The Abuja International Film Festival has announced
the list of nominees for the 12th edition of the Festival,
holding October 27th to 30th, 2015 and guess what, Chidiebere Aneke has been nominated for Outstanding Female Actress Category alongside with Mercy Aigbe, Ini Edo and others while Jackie Chan, Seun Akindele, Muyiwa Ademola others nominated in the Outstanding Male category.
The festival, more than ever, recorded more entries
outside Africa from Netherlands, China, India, France,
For two weeks,
the College of Screeners made up of industry
stakeholders including filmmakers and film critics,
painstakingly screened 700 films from 39 countries.
The College of Screeners expressed appreciation with
the number of entries and improved quality of films,
especially from Nigeria. Entries, according to the
College of Screeners’ spokesman, Gbenga Andipe, were
received in all genres – features, shorts, documentary,
animation and experimental films.
Winners of the Abuja International Film Festival 2015,
according to a press statement signed by the Festival
Director, Fidelis Duker will be announced at a
glamorous award ceremony scheduled for the Silverbird
Cinema, Abuja on the 30th of October.
Find below the comprehensive list of nominees –
NOMINEES FOR 12TH ABUJA INTERNATIONAL FILM
FESTIVAL
1.OUTSTANDING FILM IN DOCUMENTARY
1. THE UKRAINIAN – UKRAIN
2. COMMON MAN – NIGERIA
3. DREADLOCKS – USA
4. FESTIVAL OF MARRIAGE – INDIA
5. HAPPINESS PROMISED LAND – FRANCE
2. OUTSTANDING FILM IN ANIMATION
1. SANGO & FRIENDS……………………………….NIGERIA –
JOHN OKOSUN
2. PATE……………………………………………………………POLAND –
LUCAS JUDYNASTY
3. ADVENTURE OF TURTLE TAIDO……….NIGERIA –
ARTIE ROMERO
3.BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM
1. SUPERNOVA……………… POLAND – PAUL CZAMECSKI
2. AISHA’S STORY …………… NIGERIA – NUHU DALYOP
3. AWA N’ GARDE……… POLAND – BOUGUA WAZANA
4. SILENT MANSION – NIGERIA – JUBRIL MAILAFIA
4. OUTSTANDING FEATURE FILM: FORIEGN
1. WAR OF LIES ……………………………… GERMANY
2. PAINTED SKIN;THE RESURRECTION……………… CHINA
3. POLICE STORY…………………………………………………………CHINA
4. THE POOL……………………………………………………………
NETHERLAND
5. THE SLEEPER……………………………………………… USA
5.OUTSTANDING FEATURE: INDIGENOUS
1. HAZEEZAT ……………………………. KABAT ESEOSA EGBON
2. STIGMA ………………………….. DAGOGO DIMINAS
3. OPEN MARRIAGE ………………………. CHICO EJIRO
4. LASIGBO………………………LANRE OMIYINKA
5. SHADOWS………………… DESMOND ELLIOT
6. MRS & MRS JOHNSON ……… ALEXANDER HULL
7. VICTIM…………………LACELLOT IMASUEN
6. OUTSTANDING SHORT FILM: NIGERIA
1. KEKO…………………………………………………KINGSLEY OBARO
2. GOOD PEOPLE DEAD……………………KUNLE ADEJUYIGBE
3. DELUDED…………………………………………DIPO ABDUL
4. THE ANNIVESARY……………………….SEUN OKEGBEMIRO
5. VERDICT……………………………………… STANLEY OHIKHUARE
6. VERONICA PIECES ……………………. REMI IBINOLA
OLATUNJI
7. OUTSTANDING SHORT FILM: FOREIGN
1. IF THE PHOTO IS GOOD………………………….FRANCE
2. SPOONS………………………………………………………UNITED
KINGDOM
3. DINNER FOR TWO…………………………………UKRAINE
4. ELECTRIC INDIGO……………………………BELGIUM/FRANCE
5. THE ONLY KING…………………………………INDIA
6. TWO BOYS, A MAN & A WOMAN ……….. SOUTH
KOREA
8. OUTSTANDING COMIC FILM
1. STOP – DAMIJO EFE YOUNG
2. BAD DROP – CHINA MC COLLINS CHIDEBE
3. OKOMBO – SOBE CHARLES UMEH
9. BEST STUDENT FILM
1. SOCIAL LIVES…………………… SENATE EWAH
2. TWO STEPS AHEAD……………… EMEKA LOVEDAY
3. I CRY……………………………………… DAVID MEDUGU
4. SOULS UNDER SOLES…………… SEUN AFOLABI
5. IF ONLY………………………………… SENATE EWAH
10.OUTSTANDING MALE ACTOR
1. GIJS SCHOLTEN VAN ASCIOLAT——THE POOL –
NETHERLAND
2. ARTYOM BISTROV————————THE FOOL –
RUSSIA
3. JACKIE CHAN——————–POLICE STORY – CHINA
4. OLAREWAJU OMIYINKA—————–LASIGBO –
NIGERIA
5. IKE OGBONNA ————————— STOP – NIGERIA
6. SEUN AKINDELE—————————VICTIMS – NIGERIA
7. MUYIWA ADEMOLA———————–AYOMI – NIGERIA
11.OUTSTANDING FEMALE ACTRESS
1. MERCY AIGBE——————————-VICTIMS – NIGERIA
2. KIKI OMEILI——————-MRS. & MS. JOHNSON –
NIGERIA
3. HILDA DOKUBOH—————–STIGMA – NIGERIA
4. INI EDO————————–OKOMBO – NIGERIA
5. CHIDIEBERE ANEKE – BACK TO BASICS – NIGERIA
12.OUTSTANDING IN FILM DIRECTING
1. PAINTED SKIN; THE RESURRECTION——-DONG FU –
CHINA
2. VICTIM————————–LANCELOT IMASUEN –
NIGERIA
3. SLEEPER ——————— CHRISTOPHER MYLES – USA
4. POLICE STORY———————SHENG DONG – NIGERIA
5. SHADOWS————————DESMOND ELLIOT –
NIGERIA
6. HAZEEZAT———————KABAT ESOSA – NIGERIA
7. THE POOL ————- CHRIS MITCHELL –
NETHERLAND
13.OUTSTANDING MUSIC SCORE
1. PAINTED SKIN; THE RESURRECTION – CHINA
2. ONCE UPON A TIME – NIGERIA
3. HEART OF ISIAKU – NIGERIA
4. POLICE STORY – CHINA
5. LASIGBO – NIGERIA
14.GOLDEN JURY FILM
1. PAINTED SKIN; THE RESURRECTION – CHINA
2. STIGMA – NIGERIA
3. MRS & MS. JOHNSON – NIGERIA
4. HAZEEZAT – NIGERIA
5. POLICE STORY – CHINA
6. THE POOL – NETHERLAND
7. VICTIMS – NIGERIA
