Ife International Film Festival

AFRICAN VIDEO FILM ARTS FESTIVAL

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Professor Akinwunmi Isola earned his Bachelor of Arts with Honors in French from the University of Ibadan, Master of Arts in Yoruba Oral Literature from the University of Lagos and Doctor of Philosophy in Yoruba Written Literature from the University of Ibadan. He is an accomplished dramatist, Novelist, Poet, Essayist, Literary Critic, Actor, Screenwriter and Professor of Yoruba Literature of 17 years standing.

Professor Duro Oni is an academic of great repute. He has a number of books and publications to hiis credit in the areas oif cultural studies, dramatic literature and criticism, and production design and aesthetics. A man of many parts, Professor Oni holds BFA and MFA Degrees from the California Institute of the Arts and a Ph.D. from the University of Ibadan. He is currently Professor and Head of Department of Creative Arts, University of Lagos.