Ikechukwu Onyeka

Ikechukwu Onyeka
BornDecember 25
OccupationFilmmaker
Years active1998 - present

Ikechukwu Onyeka is a Nigerian director.

Early life and education

Onyeka is from Umuoji, Idemili North local government in Anambra State. In 2012, he enrolled to Colorado Film School to study cinematography. He highlighted his quest to get optimal knowledge in film-making as his reason for taking a break to return to school.[1]

Career

Prior to film-making, Onyeka was an okada rider. Between 1998 and 2006, he directed 70 films and had produced thirteen.[2] Onyeka ventured into Nollywood as a property manager, before becoming production manager, producer, assistant director then director. According to him, he didn't like acting because of the publicity that comes along with it. He has also founded his production company, Lykon pictures.[3] Onyeka is described as one of the "most accomplished directors" in Nollywood. In 2010, during an interview in New york, he stated that having worked with most big names in the industry, Genevieve Nnaji is arguably the "only star in Nollywood", he cited her professionalism as reason for this. He explained that other actors were popular, but not stars. He also described Mercy Johnson as the most popular face in the film industry.[4]

Filmography
gollark: So I guess it's a bit lower since that silver is out of circulation?
gollark: *But*, the RNG probably doesn't have memory of which ones were dropped, so it has just as much chance of dropping another silver as it usually would, except the system is weird and picks a new set every hour or so, so I don't really know.
gollark: See, from a perspective of having not seen *any* of the drops yet, the probability of two rares is lower than the probability of one, probably.
gollark: It'll be horrible, I tell you.
gollark: I mean, unless TJ09 actually implemented the RNG that way.

References
  1. Njoku, Benjamin (May 19, 2012). "Why I went back to classroom – Ikechukwu Onyeka". Vanguard News.
  2. admin (January 19, 2011). "From Okada Rider To Film Director - Ikechukwu Onyeka". Nollywood Movie Network.
  3. ABRAHAM, ANTHONY ADA (July 8, 2016). "Actors/Producers Who Make Nollywood Interesting". Leadership Newspapers.
  4. admin (December 6, 2010). "Top Nollywood Director Ikechukwu Onyeka declaares Genevieve Nnaji as the only certified star in Nollywood". Online Nigeria.
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