The Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF) is a highly anticipated event that is set to take place from November 5 to 11.
This year’s 12th edition promises to be a truly memorable event, featuring a selection of noteworthy films that showcase indigenous narratives from women who have made a national impact.
In a statement released by the Founder of AFRIFF, Chioma Ude, it was revealed that the festival will feature biopics of the late Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti, as well as renowned artist, Nike Davies-Okundaye.
Ude noted that the festival will be adorned with a series of diverse activities, including panel discussions, and networking sessions, leading to the prestigious AFRIFF Globe Awards.
The AFRIFF Globe Awards are one of the highlights of the festival.
This year, the awards will unveil three new exciting categories sponsored by MTN Nigeria.
These include the Honouree Award, which offers N2million to each recipient, the Viewer’s Choice category, which allows viewers to vote for their preferred movie of the year, and the Fan Favourite Award, which enables fans to cast their votes for their favourite actors and actresses.
The awards will be presented to selected actors at the Globe Awards Night on November 11 during the festival.
The festival will also feature a captivating opening night with the exclusive premiere of ORAH, directed by Lonzo Nzekwe.
The closing night promises to be equally exciting, featuring the highly-anticipated premiere of the inspirational movie “Breath of Life”, directed by BB Shashore and produced by Eku Edewor.
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According to Ude, the theme for this year’s festival is “Indigenous to global 2.0”, which is in continuation of last year’s theme, but with a focus on improving capacity building, with industry partners and positioning the industry further for more opportunities.
CRUX NEWS reports that the AFRIFF jury boasts of local and international members headed by Stephen Dr. Love.
Other notable members of the jury include Abby Ajayi, Nicholas Weinstock, Geneva Wasserman, Wafa’a Celine Halawi, Greg Odutayo, Ranada Shepard, Tsitsi Dangaremgba, and Nollywood greats Kate Henshaw and Desmond Elliot, as well as Multichoice Nigeria’s Bisola Tejumola.
Overall, the 12th edition of AFRIFF promises to be a celebration of African cinema, uncovering new talents, creating insider opportunities, and screening hundreds of films for free.
With so many exciting activities and events lined up, it is sure to be an unforgettable experience for all attendees.
