Taiwo Egunjobi
- Director
- Writer
- Cinematographer
Taiwo Egunjobi is a Nigerian screenwriter and film director. He has a B.Sc. in Psychology from the University of Ibadan, Lagos, Nigeria.
He started writing and producing short films as an undergraduate and continued as a screenwriter in the Nigerian Film Industry, writing screenplays for films such as Gidi Blues, The Grudge and Sidi Ilujinle, working with Femi Odugbemi and Tunde Kelani.
He is inspired by the works of Yasujuro Ozu, Tunde Kelani and Quentin Tarantino. His last short film is titled Crushed Roses adapted from the novelette Crushed Roses: The Saga of An Undefined Relationship by Nigerian writer, Ibiere Addey.
His debut feature film, In Ibadan premiered at Zuma Film Festival in December 2020, receiving a nomination for Best Actor. It also won the Best Film Award at the Kwara Film Festival. His second feature film All Na Vibes, was the Opening Night Film at the Nollywood Week in Paris Film Festival in March 2021 and also screened at the International African Film Festival in Argentina in October 2021.
His third feature film A Green Fever premiered at the African International Film Festival in December 2023.
He started writing and producing short films as an undergraduate and continued as a screenwriter in the Nigerian Film Industry, writing screenplays for films such as Gidi Blues, The Grudge and Sidi Ilujinle, working with Femi Odugbemi and Tunde Kelani.
He is inspired by the works of Yasujuro Ozu, Tunde Kelani and Quentin Tarantino. His last short film is titled Crushed Roses adapted from the novelette Crushed Roses: The Saga of An Undefined Relationship by Nigerian writer, Ibiere Addey.
His debut feature film, In Ibadan premiered at Zuma Film Festival in December 2020, receiving a nomination for Best Actor. It also won the Best Film Award at the Kwara Film Festival. His second feature film All Na Vibes, was the Opening Night Film at the Nollywood Week in Paris Film Festival in March 2021 and also screened at the International African Film Festival in Argentina in October 2021.
His third feature film A Green Fever premiered at the African International Film Festival in December 2023.
