Organizers of the Abuja International Film Festival’, have unveiled the list of nominees for its 12th edition.
The selection of the nominees came after a two weeks of screening over 700 films from 39 countries.
Winners will be announced at the festival’s award ceremony scheduled to hold on October 30, at the Silverbird Cinema Abuja.
Abuja International film festival is aimed at enhancing cultural diversity, by bringing Nigerian independent movie productions to audiences.
Check out list of nominees;
Outstanding Film in Documentary
The Ukrainian
Common Man – Nigeria
Dreadlocks – USA
Festival of Marriage – India
Happiness Promised Land – France
Outstanding Film in Animation
Sango and Friends – Nigeria
Pate – Poland
Adventure of Turtle Taido – Nigeria
Best Experimental Film
Supernova – Poland
Aisha’s Story – Nigeria
Awa N’ Garde – Poland
Outstanding Feature Film: Foreign
War of Lies – Germany
Painted Skin: The Resurrection – China
Police Story – China
The Pool – Netherland
The Sleeper – USA
Most Outstanding Feature: Indigenous
Hazeezat
Stigma
Open Marriage
Lasigbo
Shadows
Mr and Mrs Johnson
Victim
Outstanding Short Film: Nigeria
Keko
Good People Dead
Deluded
The Anniversary
Verdict
Veronica Pieces
Outstanding Short Film: Foreign
If the Photo is Good
Spoons
Dinner for Two
Electric Indigo
The Only King
Two Boys, A Man and A Woman
Outstanding Comic Film
Stop
Bad Drop
Okombo
Best Student Film
Social Lives
Two Steps Ahead
I Cry
Souls Under Soles
If Only
Outstanding Male Actor
Gijs Scholten Van Asciolat
Artyom Bistrov
Jackie Chan
Olarewaju Omiyinka
IK Ogbonna
Seun Akindele
Muyiwa Ademola
Outstanding Female Actress
Mercy Aigbe
Kiki Omeili
Hilda Dokubo
Ini Edo
Chidebere Aneke
Outstanding in Film Directing
Painted Skin
Victim
Sleeper
Police Story
Shadows
Hezeezat
The Pool
Outstanding Music Score
Painted Skin
Once Upon A Time
Heart of Isiaku
Police Story
Lasigbo
Golden Jury Film
Painted Skin – China
Stigma – Nigeria
Mr and Mrs Johnson – Nigeria
Hazeezat – Nigeria
Police Story – China
The Pool – Netherland
Victims – Nigeria
