Dapo Oshiyemi
- Writer
- Producer
- Executive
Dapo Oshiyemi is an Executive Director of the pioneering UK film production and distribution Company Talking Drum Entertainment Ltd which specialises in Black film. He has a successful track record of taking film projects from script through to marketing and distribution, driving revenue growth and exceeding profit expectations. For over sixteen years, Dapo has successfully developed and distributed films that have generated significant returns in a global market. Working with top UK Script Consultant Dr Anne Woods he has also written several screenplays and a TV mini-series over a twenty year period, many of which are currently in development.
An experienced strategic thinker Dapo holds qualifications in Business, Finance, Marketing and Project Management in addition to being a Fellow of the British Chartered Management Institute. Dapo was the publisher of 'Africans Around Town' the first African magazine in the UK and in conjunction with the African Video Centre pioneered the introduction of Nigerian films into the United Kingdom & Ireland. In 1999 he was included in the UK's first Black Who's Who published by the Ethnic media Group and recognised by the African Business Partners Association for his contribution to the black business community in the UK. Dapo has written numerous papers and articles on the black segment of the global film industry, led film trade delegations while working tirelessly with Governments, Film Agencies and private organisations in the UK, Nigeria and South Africa to formulate film policy towards building a commercially viable black segment of the global film business.
An experienced strategic thinker Dapo holds qualifications in Business, Finance, Marketing and Project Management in addition to being a Fellow of the British Chartered Management Institute. Dapo was the publisher of 'Africans Around Town' the first African magazine in the UK and in conjunction with the African Video Centre pioneered the introduction of Nigerian films into the United Kingdom & Ireland. In 1999 he was included in the UK's first Black Who's Who published by the Ethnic media Group and recognised by the African Business Partners Association for his contribution to the black business community in the UK. Dapo has written numerous papers and articles on the black segment of the global film industry, led film trade delegations while working tirelessly with Governments, Film Agencies and private organisations in the UK, Nigeria and South Africa to formulate film policy towards building a commercially viable black segment of the global film business.
