Brief History of the Department
The Department of Theatre and Film Studies was created by the Senate of the Federal University Otuoke under the able leadership of the distinguished Professor Teddy Charles Adias as Vice Chancellor. It started with 53 students in 2023 under the headship of Osakue S. Omoera.
Staff list in the Department
| S/N | NAME | APPOINTMENT | AREA OF SPECIALISATION |
| 1 | Prof. Osakue S. Omoera | Tenure | Applied Media, Film and Theatre Studies |
| 2 | Mr Funimi Tuayemiegha Elijah | Tenure | Dramatic Criticism and Theatre Management |
| 3 | Dr. Divine Joe | Tenure | Applied Film, Media and Theatre Studies |
| 4 | Dr. Joyce Austen Onyekuru | Tenure | Theatre , Media and Educational Theatre |
| 5 | Dr. Augustina Ashionye-Obah Obamwonyi | Tenure | Performance Studies, Dramatic Literature and Criticism and Media Studies |
| 6 | Ofurumazi, Catherine Ebisindor | Tenure | Theatre Management, costume and Make-up and Media ArtTechnical Theatre. |
| 7 | Mr. Pamosoo Egbeye Peter | Tenure | Film Marketing and Nollywood, Genre Studies, Film and Theatre sociology, and Theatre and Film Production Studies |
| 8 | Miss Florence Biowe | Tenure | Innovations in performance , Dance and Choreography, and sustenance of traditional African festivals/performances. |
| 9 | Prof. Christine Odi | Adjunct | Theatre and Gender Studies |