Ololade Ebong


Ololade Tijani Ebong is a Nollywood Film Producer, director and cinematographer. She is the Chief Executive Officer of Speed Films Productions Ltd and the brain behind Speed Films App. She has received various accolades, including WorldFest- Houston International Film Festival as a winning director in 2023 and many other nominations internationally and within Africa. Her movie, The Diary of Bolanle was selected at the Cannes Short Film Festival 2018 in France.

Early life and education

Ololade grew up in Lagos State and obtained her first degree in Theatre and Performing Arts from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State.  After that, she also studied Cinematography at the New York Film Academy.

Career

Ololade developed an interest in  cinematography after her participation in a practical field workshop at the National Film Institute in Jos, Plateau State. She began her filmmaking career in 2005 and made her breakthrough with her award winning short film The Diary of Bolanle. winning the Best Student Film at the Los Angeles Cinema Festival of Nollywood in California WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival, selection at the Cannes Short Film Festival, In 2019, Semi-Finalist at the African International Film Festival in Nigeria, and a selection at the California's women's Film Festival. In 2023, Ololade received the Bronze Remi award for co-directing Ogeere at the 2023 WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival. She received an O1-b approval from the United States of America as a person with extraordinary ability in her field
In 2019, she founded Speed Films Productions Ltd, located in Victoria Island. A film productions company where she produced Ogeere, and most her film productions.
In 2023, she established a streaming platform called the Speed Films app where viewers can globally stream movies.
In 2024, Ololade went ahead to create the Speed Films website, to further ease global streaming of African movies.

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