AFRIFF 2017: Kunle Afolayan, Kate Henshaw, Linda Ejiofor attend Globe Awards

The 2017 Africa International Film Festival has come to an end with the Globe Awards. Check out all the photos.

The Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF) has officially come to an end.

Hosted by Serge Noukoue and Kemi  Lala Akindoju, the event held at Eko Hotel & Suites on Saturday, November 4, 2017.

The event was attended by actors and filmmakers such as Linda Ejiofor, Kunle Afolayan, Chioma Ude, Gideon Okeke, Mildred Okwo, Eric Aghimien, Joke Silva, Olu Jacobs, Seun Ajayi, Deyemi Okanlawon, Blessing Egbe, Kate Henshaw among others.

 

This year kicked off with a double dose of films, as the opening night selection consisted of one short film, ‘Waiting for Hassana’, an ode to the missing Chibok girls, abducted from their secondary school in 2014, directed by Ifunanya Maduka, and the Zambian entry, ‘I am not a Witch’, helmed by Rungano Nyoni.

This year's film line-up included a host of entries from Francophone filmmakers as a fulfilment of organisers' wish last year to honour France and La Francophonie in a long-term vision of artistic collaborations and partnerships.

 

Winners at the event include Kenneth Gyang's "The Lost Cafe," which won the Audience Choice Award. Asurf Oluseyi's "Hakkunde" won the Oronto Douglas best Nigerian film. Moses Inwang's Alter Ego" won the Jury special award.

As is tradition, an array of movies screened during the festival's seven-day run as it hosts competitions in several categories including short films, feature films, documentaries, animated films, and short films made by film students.

The first edition of the film festival took place in Port Harcourt 2010, while the 2013 and 2014 editions were held in Calabar.

Lagos has hosted it three times, first in 2011 and then the last two editions in 2015 and 2016.