{"id":3034,"date":"2024-11-21T03:14:02","date_gmt":"2024-11-21T03:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africansmartphonefilmfest.com\/African-Smartphone-International-Film-Festival\/?page_id=3034"},"modified":"2024-12-05T04:37:04","modified_gmt":"2024-12-05T04:37:04","slug":"official-selection-2024","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/africansmartphonefilmfest.com\/African-Smartphone-International-Film-Festival\/official-selection-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"OFFICIAL SELECTION 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The\u00a0<strong>African Smartphone International Film Festival (ASIFF)<\/strong>\u00a0is thrilled to announce the\u00a0<strong>Official Selection<\/strong>\u00a0for its\u00a0<strong>8th edition<\/strong>, running from\u00a0<strong>December 19\u201322, 2024<\/strong>. This year\u2019s theme,\u00a0<strong>\u201cNext-Gen Storytelling: Powered by Mobile,\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0celebrates the creativity, diversity, and artistry of mobile filmmaking.<\/p>\n\n\n<form role=\"search\" method=\"get\" action=\"https:\/\/africansmartphonefilmfest.com\/African-Smartphone-International-Film-Festival\/\" class=\"wp-block-search__button-outside wp-block-search__text-button wp-block-search\"    ><label class=\"wp-block-search__label\" for=\"wp-block-search__input-1\" >SEARCH FOR FILM TITLES&#8230;<\/label><div class=\"wp-block-search__inside-wrapper\"  style=\"width: 840px\"><input class=\"wp-block-search__input\" id=\"wp-block-search__input-1\" placeholder=\"\" value=\"\" type=\"search\" name=\"s\" required \/><button aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"wp-block-search__button has-text-color has-white-color has-background has-orange-background-color wp-element-button\" type=\"submit\" >Search<\/button><\/div><\/form>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons alignfull 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