The Kaduna international film festival earlier today released the official selections and nominees for its 7th edition as Uganda top the list.
The Secretary of the 7th Kaduna international film festival board of jurors Dr. Charles Okwuowulu DGN highlighted that the film festival had competitive and high quality films this year.
107 films have been selected to be screened at the 7th Kaduna international film festival.
See the nominees below:
Best Screenplay
- The Passenger (Uganda)
- Kaka (Nigeria)
- Kamsi (Nigeria)
- Present Past (Uganda)
- Niniya (Nigeria)
Best Short Film
- Not my daughter (Uganda)
- My blood sister (Uganda)
- Dearest Mama (Uganda)
- Maama Wange (Uganda)
- Deadly Razor (Nigeria)
Best Student/Experimental film
- Hawaman (Nepal)
- Doctor and Patient (Nigeria)
- Block(Uganda)
- 9 lives(Uganda)
- Flower (Nigeria)
- Melediction (Uganda)
Best Animation
- Mission to Simba (Uganda)
- Lost (Uganda)
- The mess (Uganda)
- A sweet friendship (India)
Best Make-up
- The Kitara Chronicles(Uganda)
- Makula (Uganda)
- Bana Bakwai (Nigeria)
- All for Love (Nigeria)
- Widow’s Gift (Ghana)
Best Costume
- Karamoja (Uganada)
- All for Love (Nigeria)
- The Kitara Chronicles(Uganda)
- Widow’s Gift (Ghana)
- Beyond Wealth (Uganda)
Best Production Design
- Karamoja (Uganada)
- Kaka (Nigeria)
- Tarbiyyarmu(Nigeria)
- The Kitara Chronicles(Uganda)
- The tell of our Times (Uganda)
Best Sound Track
- Bana Bakwai (Nigeria)
- Maama Wange (Uganda)
- Kamsi (Nigeria)
- Present Past (Uganda)
- Karamoja (Uganada)
Best Special/Visual Effect
- Kamsi (Nigeria)
- The Kitara Chronicles(Uganda)
- 24 hours (Nigeria)
- The tell of our Times (Uganda)
- Tarbiyyarmu(Nigeria)
Best Lead Actor (male)
- Kamugisha Fenando as Mark in 24 hours
- Wole Ojo as Dozie Namdi in Kamsi
- Yakubu Mohammed as Mallam Habu in Kaka
- Nawab Shakarama as James in Karamoja
- Ssekimpi Johnmary as Dominic Banadda in Present Past
Best Lead Actor (Female)
- Kiki Omeili as Detective Adesua in Kamsi
- Evelyn Atim as Ritah in Karamoja
- Eleanor Nabwiso as Emmy in 24 hours
- Allen Musumba as Meega Kisosonkole in 9 Lives
- Nakitende Hasifah Nande as Mercy Mirembe Banadda in Present Past
Best Supporting Actor (Male)
- Edesiri Emmanuel Edwards as Alhaji in Kamsi
- Kawuma Fred as Bus Conductor in The passenger
- Musa Mwambu as Liam in When You Become Me
- Ssempijja Fred okamber as Simon Mulinwa in Present Past
- Timothy Kimbirango as Benson in Karamoja
Best Supporting Actor (Female)
- Bimbo Ademoye as Ije in Kamsi
- Ketty Bitanah as Namakula in My Sister’s Blood
- Akunda Doreck as Africa in When You Become Me
- Shiba Magezi as Nakasinde in Diana
- Eleanor Nawiso as Suzan in in Karamoja
Best Documentary
- Shaking Hand with the Devil (United Kingdom)
- The Chaotic Whole (Nigeria)
- Agbo: Poison or Remedy? (Nigeria)
- On Your Own (Nigeria)
- Gbagyi Cultural Heritage (Nigeria)
- Badagry heritage (Nigeria)
Best Cinematography
- The Passenger(Uganda)
- Kamsi (Nigeria)
- Present Past (Uganda)
- The tell of our Times (Uganda)
- Niniya (Nigeria)
Best Directing
- The Passenger (Uganda)
- Kamsi (Nigeria)
- Present Past (Uganda)
- 24 hours(Nigeria)
- All for Love (Uganda)
Best Africa indigenous language film
- Daddy’s Love (Nigeria)
- Niniya (Nigeria)
- Abeni the deity (Nigeria)
- Kaka (Nigeria)
- The Lions of Buganda (Uganda)
- Echezona (Nigeria)
Best Feature Film
- Kamsi (Nigeria)
- Present Past (Uganda)
- 24 hours (Nigeria)
- All for Love (Uganda)
- Karamoja (Uganda)
Best film “KADIFF2024” (Viewers choice category)
To be determined by viewers.
KADIFF, in a statement by the Senior Special Assistant Media and Communications, Ambrose Fadoyin, congratulatd all the Nominees and official selections.
“We look forward to hosting you all in Kaduna for the 7th Kaduna international film festival from 27th – 31st August 2024 with the theme “Cinema and Cultural Xchange,” he concluded.
