Africa International Film Festival
The Africa International Film Festival ( AFRIFF for short ) is an international film festival that was launched by Chioma Ude in 2010 and has been held annually in Nigeria ever since . The theme of the film festival is Africa Unite. It is considered the largest film festival in Africa.
history
The Africa International Film Festival first took place in 2010 in Port Harcourt . It was founded with the idea of drawing attention to the enormous potential, but also the great influence that the African film industry has both in general socio-economically and more specifically on the economies of African countries , but also on the economies of other developing countries. In addition, it should promote the international networking of the local film industry. The theme of the first film festival was Africa Unite. The festival now takes place regularly in Lagos .
Prices
The annual awards at the Africa International Film Festival have a total value of $ 10,000 in twelve categories. There are prizes in the categories of cinema film , documentary film , short film , animation and student short film. In addition, prizes in the categories of directing and acting , as well as an audience award and a prize for the best film overall are awarded.
Web links
- Homepage of the Africa International Film Festival
- Africa International Film Festival in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Graduate's film selected for Africa International Film Festival. University of Wolverhampton, October 26, 2015, accessed November 1, 2019 .
- ↑ Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF) | Devex. Retrieved November 1, 2019 .
- ^ Africa's first continent-wide film festival. Accessed November 1, 2019 .
- ↑ Host City - AFRIFF. Retrieved November 1, 2019 (American English).
- ↑ Reward Programs - AFRIFF. Retrieved November 1, 2019 (American English).
- ↑ 'Azali' movie bags 3 awards at 2018 Africa International Film Festival. Accessed November 1, 2019 .