CHARLES
UMOINYANG
Whatever the format, the outcome is the same: story that works.
My vision is to create African stories that are built for global stages.
I build new formats, script live broadcasts, and shape story across every stage of production.
The work spans Amazon Originals, international broadcasts in Dubai, and the biggest entertainment awards on the continent. Reality series, live award shows, multi-episode productions.
Over a decade doing this across Nigeria and West Africa. Whether I'm developing a format from scratch or supervising post-production, the result is always the same: the story must work.
Featured Work
Globe Soccer Awards, Dubai
Scriptwriter — Wrote host links, category introductions, and winner voiceovers for Amanda Davies and Tom Urquhart, adapting scripts in real time during a large-scale international broadcast.
Trace Awards & Festivals
Writer — Developed red-carpet and main-show scripts, shaping narrative flow and pacing under live international broadcast conditions.
Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards (AMVCA 10, 11 & 12)
Writer — Wrote host scripts, presenter speeches, and broadcast narration across three consecutive ceremonies. Managed sponsor line integration and established show partnership dynamics between co-hosts.
Last One Laughing Naija
Content Producer — Led the writers' room, shaped season-long story arcs, and supervised offline post-production.
The Voice Nigeria (Season 3)
Writer & Content Director — Managed story architecture across 17 episodes, wrote all scripts, and supervised post-production for recorded and live shows.
Stanbic IBTC Fuze Talent Show (Seasons 2 & 3)
Director & Writer — Built the show format from scratch, wrote all scripts, directed talent and judges, and supervised post-production.
Sparkle Talent Hunt (Season 3)
Series Director — Led creative direction from development through post-production, designing episodic structure and shaping contestant journeys.
I Make Movies Too
Anonymous
Writer & Director — A mother's desperate race to save her daughter's life leads her into a predatory deal that ends in murder and a locked-room standoff where everyone has something to hide.
Not My Valentine
Writer & Director — A Valentine's Day bar fight ends in an accidental death, trapping a Lagos entrepreneur and his late mother's bar manager in a hostage situation run by an opportunistic security guard with a toy gun.
On Set
