Dami Elebe Explained
Dami Elebe is a Nigerian screenwriter known for web series like Skinny Girl In Transit, Rumour Has It and Far From Home (2022 series).[1] [2] [3] [4] She is an on-air personality, an artist and a musician. Elebe studied advertising and art.[5]
Career
Elebe was an on-air personality (OAP) at Classic FM, Beat FM and Naija FM in the space of 7 years and wrote the movie, Up North which was directed by Tope Oshin. At the ELOY Awards in 2018, she received the Scriptwriter Of The Year award.[6] Her debut film was From Lagos With Love, which was at the cinemas in August 2018. She worked with Sharon Ooja, Nonso Bassey, Jon Ogah, Etim Effiong, Damilola Adegbite, and Shaffy Bello.[7] [8]
On August 7, 2018, she announced on her official Instagram page that she will be leaving Beat FM, describing her time with the radio station as having been a 'great ride'.[9] [10] [11]
Notes and References
- News: Ehonwa . Joy . 10 Questions for Dami Elebe, Writer, Skinny Girl in Transit, South African Netflix original "Fatal Seduction" and Rumour Has It • Connect Nigeria . 25 May 2020 . Connect Nigeria . 13 July 2016.
- News: The Guardian Life . The Guardian Life . 5 Minutes With Dami Elebe . 25 May 2020 . The Guardian Newspaper . 13 June 2016.
- Web site: Nwangwu . Adaora . 2022-03-01 . 6 Nigerian Female Screenwriters To Keep Up With In 2022 . 2022-08-06 . The Culture Custodian (Est. 2014.) . en-GB.
- Web site: Acho . Affa . 2022-11-13 . Netflix Announces Launch Date For New Nigerian Series, Far From Home . 2023-02-15 . en-US.
- News: Okey-Nwosu . Muna . BN TV presents #BNBehindTheScenes: 10 Questions with Dami Elebe, aka The Baddest Scriptwriter . 25 May 2020 . Bella Naija . 25 January 2018.
- News: Ayeni . Olamide . Interesting Facts You Didn’t Know About Dami Elebe, ELOY 2018 Scriptwriter Of The Year . 25 May 2020 . FabWoman . 27 November 2018.
- News: News of Africa . News of Africa . Nigerian Radio Presenter, Dami Elebe Will Be leaving Beat Fm . 25 May 2020 . News of Africa.
- News: ONYEAKAGBU . ADAOBI . Our woman crush this Wednesday is the brilliant scriptwriter, Dami Elebe . 25 May 2020 . Pulse.ng . 10 October 2018.
- News: Izuzu . Chibumga . OAP is leaving Beat 99.9FM . 25 May 2020 . Pulse.ng . 8 August 2018.
- News: Uwakwe . Tim . Dami Elebe announces she’s leaving Beat FM . 25 May 2020 . Metrolife.ng . 7 August 2018 .
- News: 36ng . Tobiloba . Dami Elebe announces she’s leaving Beat FM . 25 May 2020 . 36ng . 8 August 2018.