Afolabi ADESANYA is a renowned filmmaker and television director.

He was Jury Chairman, ZUMA 2018; and Jury President, Video/TV Category, FESPACO 2009. Adesanya was a member of Jury NTA (Nigerian Television Authority) ADVERTS AWARDS, 1993; and a member of the1992 Nigerian NATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL COMMITTEE.

Adesanya has attended and covered such film festivals as San Francisco International Film Festival, FESPACO, IMAGES D'AILLEURS (his film OSE SANGO, was shown), Cannes, Toronto International Film Festival, American Film Market and Conferences, Egypt International Film Festival, Sithengi, Capetown International Film Festival, Durban International Film Festival, Gao International Film Festival (India), et al.

He produced and co-wrote VIGILANTE (1988); wrote and directed OSE SANGO (1991), both feature films. OSE SANGO (SANGO'S WAND) won the Hubert Ogunde Foundation Award for the Best Nigeria Film of the year (1992 maiden edition).

He directed the hit TV Series, FAMILY CIRCLE (1997), which won the  BEST  TELEVISION DRAMA  AWARD and BEST CHILD ACTOR AWARD at the 1998 REEL AWARD organised by ENCOMIUM magazine. It also won the 1997/98 NIGERIAN MEDIA MERIT AWARD, and the 1999, 8th edition of DAME AWARD (Television Production category). He has directed several episodes of EVERYDAY PEOPLE, SAINTS & SINNERS, and DOMINO.

His home video credits include: ASEWO TO RE MECCA, COLOURS OF LOVE, COLOURS OF TOMORROW, FIRST LOVE and TOMORI..
Commercials Produced for Nationwide TV. Ent., Lagos (1982):

SANSUI STEREO UNIT (Remote Control) SHARP TV

ADEBOWALE ELECTRICAL INDUSTRIES (Corp. image)

Productions for A-Productions

THISWEEK, 1986 - Client: THISWEEK magazine, Lagos.

LEMON SUNSHINE, 1986 - Client: Nigerian Oil Mills Ltd., Lagos.

SOPY, 1987 - Client: Nigerian Oil Mills Ltd., Lagos.

Productions for A-Productions

VIGILANTE 1988 - A feature film (Co-author & Producer).

OSE SANGO 1991 - A feature film (Scriptwriter & Director).
Winner of Hubert Ogunde Foundation Awards BEST NIGERIAN FEATURE FILM, 1992.

Productions for Ladi Ladebo Productions/UNDP/UNFPA

THE COLLECTIVE TASK, 1993 - Prod. Manager. Short telemovie.

PARIAH, 1994 - Assistant Director. 16mm feature film.

THRIFT COLLECTOR, 1995/96 - Assistant Director. Television Series.

POWER, 1998 - Assistant Director. 35mm Feature.

BABA ZAK, 1999 - Assistant Director. 35mm Feature.

Productions for Alphavision/CMA, Lagos.Nigeria

FAMILY CIRCLE, 1997/98 - Director. Television Series
Winner of maiden REEL AWARD 1998 (organised by ENCOMIUM magazine) for BEST TV DRAMA Programme. Also Winner of the 1997/98 NIGERIAN MEDIA MERIT AWARD, and 1998/99 8Th DAME AWARD (TV Production category).

FIRST LOVE, 1998 - Director. Home video for Alphavision/CMA, Nigeria.

EVERYDAY PEOPLE, 1999 - Director. Television Series
Selected for International Public Television (INPUT) Workshop, Bamako, Mali, 2000.
Winner of the 1999/2000 9Th DAME AWARD (TV Production category).

SAINTS & SINNERS, 2000/2001 – Director. Television Series.

Others:

NRC GUBERNATORIAL CAMPAIGN, 1990 for Swift Studios.

INNER CIRCLE, 1991 - Director.TV Pilot for Chinwe Anthony Productions

FAMILY PLANNING, 1992 - Director. TV Commercial for Niger Films/Insight Comms., Lagos.

ASEWO TO RE MECCA, 1992 - Director. Video-movie for Awada Kerikeri Organisation, Lagos.

FORTUNES, 1993 - Director. Television Pilot for Nnamdi Ndu Productions.

TOMORI, 1998 - Director. Home video for 4-Reels & Royal Star, Nigeria.

COLOURS OF TOMORROW, 1999 - Director. Home video for Purple Pictures, Nigeria.

SAINTS PETER & PAUL, 2001 – Director. Documentary for Saints Peter & Paul Seminary, Ibadan

KICK POLIO OUT OF NIGERIA, 2002 – Scriptwriter & Producer. Documentary for the Nigerian National PolioPlus Committee

COMFORT 5, 2002 – Director. TV Commercial (60 seconds) for Scharff Weisberg Media/One To One/Leadway Assurance.

STARTING OVER, 2002 – Assistant Director. Video movie (58 minutes) for Global Communication International, USA.

BAT Drama Training Programme (Hausa, Pidgin & Yoruba languages), 2003 – Director. Video. For Studio 77/Scharf Weisberg.

DUTY, 2010 – Executive Producer, Short film for the Nigerian Film Corp., Jos

IBADAN, 2007 – Co-writer/Executive Producer, Documentary for the Nigerian Film Corp., Jos/DVWORX, Lagos.