Photos: 11th Abuja International Film Festival Announces Nominees For 2014 Edition

The Abuja International Film Festival nominee took place on the 2nd September 2014 in Lagos.
The Event also unveiled Fred Amata as the new Abuja International Film Festival director

List of films that entered for the event

BEST SHORT FILM – (NIGERIA)
FROST BITE – (Dir. Seun Ajayi)
NEW HORIZONS – (Dir. Tope Oshin Ogun) NIGERIA
NOT RIGHT – (Dir. Uduak -Obong Patrick) NIGERIA
YAWA (NEMESIS) – (Dir. Damejo Efe Young) NIGERIA
LOVE AND WAR – (Dir. Tope Oshin Ogun) NIGERIA

BEST SHORT FILM (FOREIGN)
JUST A FRIEND – (Dir. Nuhu Dalyop) EGYPT-LUXOR
AWAITING LAZARUS – (Dir.Orok Duke) UNITED KINGDOM
LA QUEUE (THE QUEUE) – (Dir.Yacine Sersar) FRANCE
THE SON OF THE SEA – (Dir.Roberto Aznar) SPAIN
THE JOURNEY – (Dir. Hana Makki) UAE

BEST DOCUMENTARY
SAME AS ABOVE – (Dir. Toyin Faji) NIGERIA
PARADOX OF LIFE – (Dir. Katman Dayi) NIGERIA
OMONONG (GIFT) – (Dir Ibrahim Jame Kofa) NIGERIA
THE RISE OF THE EAGLES – (Dir.Biola Kazeem) NIGERIA
SOUND OF TORTURE – (Dir.Karen Shayo) NIGERIA

BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM
THE THRONE – (Dir. Jibril Mailafia) NIGERIA
WHEN IS TOMORROW – (Dir. Ayo Donald) NIGERIA
SOULS UNDER SOLES – (Dir. Oluwaseun Afolabi) NIGERIA

BEST STUDENT FILM
SOULS UNDER SOLES – (Dir. Oluwaseun Afolabi) NIGERIA
WHEN IS TOMORROW – (Dir. Ayo Donald) NIGERIA
TALES BY SUNSET – (Dir. David Medugu) NIGERIA
FORLON – (Dir. Mariam Kwarainga) NIGERIA
BETRAYED – (Dir. Iyuah Alah) NIGERIA

BEST DIRECTING
CHINESE ZODIAC – (Dir. Jackie Chan) CHINA
WALKING TO SCHOOL – (Dir. Jiahuang Peng & Chen Peng) CHINA
INVASION 1897 – (Dir. Lanceelot .O. IMASUEN) NIGERIA
BLOOD AND ROMANCE – (Dir. Danjuma Deejay Sa’id) NIGERIA
THE GRANDMASTER – (Dir. Kar Wai Wong) CHINA

OUTSTANDING MUSIC
BLOOD AND ROMANCE (NIGERIA)
CHINESE ZODIAC (NIGERIA)
INVASION 1897 (NIGERIA)
IRUGBIN (NIGERIA)

GOLDEN JURY
CHINESE ZODIAC (CHINA)
INVASION 1897 (NIGERIA)
WALKING TO SCHOOL (CHINA)
THE MAJOR (RUSSIA)
THE BLACK SILHOUETTE (NIGERIA)

OUTSTANDING COMIC FILM
TROUBLE SOME LANDLORD – (Dir. Larry Zuka) NIGERIA
I COME LAGOS – (Dir. Elvis Chuks) NIGERIA
YAWA (NEMESIS) – (Dir. Damejo Efe Young) NIGERIA

OUTSTANDING MALE ACTOR
KHING BASSEY – (BLOOD AND ROMANCE)
FRANK ATUS – (TWIST OF FATE)
ALEX AYALOGU – (WHERE TALENT LIES)
JACKIE CHAN – (CHINESE ZODIAC)

OUTSTANDING FEMALE ACTRESS
MARY UCHE – (TWIST OF FATE)
ABIMBOLA ADEMOYE – (DREAM WALKER)
IVIE OKUJAYE – (BLACK SILHOUETTE)