fellow, on scholarship at the legacy media institute in Virginia, USA, in 2011, run by legendary actor, producer, and distributor Tim Reid.
In 2013, he conceptualized the idea for the first African superhero movie, Oya Rise of the Orisha, based on the ancient African gods of the Yoruba people of Nigeria, the Orisha. The film screened in festivals around the world, went viral, and generated over 1 million views online.
Nosa's achievements also include winning the Screen Nation 'Rising Star' award in 2015 and Raindance's Live Ammunition' pitch award in 2017.
