Winners at the 2024 Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF) Globe Awards
The Jury Prize for AFRIFF 2024 was awarded to Freedom Way, directed by Afolabi Olalekan, while The Honorable Jury Mention was awarded to Memories of Love Returned by Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine
The 13th edition of the Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF), Africa's number 1 destination celebrating film & visual storytelling in Nigeria, held from November 3 to 9, 2024, in Lagos.
The festival, which took place throughout the week with several activities, kicked off on Sunday with the screening of HEADLESS, a Michael Ndiomu Film which follows the story of a morally ambiguous Nollywood film producer found with a decapitated human head in the boot of his car. “The ensuing interrogation and investigations lead to the unearthing of unsavoury aspects of and the intersections between the world of politics and crime and the Nigerian film industry,” the movie synopsis notes.
This year's festival, with the theme, “Indigenous to Global: Cultural Wealth to Global Prosperity,” was filled with movie screenings, masterclasses & workshops, panel discussions & presentations, fireside chats, country presentations, and networking sessions, with several film industry stakeholders, participants and enthusiasts gathering to have important conversations about the film industry, and also celebrate and showcase various African films and talents.
For the closing film, OUT OF BREATH, directed by Obi Emelonye, was screened. The Historical Drama follows the story of an Igbo elder who must “challenge custom as he attempts to stop the ancient tradition of burying elders with their servants, putting his own life on the line and risk, for his own servant, the very evil that he is trying to stop.”
To close the week, the festival organisers gathered filmmakers for the highly anticipated Afriff Globe Awards night to announce and celebrate the winners in the various award categories.
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Winners at the 2024 AFRIFF Globe Awards
To judge this year’s entry, the jury was made up of 8 highly skilled and award-winning filmmakers and film executives—Stephen 'Dr' Love, Ego Boyo, Dennis Ruh, Victor Okhai, Cynthia Okoye, Wafa'a Céline Halawi, Yolanda Mogatusi, and Lanre Olupona.
The Jury Prize for AFRIFF 2024 was awarded to Freedom Way, directed by Afolabi Olalekan, written and produced by Blessing Uzzi, which the Jury described as “an ambitious piece of work by an emerging talent out of Nigeria, humanly portraying the interconnectivity in our actions and their consequences.”
The Honorable Jury Mention for this year, awarded to Memories of Love Returned by Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine, is said to be “a nuanced creative work that takes us on a journey of memory and why it is important to look at our past in order to move forward, especially as filmmakers and storytellers.”
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JURY PRIZE
Freedom Way | Directed by Afolabi Olalekan | Duration 01:22:20 | Country of Filming: Nigeria | Year 2024
JURY SPECIAL MENTION
Memories of Love Returned | Directed by Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine | Duration 01:16:39 | Country of Filming: Uganda | Year 2024
Features
BEST FEATURE FILM
Phoenix Fury | Directed by Ifeoma N. Chukwuogo | Duration 02:10:13 | Country of Filming: Ghana, Nigeria | Year 2024
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM
Calladita/The Quiet Maid | Directed by Miguel Faus | Duration 01:32:45 | Country of Filming: Spain | Year 2023
BEST DIRECTOR
Phoenix Fury | Directed by Ifeoma N. Chukwuogo | Duration 02:10:13 | Country of Filming: Ghana, Nigeria | Year 2024
SPECIAL MENTION
A Ghetto Love Story | Directed by Daniel Oriahi | Duration 02:06:08 | Country of Filming: Nigeria | Year 2024
BEST MALE PERFORMANCE
Alexander Hakim | The Dog | Directed by Baker Karim| Duration 01:46:45 | Country of Filming: Kenya | Year 2024
BEST FEMALE PERFORMANCE
Uzoamaka Onuoha | Agemo | Directed by Moshood Abiola Obatula | Duration 01:51:00 |Country of Filming: Nigeria | Year 2024
BEST SCREENPLAY
Bode Asiyanbi | The Man Died | Directed by Awam Amkpa | Duration 02:14:26 | Country of Filming: Nigeria | Year 2024
Documentaries
BEST DOCUMENTARY
Mother City | Directed by Miki Redelinghuys | Duration 01:43:00 | Country of Filming: South Africa | Year 2024
BEST INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY
Memories of Love returned | Directed by Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine | Duration 01:16:39 | Country of Filming: Uganda | Year 2024
SPECIAL MENTION
Dan Bature Kudawa | Directed by Charles Solomon | Duration 01:12:00 | Country of Filming: Nigeria | Year 2024
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
From God to Man | Directed by Lansana Mansaray | Duration 00:14:59 | Country of Filming: Sierra Leone | Year 2024
Shorts
SHORTS PRIZES BEST ANIMATION
Hadu | Directed by Damilola Solesi | Duration 00:07:25 | Country of Filming: Nigeria | Year 2024
SPECIAL MENTION
Leon and the Professor | Directed by Chekwube Okonkwo | Duration 00:11:00 | Country of Filming: Nigeria | Year 2024
BEST SHORT
Adunni | Directed by Tola Falonipe | Duration 0:13:14 | Country of Filming: Nigeria | Year 2024
BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT
Cookie Box | Directed by Adam Żurawiecki | Duration 00:21:45 | Country of Filming: Ghana, Malta | Year 2024
BEST STUDENT SHORT
Last Minute | Directed by Nicole E. Emechebe | Duration 00:30:00 | Country of Filming: Nigeria | Year 2023
SPECIAL MENTION
Flawed Cupid | Directed by Emerald Obahiagbon, Feyisayo Rotimi | Duration 00:10:00 | Country of Filming: Nigeria | Year 2024
