[2] At 16, Odugbemi set out to study broadcast communication with specialisation in film, radio and television production at Montana State University (MSU) from 1979 to 1984.

[1][3] Odugbemi was the president of the Independent Television Producers Association of Nigeria (ITPAN), the chair of the Lagos International Forum on Cinema, Motion Pictures and Video in Africa from 2002 to 2006.

[1]: 125 Odugbemi was the head judge for the Africa Magic Viewer's Choice Awards for five years: 2012 to 2014, 2019 and 2023; head judge of the Uganda Film Festival Awards for three years: 2014 to 2016 and a juror in the Johannesburg International Film Festival and a juror and mentor of the Netflix/UNESCO African Folktales Reimagined project.

[9][10] In March 2010, Odugemi co-founded the iRepresent International Documentary Film Festival with Jahman Anikulapo and Makin Soyinka.

The film served as Nigeria's entry into the MNet's New Directions project in 2008,[20] Gidi Blues (2016),[21] 4th Estate (2017),[22] Code Wilo (2018)[22] and The Eve (2018);[23] documentaries such as:[7][1] Life in Lagos (2003), Bar Beach Blues (2004), Oui Voodoo (2005), Metamorphosis (2006), Ibadan-Cradle of Literati (2008), Bariga Boys (2009), Oriki (2010), Change Today (2010), Keeping Hope Alive (2010), And the Chain was Not: The Story of Freedom Park Lagos (2010), The Orange Chronicle (2010), Nigeria Good People, Great Nation (2011), A Beautiful Life: Tribute to Tavo Aderinokun (2011), FAGUNWA: Literature, Language and Literalism (2013), MAKOKO: Futures Afloat (2016), Unmasked: Leadership, Trust and the COVID-19 (2021).