WEGH JAMES JIRYILA is a graduate of Theatre and Film Art at the university of Jos Plateau State Nigeria...
He is a Filmmaker, Photojournalist a storyteller/scriptwriter and a professional impact storyteller..As a script facilitator at the Kert Multimedia Creation a Film and Media Enterprise, he teaches, writes and executes projects across Nigeria as he trains young Filmmakers and Media practitioners in Nigeria...
WEGH JAMES JIRYILA started his education at the Nigerian Police Children school Jos, Plateau State then at the NKST Secondary School Taraku in Benue State for his senior secondary school..
He has a B.A Theatre and Film Art (University of Jos, Plateau State), 2016 and has the following certificates to his name:
● Certificate in script/Screenwriting and Grammar master Class (Jos Film Initiative), 2021.
● Ali Baba business Initiative Program, 2021.
● Certificate in Strategic Planning for social Venture (Youth In Development, Impact Tool Box) 2021.
● Certificate in Essentials Social Entrepreneurship (Youth In Development, Impact Tool Box) 2021.
● Certificate in Lean Start-up Methodology (Youth In Development, Impact Tool Box) 2021.
● Certificate Transforming the Nigerian Youth Program, 2022.
● Certificate in Entreprenuarship, Tony Elumelu Foundation, 2022.
● Journalism for Truth (J4T) Transpiracy International, 2022.
● Certificate In Impact Film Making , Impact for Film Foundation, 2023
● Certificate in Film For Impact, Impact Foundation, 2023.
WEGH JAMES JIRYILA is currently
☆ A scriptwriting Facilitator at the AFRICAN FILM INSTITUTE HAVEN...
☆ Worked with ACCOUNTABILITY LAB NIGERIA as a film fellow..
☆ Worked with United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) as a Cinematographer/Videographer and scriptwriter on the project CHANGING THE NARRATIVE BETWEEN FARMER AND HEADER CLASH...
☆ He is currently the a scriptwriter and producer at Kerts Multimedia Creation.
WEIGH JAMES JIRYILA speaks fluent English, Nigerian pidgin, Hausa, Birom and Tiv...
FILMOGRAPHY
1: Queen Amina of Zauzzau -Actor (Bank of industries sponsored feature film) 2015.
2: Dancer Council For Art and culture Benue State. 2018-2020.
3: On Set With Love - TV Series (Scriptwriter) 2019.
4: Dime Out- Feature film (Scriptwriter/Assistant Director) 2019
5: Untold - The poetry (Cinematographer) 2021.
6: Becca’s Deal - Feature film (Scriptwriter/Gaffer) 2021.
7: The Legend of Khum’gbow - (Gaffer) 2021.
8: Documentary films for UNDP (Scriptwriter/Cinematographer) 2020-2021.
9: Documentary films for Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) 2021.
10: The One- Feature film (Scriptwriter/Gaffer) 2021.
11: Entanglement - Tv series (gaffer/ assistant Cinematographer) 2021.
12: Bambi - (Gaffer) 2021.
13: Accountability Lab Nigeria Film Fellow (Sound engneer/Cinematographer) 2021/2022.
14: Youth In development Fellowship 2021-2022.
15: Film For Impact Foundation (Certificate in Impact storytelling)
WORKING EXPERIENCE
● Story/Script facilitator at A’doo Creativity, Art, Media Company, Standard Road Jos Plateau State. 2015-2022.
● Instructor for National Film Institute student Internship/script workshop 2021 -2022
● Cinematographer/content creator Kerts Multimedia Creation 2019-till date.
● Script/Artistic Director Culture and Tourism CDS NYSC Makurdi, Benue State 2019-2020
● Instructor African Film Institute 2020- till date
● Facilitator Film workshop: Taraba State University, Department of Theatre and Film Studies 2021
● Peace, Reconciliation and healing: StandUp Speakout Nigeria, 2021-2022.
● Film Fellowship: Accountability Lab Nigeria 2021-2022.
● Scriptwriter/ Producer: Romanus and Yulia, 2021.
● Scriptwriter/Producer: Canta-Court (Stage Play) 2022.
● Youth In Development Fellowship, 2022
● Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship program, 2022.
● Peace and Reconciliation between farmers and Headers; Plateau State Nigeria, 2022 to date.
● Transparency International: Investigative Journalist (Journalism for Truth “J4T”), 2022.
● Doing Things with Stories (DTwS)Narretive change Storytelling ArtEz University Netherlands 2022: https://apria.artez.nl/the-missing-diary-of-the-portrait-of-lisa-and-ella/
● Documentary on FAAN Project : https://youtu.be/dSBURkWilqY
● Jukun/Tiv Crises Taraba: https://youtu.be/zLfrXv-Pfus?si=61DzI5rbTDPT_v-1
● Domestic Violence poetry : https://youtu.be/1A0cFxKiARo
● Fakenews video: https://youtu.be/4Ys0bH_NVpw
● UNDP Peace Building Project (Shifting the Narrative between Farmer and Header Clash Benue State): https://youtu.be/UuYK750UlnQ
