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Tope Oshin is a Nigerian television and film director, producer and casting director. She is best known for directing the popular Nigerian television series, Tinsel. She has also directed several other television series, including Gidi Up, Hotel Majestic, and The Johnsons.
Tope Oshin was born on 10 June, 1979 in Lagos, Nigeria. She attended the University of Lagos, where she studied Mass Communication. After graduating, she began her career in the Nigerian film industry, working as a casting director and assistant director.
In 2009, Tope Oshin made her directorial debut with the television series, Tinsel. The series was a huge success and ran for eight seasons. She has since gone on to direct several other television series, including Gidi Up, Hotel Majestic, and The Johnsons.
Tope Oshin has also directed several feature films, including The Meeting, The Arbitration, and The Wedding Party. She has won several awards for her work, including the Best Director award at the Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards in 2016.
Tope Oshin is estimated to have a net worth of around $1 million.
| Popular As |
Temitope Aina Oshin |
| Occupation |
Filmmaker |
| Age |
45 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Gemini |
| Born |
10 June, 1979 |
| Birthday |
10 June |
| Birthplace |
Lagos, Nigeria |
| Nationality |
Nigeria |
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She is a member of famous Filmmaker with the age 45 years old group.
Tope Oshin Height, Weight & Measurements
At 45 years old, Tope Oshin height not available right now. We will update Tope Oshin's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Who Is Tope Oshin's Husband?
Her husband is Yinka Ogun
| Family |
| Parents |
Not Available |
| Husband |
Yinka Ogun |
| Sibling |
Not Available |
| Children |
Ayomipe Ogun, Oluwaferanmi Ogun, Korede Ogun, Mayowa Ogun |
Tope Oshin Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Tope Oshin worth at the age of 45 years old? Tope Oshin’s income source is mostly from being a successful Filmmaker. She is from Nigeria. We have estimated
Tope Oshin's net worth
, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2023 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2022 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2022 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
| Cars |
Not Available |
| Source of Income |
Filmmaker |
Tope Oshin Social Network
Timeline
Tope Oshin is a Nigerian television and film director, producer and casting director, listed as one of the most influential Nigerians in film in 2019. In 2015 Pulse magazine named her as one of "9 Nigerian female movie directors you should know" in the Nollywood film industry. and in March 2018, in commemoration of the Women's History Month, Tope was celebrated by OkayAfrica as one of the Okay100 Women. The interactive campaign celebrates extraordinary women from Africa and the diaspora making waves across a wide array of industries, while driving positive impact in their communities and the world at large.
Oshin racked up some controversy in Nigeria, when she co-wrote, directed and produced the Queer film We Don't Live Here Anymore for human rights organization TIERs (The Initiative For Equal Rights) in 2018. The movie was not accepted for a cinema release and received only a limited online release with FilmOne Distribution in 2018. We Don't Live Here Anymore however screened at Africa In Motion Film Festival in Glasgow, and also racked up a lot of nominations and awards surprisingly at the 2018 Best Of Nollywood Awards in Nigeria. The film can only be found currently on Amazon.
As a follow up to her documentary, in 2017, and as part of the BBC 100 Women season, Tope celebrated the new generation of women filmmakers reinventing Nollywood, by presenting the BBC documentary Nigeria-Shooting It Like A Woman. Apart from the BBC World Service documentary, Tope's Amaka's Kin - The Women Of Nollywood also influenced a lot of other TV shows and literary works alike, including Niran Adedokun's book Ladies Calling the Shots.
Tope, through her company Sunbow Productions [ng], was commissioned to produce Season 8 of MTV Shuga (TV Series), dubbed MTV Shuga Naija 4, and is credited as Head Director, Showrunner, Executive Producer and Producer, after directing and casting Season 6 of the show in 2017.
In 2016, she produced and directed the documentary, Amaka's Kin: The Women Of Nollywood, as a memorial to prominent filmmaker Amaka Igwe, who died in 2014. The documentary addresses issues facing Nigerian female directors, working in a male-dominated industry.
Oshin has produced some of the highest box office breaking movies in Nigeria, including the 2015 romantic film Fifty, about four fifty-year-old female Lagos residents, which broke box office records upon release in December 2015, taking N20 million in the first weekend. and The Wedding Party 2, as at 2018, the highest grossing Nigerian film.
Since 2015 till date, Tope has served as a juror for the International Emmy Award.
Tope, who was an actor for 12 years, featuring in films like Relentless (2010 film), cut her teeth in directing, working as an assistant director for The Apprentice Africa. and has since become known for directing popular African TV dramas and soap operas such as Hush, Hotel Majestic,Tinsel (TV series) and Season 6 of MTV Shuga. Though she has directed several introspective short films such as The Young Smoker, Till Death Do Us Part, New Horizons and Ireti, she is known best for her highly successful 2018 feature film releases Up North (film), and New Money.
Tope's 2002 marriage to screenwriter, Yinka Ogun, hit the rocks and led to a permanent separation in 2014. The union produced 4 children, before it ended.
