Newton I Aduaka - Biography

Writer - Director
Birth date: 1966, Ogidi
Birth Place: Nigeria

Born in Ogidi, Eastern Nigeria in 1966, Newton’s family relocated to Lagos in 1970 at the end of the Biafran War. In 1985 he left for England to study Engineering but discovered Cinema and attended the London International Film School.

In 2001 his debut feature film Rage, became the first independently financed film by a black filmmaker to be released nation-wide in the United Kingdom. It opened to critical acclaim and won various awards.

He also directed numerous award winning short films.
In 2001-2002 he was Filmmaker in Residence at Festival de Cannes’ Cinéfondation in Paris.
In 2007 his second feature film Ezra, was awarded the Etalon de Yennenga.Newton is currently in post production of his first documentary film while developing his third fiction feature, “Waiting for an Angel”, an adaptation of the book by Helon Habila, set in his home country Nigeria.

2009 Jury Films de Télévision : 49th Monte-Carlo Television Festival 2009