{{Short description|Nigerian film director}} {{Infobox person | name = Mayowa Oluyeba | image = Mayowa Oluyeba.jpg | image_size = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = Mayowa Oluyeba | birth_date = June 2 | birth_place = Lagos State, Nigeria | other_names = | citizenship = Nigerian | occupation = {{flatlist| * Filmmaker * Editor * Producer * Director * Broadcast Technology Consultant}} | parents = | relatives = | years_active = | notable_works = '''Battleground'(MNet 2017) 'Gidi Blues' (2016) 'TINSEL' (MNet 2009) 'Moments with Mo' 'Luventure'(2003 – 2007) 'Your Choice'(2001 – 2007) 'Style Quest'(2004) 'Crime Fighters; the Police & You' (2001)'' Reuters News Agency (2000) | awards = | website = }}
'''Mayowa Oluyeba''' is a Nigerian Filmmaker, Broadcast Technology Consultant, and Director.<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Dachen|first1=Isaac|title=Character development is the heart of any good story|date=21 November 2017|url=http://www.pulse.ng/gist/metro/character-development-is-the-heart-of-any-good-story-id7627679.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171121122451/http://www.pulse.ng/gist/metro/character-development-is-the-heart-of-any-good-story-id7627679.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 21, 2017|accessdate=31 March 2018|newspaper=Pulse Nigeria}}</ref>
== Early life and education == Mayowa Oluyeba was born in Lagos State, Nigeria. He attended Saint Agnes Primary School, Maryland, Lagos and Maryland Comprehensive High School, Maryland, Lagos, Nigeria. He studied Banking and Finance at Kwara State Polytechnic, Kwara State, Nigeria, and obtained an online certification in People Analytics, from the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Completion Certificate for People Analytics|url=https://www.coursera.org/account/accomplishments/verify/XN4JPANNRBMD|access-date=2020-10-23|website=Coursera|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Mayowa Oluyeba|url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/mayowaoluyeba/|website=LinkedIn|accessdate=31 March 2018}}</ref> Customer Analytics, University of Pennsylvania,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Completion Certificate for Customer Analytics|url=https://www.coursera.org/account/accomplishments/verify/TQHFJYQJQB92|access-date=2020-10-23|website=Coursera|language=en}}</ref> Operation Analytics, University of Pennsylvania<ref>{{Cite web|title=Completion Certificate for Operations Analytics|url=https://www.coursera.org/account/accomplishments/verify/2VA87B8WQ5D7|access-date=2020-10-23|website=Coursera|language=en}}</ref>
== Career == Oluyeba's career in the creative industry started when he incidentally met the late Film Producer/Director, Amaka Igwe.<ref name=nation>{{cite news|title=MAYOWA OLUYEBA: Amaka Igwe triggered my dream as filmmaker - The Nation Nigeria|url=http://thenationonlineng.net/mayowa-oluyeba-amaka-igwe-triggered-dream-filmmaker/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|accessdate=31 March 2018|date=17 March 2018|newspaper=The Nation}}</ref>
He thereafter joined Solar Productions owned by Gboyega Adelaja, with Olumide Ofere and Remi Ogunpitan as directors in the company. There he gained exposure to TV and Film Production.<ref name=nation/>
In 1997, he partnered with his friend Remi Kehinde, to start Mega Visions - A Special Effects Company for home videos. They produced Special Effects for various movies including 'Haunted' and the movie, 'Oshodi Oke' (featuring actress Ronke Ojo). He joined Reuters News Agency in the year 2000. He worked as a news stringer and he covered breaking news stories across Nigeria, shot footages for Africa Journal and transmitted news via live wire. Oluyeba reported stories for Reuters during the late Moshood Abiola political era, the Yoruba/Hausa fights, and many others'.<ref name=nation/>
Oluyeba joined Bi-Communications as an Editor, and worked on the Nigerian Police sponsored series '''Crime Fighters - the Police & You''<nowiki/>', which was a re-enactment of the Nigerian Police narrative, where he worked with Director/Producer, Tade Ogidan.<ref name=nation/>
== Personal work == Mayowa Oluyeba started Phoenix Visions Limited – a company that offers consultancy services in Broadcast Studio Configuration and Installations, Live Streaming – Installations and Operations, Equipment Purchase, and General Broadcast Engineering and maintenance. <ref>{{cite web|title=Phoenix Visions LLC|url=http://www.phoenixvisionpros.com/|website=www.phoenixvisinspros.com}}</ref>
Oluyeba has also worked on various productions including: * Moments with Mo<ref>{{cite web|title=Moments With Mo {{!}} EbonyLife TV|url=https://ebonylifetv.com/programming/ebonylife-homegrown/talk/moments-with-mo-2/|website=ebonylifetv.com|accessdate=31 March 2018}}</ref> * DV Worx Studios * Gidi Blues * The Room – Nkoyo * Shell Short Film Documentaries * Sex Abuse (Short Film – ProjectTen4) * Healing Streams of God Choir Yearly Carols<ref>{{cite web|title=Daystar|url=https://daystarng.org/healingstreams/about-the-directorate/|website=daystarng.org|accessdate=31 March 2018}}</ref>
In September 2016, Mayowa Oluyeba was signed by Zuri24 Media to be the Series Producer for 'Battleground' ''(M-Net Commissioned Daily Telenovela 2017)''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mayowa Oluyeba|url=http://zuri24media.com.ng/mayowa-oluyeba/|website=Zuri 24 Media|accessdate=31 March 2018|archive-date=10 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191110092520/http://zuri24media.com.ng/mayowa-oluyeba/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Character devt key to producing great stories – Oluyeba|url=http://punchng.com/character-devt-key-to-producing-great-stories-oluyeba/|newspaper=The Punch|date=December 2017 |accessdate=31 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Creative innovation, right crew, are keys to film success — Oluyeba - Vanguard News|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/12/creative-innovation-right-crew-keys-film-success-oluyeba/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|accessdate=31 March 2018|date=16 December 2017|newspaper=Vanguard}}</ref>
==See also== * List of Nigerian film producers
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