South Africa shines at AFRIFF 2018 + full list of winners

South Africa shines at AFRIFF 2018 + full list of winners

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

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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