Background
Odugbemi was born in Lagos State, south western Nigeria.
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Education
He attended Montana State University where he studied film and television production. Having completed his education in the university, he worked briefly as film and radio producer at lintas Advertising.
Career
He had scripted, directed and produced documentaries, short films and drama. He produced Tinsel, a Nigerian soap opera that began airing in August 2008 acclaimed "the most successful television drama on Nigerian television in recent times" in 2013. Odugbemi scripted, directed and produced Bariga Boys, a multiple award-winning Nigerian documentary about street performers in Bariga, Lagos.
In 2013, he scripted, produced and directed a documentary titled, Literature, Language and Literalism about the late Nigerian writer, Daniel O. Fagunwa, the author of Ògbójú Ọdẹ nínú Igbó Irúnmalẹ̀.
In 2002, he became the President of the Independent Television Producers Association of Nigeria, a tenure that ended in 2006. In 2008, he produced Abobaku, a short film directed by Niji Akanni.
Achievements
Membership
He is a member of the Advisory Board of the School of Media and Communications, Pan-African University, a postgraduate training university.
