The Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF) is an annual film festival that takes place in

Nigeria Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of . With Demographics of Nigeria, ...

. It was founded in 2010 with its Inaugural edition in

Port Harcourt Port Harcourt (Pidgin: ''Po-ta-kot or Pi-ta-kwa)'' is the capital and largest city of Rivers State in Nigeria. It is the fifth most populous city in Nigeria after Lagos, Kano, Ibadan and Benin. It lies along the Bonny River and is locate ...

Rivers State Rivers is a states of Nigeria, state in the Niger Delta region of southern Nigeria (Old Eastern Region). Formed on 27 May 1967, when it was split from the former Eastern Region, Nigeria, Eastern Region, Rivers State borders include Imo State, Im ...

. AFRIFF was founded by

Chioma Ude Chioma Ude is a Nigerians, Nigerian entertainment executive. In 2010, she founded Africa International Film Festival, a film festival held annually in Nigeria. Career Ude founded AFRIFF in 2010, as a platform to train individuals in the film in ...

a passionate film buff and entrepreneur, The event normally spans through a week and it includes award shows and film training classes.

Keith Shiri Keith Shiri is a Zimbabwean film curator, who has been based in Beirut, Lebanon, and in London, UK. In 2024 he was appointed the lead curator of Film Africa, a London-based festival of African and African diasporic film. Shiri also has been an ad ...

, the founder/director of Africa at the Pictures was one of the festival's artistic director of the festival. AFRIFF, through its Globe Awards, gives out honors in categories such Feature,

Documentary A documentary film (often described simply as a documentary) is a nonfiction Film, motion picture intended to "document reality, primarily for instruction, education or maintaining a Recorded history, historical record". The American author and ...

, Short,

Animation Animation is a filmmaking technique whereby still images are manipulated to create moving images. In traditional animation, images are drawn or painted by hand on transparent celluloid sheets to be photographed and exhibited on film. Animati ...

, and Students Short, as well as awards and prizes for Directing, Acting, and Screenplay. There are additional special awards for Audience Choice and an Outstanding Film Jury Award.

Africa International Film Festival events

2010 Africa International Film Festival

The 2010 Africa International Film Festival was held in

from 1 December 2010 to 5 December 2010. The festival followed after its first official announcement at the

6th Africa Movie Academy Awards The 6th Africa Movie Academy Awards ceremony was held on 10 April 2010 at the Gloryland Cultural Center in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria, to honor the best African films of 2009. The nominees were announced on 6 March 2010 at the Mensvic Grand ...

. The 5 day event featured several activities that included workshop, screenings, film premiere, awards night & a fashion show. The event featured performances from

P-Square P-Square are a Nigerian music duo composed of the twin brothers Mr. P (singer), Peter Okoye and Rudeboy (singer), Paul Okoye, who co-write and co-produce most of their songs. Noted for their artistic reinvention, musical versatility, and Visual a ...

and

Duncan Mighty Duncan Wene Mighty Okechukwu (born 28 October 1983), simply known as Duncan Mighty, is a Nigerian musician, singer, and music producer from Obio-Akpor Local government area, Rivers State. Though his musical style demonstrates a high-level of g ...

. The theme for the year was "Africa Unites". Eligible submissions must have been produced after 1 January 2009 and submitted before 31 August 2010.

Award Winners

2011 Africa International Film Festival

The 2011 Africa International Film Festival took place from 30 November 2011 to 3 December 2011 in

Lagos Lagos ( ; ), or Lagos City, is a large metropolitan city in southwestern Nigeria. With an upper population estimated above 21 million dwellers, it is the largest city in Nigeria, the most populous urban area on the African continent, and on ...

. The event was sponsored by

Arik Air Arik Air is a Nigerian airline operating mainly from two hubs at Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos and Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja. Arik Air's head office is the ''Arik Air Aviation Center'' on the grounds of Mu ...

and submissions were open from March 30 to July 30, 2011.

Leila Djansi Leila Afua Djansi is an American-Ghanaian filmmaker who started her film career in the Ghana film industry. Early life Leila Afua Djansi was born on 17 July.Nelmes, Jill; Selbo, Jule''Women Screenwriters: An International Guide'' Springer (20 ...

