{"id":3007,"date":"2023-12-25T23:02:46","date_gmt":"2023-12-25T23:02:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africansmartphonefilmfest.com\/African-Smartphone-International-Film-Festival\/?page_id=3007"},"modified":"2023-12-25T23:13:27","modified_gmt":"2023-12-25T23:13:27","slug":"award-winners-2023","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/africansmartphonefilmfest.com\/African-Smartphone-International-Film-Festival\/award-winners-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Award Winners 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Congratulations to all the filmmakers who participated in the just concluded 7th edition of the African Smartphone International Film Festival \u2013 ASIFF 2023. You are all winners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">WINNERS<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:4px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BEST FEATURE INTERNATIONAL<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/africansmartphonefilmfest.com\/African-Smartphone-International-Film-Festival\/paralysis\/\">PARALYSIS<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Directed by Levi Austin Morris<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">United States<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BEST DOCUMENTARY <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/africansmartphonefilmfest.com\/African-Smartphone-International-Film-Festival\/naija-nigerian-greed\/\">Naija (Nigerian) Greed<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Directed by Tosin Coker, Geshin Salvador, Seun Afolabi<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nigeria<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BEST HORROR FILM  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/africansmartphonefilmfest.com\/African-Smartphone-International-Film-Festival\/maniacal-night-reborn\/\">MANIACAL NIGHT: Reborn<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Directed by Shreco Bakari<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">United States<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BEST MICRO SHORT FILM <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/africansmartphonefilmfest.com\/African-Smartphone-International-Film-Festival\/human-migrant\/\">Human Migrant<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Directed by Kamal Mimoune TAHTAH<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Morocco<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BEST PRODUCER <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jyotsana Rajpurohit<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/africansmartphonefilmfest.com\/African-Smartphone-International-Film-Festival\/its-all-in-your-head\/\">It&#8217;s all In your Head<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">India<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mariah Tanner<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/africansmartphonefilmfest.com\/African-Smartphone-International-Film-Festival\/whats-aloha-proof-of-concept\/\">WHAT\u2019S ALOHA &#8211; proof of concept<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">United States<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BEST PRODUCER 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href=\"https:\/\/africansmartphonefilmfest.com\/African-Smartphone-International-Film-Festival\/freeflow\/\">Freeflow<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Directed by SJ van Breda<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">South Africa<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BEST FIRST-TIME FILMMAKER<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Christopher Oce<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/africansmartphonefilmfest.com\/African-Smartphone-International-Film-Festival\/she-comes-at-night\/\">She Comes At Night<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mexico<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BEST DIRECTOR INTERNATIONAL<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Levi Austin Morris<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a 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