Two distinguished hosts and five industry leaders exploring how Badagry can sustain a thriving creative ecosystem.
Panel roundtable
Panel hosts
Panel host
Professor of Theatre, Film & Cultural Studies
Pioneer Dean, School of Tourism, Film, Performing Arts & Cultural Studies, LASU
A distinguished scholar, playwright, theatre director and cultural administrator bridging academic research with grassroots arts empowerment.
Panel host
Actor · Singer · Presenter · Voice Artist
Performance and cultural conversation
An iconic Nigerian performer with more than three decades of acclaim across stage, screen and broadcast media.
Featured panelists
Screenwriting
Screenwriter · Director · Producer
Head of Production at MultiChoice West Africa, with more than 1,500 hours of screen content across 30+ film and television projects.
Conversation focus
Writing the African Narrative
Performance & Culture
Theatrical Performer · Film Actor · Director · Musicologist
A Badagry-born multidisciplinary artist celebrated as a triple threat for her seamless command of acting, singing and dance.
Conversation focus
Badagry’s Performing Arts Heritage
Documentary Production
Investigative Journalist · Documentary Director
Known professionally as “Eshet Chayil,” she brings an investigative, human-centred perspective to documentary practice.
Conversation focus
Documentary Storytelling
Film Distribution
Film Distribution Consultant
An international distribution consultant and executive producer connecting African cinema with theatrical, streaming and festival audiences across Nigeria, the UK and Europe.
Conversation focus
Film Marketing & Global Audiences
Indigenous Film Markets
Managing Director, Moving Image Limited · Festival Director, KILAF
A veteran producer, author and festival director whose award-winning radio, television and film productions have reached more than 45 million viewers.
Conversation focus
Sustainable Regional Film Ecosystems
Learn more