CURRICULUM VITAE
Peter Odhiambo Bwire
D.O.B: 25/09/1990
M: - W: https://peterpages.cc/ E:-NATIONALITY: Kenyan GENDER: Male
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE_______________________________________________
May 2021 to Present: Adjunct Faculty at the United States International University
(USIU) Department of Cinematic Arts, Nairobi, Kenya
September 2019 to March 2020: Team Member at Cineworld Cinemas, Leicester
Square, London, United Kingdom
May 2019 to March 2020: Retail Sales Assistant at Arsenal Football Club, London,
United Kingdom
March 2020: Work Experience Intern (Unpaid) at Altitude Media Group, London,
United Kingdom
February to September 2019: Production and Marketing Intern (Unpaid) at UK
Jewish Film, London, United Kingdom
February to September 2018: Media Director at Love Binti International, Kampala,
Uganda
November 2016 to April 2017: Youth Development Program Coordinator at the Pan
Africa Christian University, Nairobi, Kenya
October 2015 to October 2016: Brand and Marketing Executive at Seven Seas
Technologies Group, Nairobi, Kenya
September to December 2014: Brand and Marketing Intern at Seven Seas
Technologies Group, Nairobi, Kenya
VOLUNTEERING EXPERIENCE______________________________________________
April 2020 to Present: Program manager, Resource mobilization coordinator, Binti
Care Foundation, Kitale, Kenya
August 2020 to Present: Founder and Director at the Chorus Box, Kitale, Kenya
November 2021 to Present: Board of directors, Vessel of Hope Vocational Training
Centre, Kitale, Kenya
December 2021: Campaign coordinator, I CARE ABOUT HER, Kitale, Kenya
August 2017 to July 2020: Business Development Partner at the Harlem Film
House New York based in Nairobi, Kenya
March 2019 to March 2020: Team Member at Hillsong UK, London, United
Kingdom
February to August 2019: Customer Service at Oxfam Camden, London, UK
July 2019: Event Staff at Africa Writes, London, United Kingdom
October 2015 to November 2017: Youth Ministry Leader at Christ is the Answer
Ministries Thika Road, Nairobi, Kenya
November 2010 to March 2013: Youth Peer Educator at Handicap International
(Now Humanity & Inclusion), Kitale, Kenya
January 2011 to March 2013: Radio Presenter at Imani Radio, Kitale, Kenya
EDUCATION & TRAINING__________________________________________________
September 2018 to January 2020: Master of Arts with Distinction in the
International Film Business at the University of Exeter and the
London Film School, Exeter and London, United Kingdom
September 2011 to December 2015: First Class Honours Bachelor of Arts in
Theatre Arts and Film Technology at Kenyatta University,
Nairobi, Kenya
October 2020: Creative Producing Certificate from Docubox East Africa and DW
Akademie
August 2020: Screenwriting Certificate from Docubox East Africa and DW
Akademie
SKILLS___________________________________________________________________
Leadership | Advanced computer hardware and software operation | Desktop and
library research | Strategic thinking and planning | Presentation and public speaking
| Advanced Graphic design with Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, Affinity
Designer | Photography skills with wide flexibility with equipment and software e.g
Adobe Lightroom | Video production and editing skills with advanced Adobe
Premiere Pro | Script writing skills including with scriptwriting software e.g Final
Draft, WriterDuet, etc | Website design, content management and editing (without
code) | Creative writing | Managing projects | Teamwork | Networking | Resource
mobilization | Filmmaking
CONFERENCES, FELLOWSHIPS & SEMINARS_______________________________
October 2021: African Summit with President Emmanuel Macron, Montpellier,
France
October 2021: French-African Foundation Young Leaders Conference 2021, Paris,
France
April 2019: Chevening Conference 2019 (Speaker), Manchester, United Kingdom
June to August 2017: Mandela Washington Fellowship for African Leaders, New
York & Washington DC, United States of America
HONOURS & AWARDS____________________________________________________
February 2021: Official Selection, Pinewood UK Lift Off Sessions International for
RAISED, short film (Producer, Director)
December 2021: Kenya Music & Culture Festival KFCB Award for Best Clean
Content Film, RAISED, short film, Mombasa, Kenya
June 2019: Chevening Volunteer Gold Award, London, UK
July 2018: Chevening Scholarship Award, UK
August 2015: Kenyatta University Best Production Design, HAVE NOT, short film
(Production Designer), Nairobi, Kenya
August 2015: UN Habitat Best Production Design, OUTSET, short film (Production
Designer), Nairobi, Kenya
July 2015: Zanzibar International Film Festival EAFN Award for Best East African
Short Film, ANGLES OF MY FACE, short film (Production
Designer), Zanzibar, Tanzania
LANGUAGES_____________________________________________________________
Luhya Lunyala – Native
Kiswahili – Native
English – Professional/Advanced (IELTS Academic 8.0 in 2018)
PUBLICATIONS___________________________________________________________
March 2020: Kenya Screen Worlds Toolkit
(https://screenworlds.org/resources/kenya-screen-worlds/)
REFEREES________________________________________________________________
Dr. Rachael Diang’a
Chair, Department of Cinematic Arts
United Sates International University-Africa (USIU-Africa)
P.O. B.O.X-
Nairobi, Kenya
Email:-
Elizabeth Mumbi
Founder & CEO
Binti Care Foundation Kenya
P.O Box-
Kitale, Kenya
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