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Melissa Adeyemo

Melissa Adeyemo

Participant

PW project: In My Father’s House
National Coordinator US
Creative Producer Indaba 2020
EAVE Producers Workshop 2023

Company details

Position Founder and CEO
Company Ominira Studios

Biography

Melissa Adeyemo is a visionary Nigerian-American creative producer and educator dedicated to fostering cross-continental collaborations in film and television. She founded the US-based production company Ominira Studios and co-founded the intracontinental studio Yetu (Un)Limited. Melissa has a passion for developing both fiction and creative documentary projects. She has produced award-winning films such as Eyimofe and Dusty & Stones. Her work has premiered at renowned festivals, including New Directors/New Films, TIFF, the Berlinale, Doc NYC, and Tribeca. Melissa is an alum of the EAVE Producers Workshop, the NETFLIX+FILM INDEPENDENT Amplifier Fellowship, and the BAFTA USA Breakthrough Fellowship. Melissa has an MBA from NYU Stern and a BA from Columbia University.

Donate to the EAVE Alan Fountain International Scholarship Fund

A scholarship has been set up to honour the memory of Alan Fountain, former Head of Studies and President of EAVE, who passed away in 2016. Its goal is to enable one producer from outside the EU to participate in all three sessions of the EAVE Producers Workshop each year.

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