The eighth edition of the Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF) has ended with South African movies leading the pack of winners at the festival’s awards night, AFRIFF Globe awards.
30 Nigerian films made it to the final list of the 140 films that were screened at the 2018 edition of AFRIFF.
Best Short
NIGERIA: Coat of Harms by Stanlee Ohikuare
Best Animation
UGANDA: A Kalabanda Ate My School Work by Raymond Malinga
Best Student Short
RWANDA: Imfura by Samuel Ishimwe
DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION
Special Mention
COLOMBIA: Cantadoras. Musical Memories of Life and death in Colombia by Maria Fernanda Carrillo
Best Documentary
SOUTH AFRICA: Ramothopo the Centenarian by Riaan Hendricks
FICTION COMPETITION
Special Mention
Poisonous Roses by Fawzi Saleh
Best Male Performance
SOUTH AFRICA: Ezra Mabengeza in Sew the Winter to My Skin
Best Female Performance
GHANA: Asana Alhassan in Azali
Best Director
SOUTH AFRICA: Jahmil X. T. Qubeka for Sew the Winter to My Skin
Best Screenplay
GHANA: Kwabena Gyansah for Azali
Best Nigerian Film
The Delivery Boy by Adekunle “Nodash” Adejuyigbe
Best Feature Film
GHANA: Azali by Kwabena Gyansah
Special Jury for outstanding film
(Jury selected documentary for outstanding achievement overall)
SOUTH AFRICA: Not in My Neighbourhood by Kurt Orderson
Viewers choice award
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