The just concluded Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF) left many with feelings of joy and accomplishment. For Akin Omotosho, the take-home feeling was pride as his movie, “The Ghost and the House of Truth”, took three awards home.
Breakthrough Nigerian production, Roye Okupe‘s “Malika – Warrior Queen”, won best animation and “Rattlesnakes” by Julius Amedume won best feature film.
See the full list of winners below:
Shorts Competition
Best Student Short
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: Linger by Edem Dotse
Special Mention
UNITED KINGDOM: Appreciation by Tomisin Adepeju
Best Animation
NIGERIA: Malika – Warrior Queen by Roye Okupe
Best Short
ITALY: My Tyson by Claudio Casale
DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION
Special Jury for outstanding film (usually fiction but Jury selected documentary for outstanding achievement overall)
BURKINA FASO: Sankara is Not Dead by Lucy Vivier
Best Documentary
KENYA: In Search by Beryl Magoko
Fiction Competition
Special Mention
GHANA: Gold Coast Lounge by Pascal Aka
Best Male Performance
SOUTH AFRICA: Bongile Mantsai in Knuckle City
Best Female Performance
NIGERIA: Kate Henshaw in The Ghost & House of Truth
Best Screenplay
RWANDA: Ramata Sy for Our Lady of The Nile
Oronto Douglas Award for Best Nigerian Film
The Ghost & The House of Truth
Best Director
NIGERIA: Akin Omotoso for The Ghost & The House of Truth
Best Feature Film
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: Rattlesnakes by Julius Amedume
Audience Choice Award:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA : Rattlesnakes by Julius Amedume
Peter Obi Legacy Award for Female Excellence
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