Chris Odeh is a passionate producer, project manager, trainer, marketer and creative scriptwriter with over a decade of experience in the media and entertainment industry of Nigeria.

Chris was born in Ibadan, Oyo State to Late Ambrose and Elizabeth Odeh both from Ibusa in Oshimili North LGA, Delta State. He is a graduate of Mechanical Engineering from The Bayero University, Kano.

Chris showed his interest in the entertainment industry as he carved his teeth as a Comedian, an event compere and stage play director with his Christian youth group while in Kano.

In his words “As a young man growing up I realized that it takes two major weapons to live a fulfilled life; Vision and Passion. When put together their product is always success but have to work hand in hand. Vision without Passion lacks energy and Passion without vision lacks direction.

In 2008, he moved to Lagos to join the then budding production crew of the premium Inspire Africa’s pan-African talk show Moments with Mo, hosted by human resources management expert and media entrepreneur Mo Abudu and produced by Pam Ofoegbu.

After a stint that produced more than a thousand episode of the world class Talk Show with a team of very young and some of the choicest minds the industry has ever seen, Chris moved to Abuja where he worked with BBC trained Director Sebari Diete-Spiff and Mnet New Direction Whiz; Oliver ‘Tambo’ Aleogena. With these great minds, Chris produced, co-produced and managed top-notch productions like the 12.30 (feature length movie), ACGSF (Documentary for CBN), Chartroom with Samil Asha (TV Talk Show), AKOTEX Potato Flakes (TV commercial) and more.

In 2011, Chris won the “Best Child Friendly Short Film” on the annual HOMEVIDA AWARDS with his script titled ENITAN; a story about a girl that rose above her reading incapacity (dyslexia) to become an outstanding student. He pioneered Sozo Films; a hub of creative and skilled storytellers with a mandate to inspire, educate and entertain; shifting paradigms. The company now has 3 installments with Abuja as the head office, Lagos and Kano. Sozo Films’ clientele includes UNODC, Google, LTC-JWT, Film One Production and Distribution, LUCID Media and lots more. Sozo Films also produces content for local and international platforms like MNET, Africa Magic, MYTV, Ibaka TV, Sesame Square (USA), WaterAid Nigeria, HSBC Bank, Ebony Life TV, Office of Senator Chris Anyanwu, Homevida, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Better Life, ESSPIN, Northbound Consulting, Magnus Kpakol (EBS), Right Angle Productions and a host of others.

Chris has produced several movies including 12.30, Learning Curves, Make A Move, Oloibiri retold, Dise’s Secret, Once, Once Upon A Wish, Dinner, Chasing Hanifa, to mention but a few. Major film projects that have starred A-list actors like Bill Moses (from the TV series The Mentalist), RMD, Olu Jacobs, Majid Michel, Clem Ohameze, Ireti Doyle, Ivie Okujaye, Tina Mba, Kehinde Bankole, Kannywood number one Rahama Sadau and a host of other great actors.

TV series in his credit include Taxi, Ali, Maigida, The Tai Show, The Dr Ketch Show, Healthy Tips with Dr. Ketch, Magnus Kpakol gVA etc. He also has a flair for documentaries where he has produced and directed biographies for icons like Arunma Oteh (DG of Securities and Exchange Commission), Rev. Kola Ewuosho (Founding Pastor – Fountain of Wisdom Ministries) and message tools for some international NGOs.

Chris Odeh also co-owns two indigenous content production companies Ibuzor Studios (Igbo TV and film production company) and Project Arewa (Hausa TV & film production company), these companies provide top-notch content for major Pay-tv platforms like Africa Magic, GoTV, Startimes, MYTV and ACTV