With decades of experience in film and television, brothers Alfons and Amos Adetuyi have become trailblazers in international co-productions and cross-cultural storytelling. Their most recent venture KIC Group, a groundbreaking collaboration between South Africa’s Known Associates Group and Canada’s Inner City Films (founded by Alfons) and Circle Blue Entertainment (founded by Amos) the Adetuyis are fostering a new era of filmmaking that bridges the South African and Canadian markets.
Their collective mission is to amplify diverse voices and champion stories from the African diaspora for global audiences. Whether through award-winning dramas, documentaries, or innovative development programs, Alfons and Amos are building a platform for creative exchange, driving international collaboration, and shaping the future of inclusive storytelling on the world stage.
You both have roots in Canadian film and television. How has growing up in Canada and working in this industry shaped your creative and production processes?
Alfons: Amos and I grew up in Sudbury and many would assume that it wouldn’t be fertile ground for creatives but we had the opposite experience. We had teachers in high school that had worked in film and gave us the framework for our storytelling and creative processes. We had access to cameras and were encouraged to create from the outset. I’m also one of 6 siblings so it helped to have a built in crew. We ended up shooting a sitcom pilot which turned into enuf is enuf, a cable show.
Amos: We feel very connected to Sudbury because that’s where it began for us. We had a lot of opportunity to develop our ideas and the beginnings of a framework of what it takes to see a project through to the finish line. We’re still drawn back home and are in production on “Dreams of the Moon” a coming of age film about a young black girl who dreams of becoming an astronaut when she sees the Apollo 16 crew training for their trip to the moon in Sudbury in 1971.
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