The 2018 edition of the Africa International Film Festival, AFRIFF, which ended on Saturday had South African movies snagging most of the awards at th
The 2018 edition of the Africa International Film Festival, AFRIFF, which ended on Saturday had South African movies snagging most of the awards at the annual AFRIFF Globe Awards which took place at The Twin Towers in Lagos. A brain child of Chioma Ude, the event, which saw the opening film of the festival, ‘Sew the Winter to My Skin’ nabbing the award for Best Director also handed out awards to two Nigerian movie producers; Stanlee Ohikuare and Adekunle “Nodash” Adejuyigbe, for their movies which won in two different categories. 30 Nigerian films made it to the final list of the 140 films that were screened at the 2018 edition of AFRIFF.
Below ‘s a list of winners at the 2018 AFRIFF Globe Awards.
SHORTS COMPETITION
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
(usually fiction but Jury selected documentary for outstanding achievement overall)
SOUTH AFRICA: Not in My Neighbourhood by Kurt Orderson
Viewers choice award
Kasala
