Charles Umoinyang
Director and writer specializing in reality TV, live events, and award ceremonies within and outside Nigeria.
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Last Draft
Feature-length supernatural drama currently in development.
Credits & Filmography
Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards (AMVCA 12)
Developed host dialogue, scripted presenter speeches, managed sponsor line integration, and crafted transitional segments for live broadcast.
Sparkle Talent Hunt Season 3
Led creative vision and execution from development through post-production. Created episodic structure built around biblical themes aligned with the show's gospel focus.
Globe Soccer Awards, Dubai
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.
Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards (AMVCA 11)
Wrote host scripts, presenter speeches, and broadcast narration, managing flow and timing across live ceremonies.
Maltina Teacher of the Year
Developed and wrote all host scripts for the live broadcast — introductions, transitions, and finalists interactions.
Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards (AMVCA 10)
Wrote host scripts, presenter speeches, and broadcast narration, managing flow and timing across live ceremonies.
Stanbic IBTC Fuze Talent Show (Seasons 2 & 3)
Built the show format from scratch, wrote all scripts, directed talent and judges, and supervised post-production.
Trace Awards & Festivals
Developed red-carpet and main-show scripts, shaping narrative flow and pacing under live international broadcast conditions.
Last One Laughing Naija
Led the writers' room, shaped season-long story arcs, and supervised offline post-production.
The Voice Nigeria (Season 3)
Managed story architecture across 17 episodes, wrote all scripts, and supervised post-production for recorded and live shows.
Access the Stars
Wrote and supervised content development for 13 episodes; successfully transitioned production to virtual during COVID-19.
MTVBase The People's Hero
Scripted 10 episodes — host segments, voiceovers, and promos across 6 pre-recorded and 4 live shows.
MTVBase Guycode
Wrote scripts and developed beat sheets for 13 episodes.
Narrative Projects
Anonymous
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.
Watch on YouTube →Not My Valentine
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.
Watch on YouTube →