Akintade Ogidan better known as Tade Ogidan is a renowned Nigerian movie director, movie director, television screenwriter, and more.
Early Life
Tade Ogidan was born in the early ‘60 to the beautiful family of Mr. Akinola and Mrs. Racheal Ogidan in Surulere, Lagos, Nigerian. Precisely, Tade was born on July 23rd, 1960.
Being a ‘Lagos Boy,’ Tade part of his elementary and secondary education at Government Demonstration School, Lagos State, and Surulere Baptist School, Surulere, Lagos. In 1972, he moved to Ekiti Parapo College, Ido-Ekiti . Shortly, he moved to Maryland Comprehensive Secondary School, Ikeja, Lagos. He graduated officially from secondary school in 1978.
Thereafter, he proceeded to the prestigious Eastern New Mexico University, Portales, NM, USA. Therein, she studied Film and Television Production. Subsequently, he earned one more certificate from the prestigious State University of New York, USA.
Early Career
Notably, Tade ogidan added to his wealth of accumulated skills, some production skills DFavid Orere. As of then, David Orere was a producer in Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), then Nigerian Television Service; this was in the 1970s.
Of fact, David always took out time from his almost always busy schedule to entertain Tade. He would take him to the studio to teach and be his guide. However, Tade had little or no interest standing before the camera as David always would. He developed an interest in handling the camera instead of what David had expected of him.
Now, Tade Ogidan is the man behind the camera. He tells the casts what and what not to do. While he directed the cast as a director, Tade did write scripts and also learned production.
Tade completed his NYSC in 1983. On completion, he started as an in-house director, writer, and producer at NTA Channel 10. Then, he also worked for a while at NTA Channel 5 as a Continuity Manager.
Tade Ogidan Films
Although Tade Ogidan has produced over 150 movies. These among others include;
Aya mi Owon: Madam Dearest
Ayomida
Gold Statue
7 to 12
Playing Games
Saving Alero
Family on Fire
Hostages
Dangerous Twins
Out of Bounds
Diamond Ring
Owo Blow
Awards and Recognitions
Tade Ogidan has won many hearts, awards, and recognitions all to himself. These among others include;
Director of the Year ‘Gold Statue’, Best of Nollywood, 2019
Best Feature Film Award ‘Gold Statue’, Lekki International Film Festival, 2019
Movie of the Year ‘Gold Statue’ Best of Nollywood, 2019
Net Worth
Currently not yet estimated.
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