Yinka Edward

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Biography

Yinka Edward's career as a cinematographer started with a passion for the camera and since then has grown into a career that has spanned over a decade. He worked on BBC's acclaimed series "Wetin Dey", and shot Namibia's first indigenous TV series "The Ties That Bind". His collaboration with award winning director Kunle Afolayan as Director of Photography on the award winning movie "The Figurine" earned him a 2010 AMAA Award for cinematography. Yinka also shot the Tom Tykwer produced Kenyan/German feature movie "Something Necessary" as Director of Photography. He was the cinematographer on the short animation, "A Love Story", which won the 2017 BAFTA Award for Best Short Animation.

  • Primary profession
  • Cinematographer·camera_department·producer
  • Gender
  • Male
  • Place of birth
  • Nigeria
  • Education
  • National Film and Television School

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