Congratulations to all the filmmakers who participated in the just concluded 7th edition of the African Smartphone International Film Festival – ASIFF 2023. You are all winners.

WINNERS

BEST FEATURE INTERNATIONAL

PARALYSIS

Directed by Levi Austin Morris

United States


BEST DOCUMENTARY

Naija (Nigerian) Greed

Directed by Tosin Coker, Geshin Salvador, Seun Afolabi

Nigeria


BEST HORROR FILM

MANIACAL NIGHT: Reborn

Directed by Shreco Bakari

United States


BEST MICRO SHORT FILM

Human Migrant

Directed by Kamal Mimoune TAHTAH

Morocco


BEST PRODUCER

Jyotsana Rajpurohit

It’s all In your Head

India


BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Mariah Tanner

WHAT’S ALOHA – proof of concept

United States


BEST PRODUCER

Lebohang Claudia Seemane

Living in waste

South Africa


BEST SHORT FILM

The Boy in White

Directed by Senate Ewah

Nigeria


BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT

Freeflow

Directed by SJ van Breda

South Africa


BEST FIRST-TIME FILMMAKER

Christopher Oce

She Comes At Night

Mexico


BEST DIRECTOR INTERNATIONAL

Levi Austin Morris

PARALYSIS

United States


BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

Taiwo Oshadare

Reflection

Nigeria


BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

Pipe Arcila

Filters

Colombia


NEXT – RATED MALE FILMMAKER

GAIUS NDAGI GANA

PHILIA

Nigeria


NEXT – RATED FEMALE FILMMAKER

Minizobuhle Mmango

Chosi Ngantsomi

South Africa


BEST NARRATIVE SHORT

Lost in the Darkness

Directed by Leopold Hubert Hoekstra

South Africa


BEST EDITING

Turning Point

Xavier ( adamss Mcgarcia) Garcia

United Kingdom


HONOURABLE MENTION

Re-defining Ubuntu

Directed by Joyce Nkgapele

South Africa


Every Three Days

Directed by Mark Petrasso

Italy


This Side

Directed by Dan Tarrant

United States/ Uganda


This Life

Directed by Rebecca Rose

Australia


Taken

Directed by Prakash Gandhi Natarajan (Dhara Visual)

United States


What Really Happened Was

Directed by Jon-Claire Lee

Australia


Estel

Directed by Elies Villalonga

Spain


Filters

Directed by Ginna Parra

Colombia


THE LEFT LEG

Directed by Olufemi Abioye Abraham

Nigeria


I am Psyched

Directed by Mariam Kuku

Nigeria


The Invite

Directed by Nikhail Asnani

United Kingdom