's '' Ties That Bind'' opened the ceremony with its premiere at Genesis Deluxe Cinemas. The event was anchored by

Rita Dominic Rita Uchenna Nkem Dominic Nwaturuocha (born 12 July 1975) is a Nigerian actress. In 2012, Dominic won the Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. Early life Rita Dominic is a multiple award-winning Nollywood actress, ...

and

IK Osakioduwa Ikponmwosa Osakioduwa (born May 21, 1979) is a Nigerian radio and television on-air personality. He was known to most just as Wildchild but since his marriage, has been known as simply IK. He is known for his work with Rhythm 93.7 FM, but he is ...

Lynn Whitfield Lynn Whitfield (''née'' Smith; born February 15, 1953) is an American actress. She began her acting career in television and theatre before progressing to supporting roles in film. She won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a ...

was the ambassador of the festival.

performed at the Oriental Hotel on the final day of the event.

Award Winners

2013 Africa International Film Festival

The 2013 Africa International Film Festival was held from 10 November to 17 November 2013 at

Tinapa Tinapa ''Tinapa'', a Filipino term, is fish cooked or preserved through the process of smoking. It is a native delicacy in the Philippines and is often made from blackfin scad (''Alepes melanoptera'', known locally as ''galunggong''), or from ...

, Cross River. The event was hosted by Darey Art Alade and TV personality,

Michelle Dede Michelle Dede is a Nigerian freelance television presenter and actress. She co-produced the film ''Flower Girl,'' starred in the television series ''Desperate Housewives Africa'' and the 2017 drama thriller '' What Lies Within''. Early life an ...

. The event was sponsored by

UBA Uba or UBA (and diacritic variations) may refer to: Agriculture * Uba, a cultivar of '' Saccharum sinense'' Place names * Ubá, small tropical city in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil * Uba, Nigeria, part of Askira/Uba Local Government Area in B ...

. South African film ''Of Good Report'' won the Best Feature Film.

Award Winners

2014 Africa International Film Festival

The 2014 Africa International Film Festival was held from 9 November 2014 to 16 November 2014 at

, Cross River.

Award Winners

2015 Africa International Film Festival

Awards Winners

2016 Africa International Film Festival

The 2016 AFRIFF Globe Awards held on Saturday, 19 November 2016, at

Eko Hotel and Suites Eko Hotels and Suites is a five-star Conference and resort hotels, conference centre hotel in Lagos. History Established in 1977 as ''Èkó Holiday Inn'' and built on Victoria Island, Lagos, Victoria Island, it is the largest hotel in Nigeria. I ...

, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria.

Awards winners

Alero OKORODUS

2017 Africa International Film Festival

AFRIFF 2017 featured the following; Panel sessions, screenings, school children segment and various trainings.

Awards Winners

2018 Africa International Film Festival

The 8th annual AFRIFF was held from 11 to 17 November 2018 at Twin Waters Entertainment Center in Lagos, Nigeria.

Awards Winners

2019 Africa International Film Festival

The 9th annual AFRIFF was held from November 10 to 16, 2019 at Filmhouse Cinemas in Landmark, Retail Village, Lagos, Nigeria. It was organized in partnership with the US Consulate, Access Bank and Lagos State. The 2019 AFRIFF was focused on the ''SHEROES" that is the Female Film Makers.

Awards Winners

2021 Africa International Film Festival

The 10th annual AFRIFF was held from 7 to 13 November 2021 at Terra Kulture,

Victoria Island Victoria Island () is a large island in the Arctic Archipelago that straddles the boundary between Nunavut and the Northwest Territories of Canada. It is the eighth-largest island in the world, and at in area, it is Canada's second-largest i ...

, Lagos, Nigeria. It was the first edition after a one-year hiatus caused by the

COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic and COVID pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an disease outbreak, outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December ...

Awards Winners

References

{{reflist

External links

Official WebsiteAFRIFF
on

Facebook Facebook is a social media and social networking service owned by the American technology conglomerate Meta Platforms, Meta. Created in 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg with four other Harvard College students and roommates, Eduardo Saverin, Andre ...

AFRIFF
on

Twitter Twitter, officially known as X since 2023, is an American microblogging and social networking service. It is one of the world's largest social media platforms and one of the most-visited websites. Users can share short text messages, image ...

Entertainment events in Nigeria Nigerian film awards Film festivals in Nigeria Recurring events established in 2010 2010 establishments in Nigeria Film festivals in Africa