Akpabio, Mimiko, Kwankwaso for honours as Nollywood marks 20

The College of Screeners for the Abuja International Film Festival (AIFF) has released the nominees for this year’s edition of the festival. It will hold from September 25 to 28 at the Siverbird Cinemas, Abuja.

From the list of nominees in the 10 different categories, Nigeria films make a good showing with films like Phone Swap (Nigeria), Holding Hope (Nigeria), Till Death Do Us Part (Nigeria) and Without from the U.S. topping the list of films with nominations in four categories.

Festival Director, Mr. Fidelis Duker expressed satisfaction with the preparation for the festival especially in the area of receiving more entries from Nigeria unlike previous editions.

He said winners would be announced on September 27, 2012 at the grand award ceremony where eminent Nigerians, business organisations and major stakeholders would be celebrated.

Those penciled down for honours include Governors of Kano (Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso), Akwa Ibom (Godswill Obot Akpabio) and Ondo (Olusegun Mimiko).

Others are Africa Magic Channel, Olu Jacob, Kate Henshaw, Adebayo Salami and Okechukwu Ogunjiofor.

The theme for the film feast is Nollywood At 20: Celebrating a Phenomenon.

 Akwa Ibom (Godswill Obot Akpabio)

 Ondo (Olusegun Mimiko).

 Governors of Kano (Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso)

List of nominees includes ‘Best Feature’ Nigeria (Phone Swap – Kunle Afolayan; I Will Take My Chances – Desmond Elliot; Married but Living Single – Tunde Olaoye; Holding Hope – Desmond Elliot; Jejeloye – James Muyiwa and True Citizens – Elvis Chuks.

 

For ‘Best Feature’ Foreign, there are Brother – Venezuela; Marieke Marieke – Belgium; Without – U.S.; The Christening – Poland and Marhejaan – Bangladesh.   For ‘Best Short Film’ Nigeria, the list include Till Death Do Us Part – Tope Oshin Ogun; 500 Dollars  - Mohammed Musulumi; and Young Smoker – Tope Osin Ogun.

Also for ‘Best Short Film’ Foreign, there are Double Happiness  - Taiwan; Barefoot Humanity  - Italy; Behind The Window – Lebanon; 0507 – U.K.; Zambezi News  - Zimbabwe; The Substitute – Israel; and Light Hearted Boy – Italy. ‘Best Documentary’ category - Goge Africa – Nigeria; Rent Boys – Germany; Sex In City – Zimbabwe and Ginger. ‘Best Experimental Film’ - Retribution – Nigeria; Game Over  - Ghana and Campus Life – Zimbabwe.

In ‘Best Animation Film’ category, are  Mission – Nigeria; Zaniek Geliago – France; A Mysterious Fish  - Spain and Losser Leg – Italy. For ‘Outstanding Male Act’, Joseph Benjamin in Married But Living Single; Desmond Elliot in Holding Hope; Bryan Okwere in I Will Take My Chances; Ron Carrier in Without and Wole Ojo in Phone Swap make the list. In ‘Outstanding Female Act’, Nse Ikpe Etim in Phone Swap, Uche Jombo in Holding Hope, Ini Edo in I Will Take My Chances, Joselyn Jensen in Without and Amara Amoji in Till Death Do Us Part also make the list of nominees.