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Congratulations to all the filmmakers who participated in the just concluded 5th edition of the African Smartphone International Film Festival – ASIFF 2021. You are all winners.
WINNERS
Best Music Video- International
Amor Cavernícola
Directed by Luis Juarez
United States
Best Producer
Khule Mayisa
Power To The Purple
South Africa
Next Rated Young Female Filmmaker
Indianna Thompson
The Call
Australia
Next Rated Young Male Filmmaker
Abdullahi Tauheed
Zoom
Nigeria
Best First-Time Filmmaker- International
Idia Ojo
The Rebirth of a Goddess
United States
Best Producer – International
Lucy Brown
BFF Thelma & Louise: Tanya & Lucy Revisit 30 Years On
United Kingdom
Best First-Time Filmmaker
Atu Barnabas
Expectations
Nigeria
Best Short Film
Shorti
Directed by Godfred Owusu
Ghana
Best Horror Film- International
Lights
By Prakash Gandhi Natarajan
India/USA
Best Editing
You Don’t Own Me
Edited by Jenell Diegor
Canada
Best Narrative Short
Assimilate
Directed by Brionne Olsen
South Africa
Best Music Video
Gimme Lovin
Directed by Shedrack Salami
Nigeria
Best Animated Short
Scalp Deep
Directed by Naseeba Bagalaaliwo
Uganda
Best Short Film – International
Crossed
Directed by Jean-Charles Fritz
France
Best Innovative Storytelling
Smile
Directed by Joseph Entekume
Nigeria
Best Student Short
Say Footscray
By Lesley Luo, Abdi Aden
Australia
Best Screenplay – International
Just a man and a woman
By Oscar Torre
United States
Best Screenplay
Save Our Souls
By Raphael Toba Adeoshun
Nigeria
Best Director
Paul Akalonu
Green
Nigeria
Best Cinematography – International
One Punch
By Darcy Yuille
Australia
Best Director – International
Darcy Yuille
One Punch
Australia
Best Actress In a leading role – International
Chuti Tiu
Just a Man and a Woman
United States
Best Actor In a leading role
Godfred Owusu
Shorti
Ghana
Best Feature Film
No1
Directed by Oladipo O’Fresh
Nigeria
Best Experimental Short
Nothing Left
Directed by Itayi Chitauro Junior
Zimbabwe
Best Documentary Short
Cacheu Cuntum
Directed by Welket Bungué
Guinea Bissau & Portugal
HONORABLE MENTIONS
From my heart
Directed by Sigfrido Giammona
Italy
Perpetual Loop
Directed by Javier Otero
Spain
Beta Days
Directed by Dan Walls
Australia
Indira
Directed by Vikrant Ramdas
India
Earth
Max RC Schleser
Australia
The Berlin Art Society
Directed by Hannes Wesendonk
Germany
“Pretty”
Directed by Alexandre Mourani
Brazil
Brave New World
Directed by Anton Califano
United Kingdom
Easy Said Up High
Directed by Janin Stenzel, Lena Stamm
United Kingdom
Gorilla
Directed by Jules Charlton
Ireland
Jane Digby
SJ van Breda
South Africa
Odd One Out
Directed by Andrew Robb
Australia
Utopia Of The Outraged
Marcelo Lagreze
Chile
Directed by Norussova Kamila
Korea
Today I will live
Directed by Nico Piro
Italy
A PIECE OF ME WITH HIV
Directed by Ali Brathwaite, Arlene Brathwaite
United States
Virtual Colleagues
Directed by Vanessa Awong Eya’a
United Kingdom
Hear My Protest Dance
Directed by Jaye Allison, Charles Tyson Jr.
United States
Lindela Under Lockdown
Directed by Sihle Hlophe
South Africa
Frankie and Jude: Star Wars – The Search for Jude
Directed by Amy Baklini, Lauren Myers
United States
