Femi Odugbemi
Born1963 (age 60–61)
Lagos State, Nigeria
NationalityNigerian
CitizenshipNigerian
Occupations
  • Writer
  • Filmmaker
  • Television Producer
  • Founder/Executive Producer of Zuri24 Media
Notable work
Awards
Websitewww.zuri24media.com

Femi Odugbemi (born 1963) is a writer, filmmaker, television producer,[1] and the founder/executive producer of Zuri24 Media, a content production company in Lagos.[2][3]

Early life and career

Odugbemi[4] was born in Lagos State, southwestern Nigeria in 1963.[5] He studied film and television production at Montana State University Bozeman Montana, USA (1979-1984). After graduating, he worked briefly at the Nigerian Television Authority and later as a film and radio producer at two advertising agencies in Lagos: LOWE-LINTAS and McCann-Erickson.

In 2008, Odugbemi produced Tinsel,[6] one of Nigeria’s longest-running series with over 3,500 episodes. In 2013, it was acclaimed as "the most followed and most successful drama on Nigerian television in recent times."[7]

In 2008, he produced Abobaku, a short film directed by Niji Akanni, and won the Most Outstanding Short Film at the Zuma Film Festival held in 2010 and Best Costume at the 6th Africa Movie Academy Awards, held in April 2010 at the Gloryland Cultural Center in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria.[8]

Odugbemi is a voting member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Oscars)[9] and the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (Emmys). He served as President of the Independent Producers Association of Nigeria (IPAN) from 2002-2006 and was a four-time Head Judge for the Africa Magic Viewer’s Choice Awards (AMVCA), three-time Head Juror of the Uganda Film Festival, Juror of the Johannesburg International Film Festival South Africa, and a Juror/Mentor of the Netflix/UNESCO African Folktales Reimagined project.

He was the pioneer Academy Director of the Multichoice Talent Factory West Africa (2018-2022). He is a co-founder/director of the iRepresent International Documentary Film Festival. The festival has pursued its theme of “Africa in self-conversation” by championing films and stories about Africa.[10]

He received the Film Excellence Award from the Society of the Performing Arts of Nigeria in November 2013, and the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Nigerian Film Corporation in 2018.[11]

Filmography

TV dramas

  • Tinsel (2008)
  • Battleground (2018)
  • Brethren (2019)
  • Movement Japa (2020)
  • Covenant (2022)

Feature films

  • Maroko (2006)
  • Gidi Blues (2016)[12]
  • 4th Estate (2017)
  • Code Wilo (2018)

Documentaries

  • Oui Voodoo (2005)
  • Ibadan: Cradle of Literati (2006)
  • Oriki (2008)
  • Bariga Boys (2009)
  • And The Chain Was Not (2010)
  • Fagunwa: Literature, Language, and Literalism[13]
  • Makoko: Futures Afloat (2016)
  • Unmasked: Leadership, Trust, and the COVID-19 Pandemic in Nigeria (2021)[14]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Augoye, Jayne (14 November 2021). "INTERVIEW: Why 'Japa' craze of Nigerian youth is worrisome- Filmmaker, Femi Odugbemi". Premium Times Nigeria. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  2. ↑ "Making documentary films relevant in a digital age". tribune.com.ng. Archived from the original on 12 April 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  3. ↑ "iREP 2014 explores rhythms of identity". tribune.com.ng. Archived from the original on 12 April 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  4. ↑ "In Kampala, Odugbemi meets Ozokwor". punchng.com. Archived from the original on 12 April 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  5. ↑ "I work for legacy, not money – Femi Odugbemi". Punch Newspapers. 10 December 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  6. ↑ "Africultures - Biographie de Fémi Odugbemi". africultures.com. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  7. ↑ "Tinsel, a return to the golden age of TV drama - Entertainment". dailyindependentnig.com. Archived from the original on 11 October 2013. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  8. ↑ "AMAA 2010: 280 films entered, as Ghana hosts nomination party - Vanguard News". vanguardngr.com. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  9. ↑ "Nigeria's Femi Odugbemi becomes a member of Oscars voting academy – Punch Newspapers". The Punch. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  10. ↑ "i-REP Documentary Film Festival: Celebrating 5 Years of An Intervention! | Nolly Silver Screen". nollysilverscreen.com. 16 March 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  11. ↑ Bada, Gbenga (11 December 2018). "Femi Odugbemi gets lifetime achievement award from Nigerian Film Society". Pulse Nigeria. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  12. ↑ "Gidi Blues... Odugbemi's Lagos love story on big screen". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 11 June 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  13. ↑ "Candid lens on a legendary writer". punchng.com. Archived from the original on 12 April 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  14. ↑ "COVID-19-inspired movie, Unmasked, premieres in Ibadan today". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 29 May 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
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