Award-winning Nigerian filmmaker Femi Odugbemi has been appointed to the Editorial Advisory Board of Black Camera, an International Film Journal, a peer-reviewed academic publication dedicated to Black cinema and visual culture.
The appointment was confirmed by the journal’s Editor-in-Chief, Akin Adeṣọkan, who cited Odugbemi’s distinguished contributions to filmmaking, scholarship and international engagement in cinema as invaluable to the journal’s continuing mission.
In his letter of appointment, Professor Adeṣọkan noted that Odugbemi’s leadership as co-founder of the iREP International Documentary Film Festival and his extensive work across production, policy, education and media studies make him an important addition to the journal’s global advisory board
This appointment adds to his international reputation in the film community. He is also a voting member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Oscars) and the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
Accepting the appointment, Odugbemi said: “I am deeply honoured by this appointment and grateful for the opportunity to contribute to Black Camera’s longstanding commitment to documenting and advancing critical scholarship on Black cinematic experiences across the world. I look forward to supporting the journal’s continued growth, intellectual engagement and global reach.”
His name will appear on the journal’s masthead beginning with the Fall 2026 edition (Volume 18, Number 1), joining an internationally respected Editorial Advisory Board comprising distinguished scholars, filmmakers and critics from Africa, Europe, the Caribbean and North America.
The appointment was confirmed by the journal’s Editor-in-Chief, Akin Adeṣọkan, who cited Odugbemi’s distinguished contributions to filmmaking, scholarship and international engagement in cinema as invaluable to the journal’s continuing mission.
In his letter of appointment, Professor Adeṣọkan noted that Odugbemi’s leadership as co-founder of the iREP International Documentary Film Festival and his extensive work across production, policy, education and media studies make him an important addition to the journal’s global advisory board
This appointment adds to his international reputation in the film community. He is also a voting member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Oscars) and the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
Accepting the appointment, Odugbemi said: “I am deeply honoured by this appointment and grateful for the opportunity to contribute to Black Camera’s longstanding commitment to documenting and advancing critical scholarship on Black cinematic experiences across the world. I look forward to supporting the journal’s continued growth, intellectual engagement and global reach.”
His name will appear on the journal’s masthead beginning with the Fall 2026 edition (Volume 18, Number 1), joining an internationally respected Editorial Advisory Board comprising distinguished scholars, filmmakers and critics from Africa, Europe, the Caribbean and North America.
