The people behind BIFIF

Meet our leadership team

A multidisciplinary team bringing together festival leadership, media, performance, production, communications and legal expertise.

Viyon Awhanse, founder and Festival Director of BIFIF

Founder spotlight

Viyon Awhanse

A distinguished film and television producer, media consultant, economist, and community advocate with over a decade of high-level industry experience, Viyon Awhanse specializes in navigating the creative and logistical complexities of major international and West African screen productions.

Across nearly 2,000 television episodes, feature films and live shows, he has become a pivotal bridge between Africa’s rich narrative landscape and world-class cinematic standards. As BIFIF’s founder, he is building a cultural and cinematic hub in Badagry that advances tourism, youth development and creative collaboration.

2006

Professional practice

2,000

TV episodes

Global

Collaborations

Production ExecutiveDirectorProducerLine ProducerWest Africa FixerCultural Consultant

Festival leadership

The wider team

Viyon Awhanse, Founder / Festival Director at BIFIF
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Festival leadership

Viyon Awhanse

Founder / Festival Director

Segun Arinze, Festival Ambassador at BIFIF
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Festival leadership

Segun Arinze

Festival Ambassador

Mawuyon Ogun, Media Director at BIFIF
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Festival leadership

Mawuyon Ogun

Media Director

Ororo Pattaya, Creative Director & Producer at BIFIF
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Festival leadership

Ororo Pattaya

Creative Director & Producer

Yinka Davies, Pro Team Lead at BIFIF
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Festival leadership

Yinka Davies

Pro Team Lead

Samuel Nwokorie, Legal Team Lead at BIFIF
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Festival leadership

Samuel Nwokorie

Legal Team Lead

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