Andy Amadi Okoroafor

Andy Amadi Okoroafor
Film director
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Andy Amadi Okoroafor was born in Bauchi, Northern Nigeria on February 8th 1966. He pursued his education and a successful creative career in Paris. He is returning to Nigeria to fulfill his lifelong ambition of making films about contemporary Africa for a world audience. He is an acclaimed Art Director in advertising, fashion and music videos based in Paris. His clients have included Xuly-Bët, Jean Paul Gaultier, Kookaï, Virgin, Galeries La Fayette, to name a few.


Career :

93/94
o TV documentary on Xuly-Bët (African foremost fashion designer in Paris).
o Stylist for WSN magazine.

95/96
o Art Director for Who's Next Fashion Fair.

97/98
o Art Director for Moda Barcelona Fashion Fair.

99
o Art Director for the SEHM Fashion Fair, Paris.
o Launched Clam Magazine - quarterly magazine focusing on African creativity - distributed in France, Africa, US, UK, Japan, South Africa, Germany.

2000/2004
o Art Director for Virgin Record France - Director of Imaging.
+ Projects include: Francoise Hardy, Julien Clerc, Les Nubians, Nile Rodgers, Cheb Mami and many more.
+ Directed Music Videos.

* Andy's projects have been nominated and won numerous awards.

* Relentless will be his first feature film.

Films

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Partners

  • Arterial network
  • Media, Sports and Entertainment Group (MSE)
  • Gens de la Caraïbe
  • Groupe 30 Afrique
  • Alliance Française VANUATU
  • PACIFIC ARTS ALLIANCE
  • FURTHER ARTS
  • Zimbabwe : Culture Fund Of Zimbabwe Trust
  • RDC : Groupe TACCEMS
  • Rwanda : Positive Production
  • Togo : Kadam Kadam
  • Niger : ONG Culture Art Humanité
  • Collectif 2004 Images
  • Africultures Burkina-Faso
  • Bénincultures / Editions Plurielles
  • Africiné
  • Afrilivres

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