JOAN IYIOLA

Joan Iyiola is co-founder of Apatan Productions, a Film and TV production company based in London and set up in 2018. Joan co-wrote, produced and acted in DỌLÁPỌ̀ IS FINE, which was shot under Bumble’s Female Film Force Fund. The film was delivered in January 2020 and premiered at American Black Film Festival where it won the 2020 HBO Short Film Competition. The film has played at over 150 festivals worldwide and was BAFTA Longlisted in 2021. DỌLÁPỌ̀ IS FINE has been acquired by Netflix and HBO, and is distributed worldwide by Salaud Morisset. Other projects in development include TALAWA, JUST KIDS, OVERTURN and MANGO.

As an actress, Joan’s credits span film, television and theatre including roles in Enterprice S1&2 (BBC), Black Earth Rising (BBC/NETFLIX), New Blood (BBC/NETFLIX), Tree (Young Vic, Kwame Kwei-Armah and Idris Elba) and the title role of The Duchess in The Duchess of Malfi for The Royal Shakespeare Company.

Joan was recently named as one of Digital Spy’s 30 Black British Stars of Tomorrow, and BFI Network x BAFTA’s Crew for 2021. Joan is Co-Founder of The Mono Box, a non-profit organisation supporting emerging artists in theatre and film.