Ekiti Creative Summit
Ideas. Craft.
Enterprise.
The Ekiti Creative Summit is EIFF’s knowledge and professional-development platform, bringing together filmmakers, creative entrepreneurs, students, industry professionals, institutions and thought leaders for practical exchange across cinema, screen culture and the creative economy.
The Summit experience
Where knowledge becomes opportunity.
Speakers
Filmmakers, producers, financiers, programmers, creative-industry leaders, entrepreneurs and invited voices from Nigeria and around the world.
Conversations
Thought-provoking discussions exploring creativity, technology, financing, distribution, intellectual property, entrepreneurship, audience development and the changing global creative economy.
Workshops
Practical sessions designed to strengthen creative craft, professional skills, business knowledge and career development.
Creative enterprise
Focused conversations around building sustainable creative businesses, accessing markets, protecting intellectual property, developing revenue models and turning creative ideas into viable enterprises.
Who it is for
A meeting place for the creative economy.
Filmmakers & creatives
Directors, producers, writers, designers, musicians, content creators, creative technologists and other practitioners shaping contemporary culture.
Industry professionals
Executives, programmers, financiers, distributors, institutions and professionals working across film, media and the wider creative industries.
Students & emerging talent
University students, film-school participants and early-career creatives seeking knowledge, mentorship, professional exposure and new opportunities.
Creative entrepreneurs
Founders, business owners and innovators building products, services and companies within the creative economy.
Why the Ekiti Creative Summit
Building knowledge that lasts beyond the Festival.
The Ekiti Creative Summit extends the impact of EIFF beyond screenings by creating space for learning, professional development, collaboration and enterprise.
It brings creative talent into direct conversation with experience, knowledge, markets and opportunity — helping participants strengthen their craft, expand their networks and build more sustainable creative careers and businesses.