What is Kayode Kasum?
'''Kayode Kasum''' (born 2 February 1992) is a [[Nigeria|Nigerian]] director and movie producer who has been nominated as the Director of the Year at [[2018 Best of Nollywood Awards]] and [[2020 Best of Nollywood Awards]]. Kasum has worked on projects such as ''Sugar Rush,'' ''This Lady Called Life'' (2020), '' Far From Home'' (2022), ''Kambili – The Whole 30 yards'' (2020), ''Castle and Castle S2'' (2019), ''Soole'' (2021), ''Obara’M'' (2022), ''Áfàméfùnà – An Nwa Boi Story'' (2023).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tv.guardian.ng/guardiantv-exclusive/sugar-rush-director-kayode-kasum-reveals-how-the-sugar-sisters-were-brought-to-life/|title=Sugar Rush director Kayode Kasum reveals how the ‘Sugar Sisters’ were brought to life|work= Guardian Exclusive |access-date=9 January 2020}}</ref> ==Filmography== * ''This Lady Called Life'' * ''Oga Bolaji'' * ''Kambili: The Whole 30 Yards'' * ''Sugar Rush'' * ''Fate of Alakada'' * ''The Therapist'' * ''Ponzi'' * ''[[Something Like Gold]]'' * ''Love is Yellow'' * ''Áfàméfùnà – An Nwa Boi Story''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://culturecustodian.com/the-igbo-apprenticeship-system-is-the-central-focus-of-forthcoming-film-afamefuna-an-nwa-boi-story/|title= THE IGBO APPRENTICESHIP SYSTEM IS THE CENTRAL FOCUS OF FORTHCOMING FILM “ÁFÀMÉFÙNÀ – AN NWA BOI STORY|work=The Culture Custodian|access-date=5 January 2024}}</ref> ==Accolades== Obara’M, one of the movies he directed was announced as the opening film of the 10th edition of the NollywoodWeek Film Festival at Cinema l’Arlequin, [[Paris]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://guardian.ng/life/kayode-kasums-obaram-to-headline-nollywoodweek-filmfest-in-paris/|title= KAYODE KASUM’S OBARA’M TO HEADLINE NOLLYWOODWEEK FILMFEST IN PARIS|work=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]}}</ref> He was among the 2021 awardees of [[The Future Awards Africa]] as the movie director.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.channelstv.com/2023/05/13/the-future-awards-africa-winners-receive-plaques-mingle-at-star-studded-soiree/|title=The Future Awards Africa Winners Receive Pla