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Femi Odugbemi

  • Producer
  • Director
  • Writer
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Femi Odugbemi is a writer, filmmaker and TV Content Producer.

A voting member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in the United States, Femi is also a Fellow of the National Association of Nigerian Theatre Arts Practitioners (NANTAP).

He has previously been a 3-time Head Judge of the Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards AMVCA(2012-2014), Head of Jury of the Uganda Film Festival (2014-2016), Juror for the British Council "Shakespeare Lives" project (2016), Juror for the Emmy Awards in New York (2012&2016) and many others. He is Co-Founder/Executive Director of the popular i-Represent International Documentary Film Festival Lagos and a former President of the Independent Producers Association of Nigeria (ITPAN 2002-2006).

His creative works in film celebrate the rich diversity of the African experience.

He is one of the Founding Producers of the popular MNET daily soap-opera "Tinsel." Currently he is Executive Producer of the popular TV series Battleground which airs on the DSTV channels across sub-Saharan Africa. His feature film credits include "Maroko" ((2006), "Gidi Blues" (2016), "The eve" (2017), "4thEstate" (2017), and many documentaries. His work has been selected for international screenings at festivals in New York, United Kingdom, Uganda, Ghana, Paris and Germany.

Femi has featured as a speaker/contributor in several international film/art/culture conferences and served on many international juries including the Emmy Awards in New York. In November 2013 he received the prestigious Excellence Award of the Society of the Performing Arts of Nigeria (SPAN). He received in the same month the 'Distinguished Leadership' award of Nollywood@20 years. He was recently appointed the Academy Director (West Africa) for the Multichoice Talent Factory.
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    Gidi Blues (2016)
    Gidi Blues
    • Producer
    • 2016
    Covenant (2022)
    Covenant
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Producer
    • 2022
    Makoko: Futures afloat (2016)
    Makoko: Futures afloat
    Short
    • Producer
    • 2016
    Daniel Etim Effiong and Frankincense Eche-Ben in Brethren (2019)
    Brethren
    TV Series
    • Producer
    • 2019

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    Producer



    • Tinsel (2008)
      Tinsel
      8.1
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2008–2025
    • The Man Died (2024)
      The Man Died
      3.2
      • executive producer
      • producer
      • 2024
    • Covenant (2022)
      Covenant
      8.4
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2022
    • Movement Japa (2021)
      Movement Japa
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2021–2022
    • Battleground (2017)
      Battleground
      8.6
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2017–2019
    • Daniel Etim Effiong and Frankincense Eche-Ben in Brethren (2019)
      Brethren
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2019
    • The Eve (2018)
      The Eve
      5.6
      • executive producer
      • 2018
    • Battleground: Africa Magic (2017)
      Battleground: Africa Magic
      9.0
      TV Series
      • executive producer (2017-)
      • 2017
    • Gidi Blues (2016)
      Gidi Blues
      • producer
      • 2016
    • Makoko: Futures afloat (2016)
      Makoko: Futures afloat
      Short
      • producer
      • 2016
    • Bariga Boy (2009)
      Bariga Boy
      Short
      • producer
      • 2009

    Director



    • Unmasked - Leadership, Trust and the Covid-19 Pandemic in Nigeria (2021)
      Unmasked - Leadership, Trust and the Covid-19 Pandemic in Nigeria
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Daniel Etim Effiong and Frankincense Eche-Ben in Brethren (2019)
      Brethren
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Gidi Blues (2016)
      Gidi Blues
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Makoko: Futures afloat (2016)
      Makoko: Futures afloat
      Short
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Bariga Boy (2009)
      Bariga Boy
      Short
      • Director
      • 2009
    • Maroko
      • Director
      • 2006

    Writer



    • Makoko: Futures afloat (2016)
      Makoko: Futures afloat
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2016

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      • IREP FILM FESTIVAL
      • ZURI24 MEDIA
    • Alternative name
      • Olufemi Odugbemi

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