{"id":4182,"date":"2025-12-22T01:56:23","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T01:56:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africansmartphonefilmfest.com\/African-Smartphone-International-Film-Festival\/?page_id=4182"},"modified":"2026-01-03T20:34:50","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T20:34:50","slug":"award-winners-2025","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/africansmartphonefilmfest.com\/African-Smartphone-International-Film-Festival\/award-winners-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"AWARD WINNERS 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">AFRICAN SMARTFILM INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (ASIFF) 2025<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Official Awards &amp; Honourable Mentions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The African Smartphone International Film Festival (ASIFF) 2025 proudly presents its Official Award Winners and Honourable Mentions. These selections recognize outstanding storytelling, innovation, and creative excellence across African and international cinema.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best African Short Film<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/africansmartphonefilmfest.com\/African-Smartphone-International-Film-Festival\/echoes-of-you\/\">Echoes of You<\/a><\/strong><br>Director: Roy Amabo Ntinwa<br>Country: Cameroon<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best International Short Film<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/africansmartphonefilmfest.com\/African-Smartphone-International-Film-Festival\/mask\/\">Mask<\/a><\/strong><br>Director: Shiraz Khan<br>Country: United Kingdom<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best Feature Film \u2013 International<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a 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class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best Producer<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>Meghan Reese<\/strong><\/strong><br>Films: <a href=\"https:\/\/africansmartphonefilmfest.com\/African-Smartphone-International-Film-Festival\/hatua\/\"><\/a><em><strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/africansmartphonefilmfest.com\/African-Smartphone-International-Film-Festival\/the-happiness-experiment\/\">The Happiness Experiment<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/em><br>Country: United States<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best Narrative Short<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/africansmartphonefilmfest.com\/African-Smartphone-International-Film-Festival\/abandoned-in-the-6ix\/\">ABANDONED IN THE 6IX<\/a><\/strong><br>Director: Ariyike Akinbobola<br>Country: Canada<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best Experimental Short<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a 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class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best Cinematography<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/africansmartphonefilmfest.com\/African-Smartphone-International-Film-Festival\/jose\/\">Jos\u00e8<\/a><\/strong><br>Director: Alessia Toffoli<br>Country: Italy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best Documentary Short<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/africansmartphonefilmfest.com\/African-Smartphone-International-Film-Festival\/when-the-water-rises\/\">When the Water Rises<\/a><\/strong><br>Directors: Wendy Isendi Isendi Munangwe, Sharon Kadenyi Senerwa<br>Country: Kenya<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best Social Impact Film<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/africansmartphonefilmfest.com\/African-Smartphone-International-Film-Festival\/the-happiness-experiment\/\">The Happiness Experiment<\/a><\/strong><br>Directors: Jaccii Farris<br>Country: United States<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best Documentary <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/africansmartphonefilmfest.com\/African-Smartphone-International-Film-Festival\/water-vapor\/\">Water Vapor<\/a><\/strong><br>Director: Martin Haag<br>Country: Brazil<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best AI Film<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/africansmartphonefilmfest.com\/African-Smartphone-International-Film-Festival\/samurai-spirits\/\">Samurai Spirits<\/a><\/strong><br>Director: Chih Hao Shen<br>Country: Taiwan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best Animation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/africansmartphonefilmfest.com\/African-Smartphone-International-Film-Festival\/ribbitta\/\"><strong>Ribbitta<\/strong><br><\/a>Director: Daniel Ezenwa Onah<br>Country: Nigeria<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best Micro Short Film<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/africansmartphonefilmfest.com\/African-Smartphone-International-Film-Festival\/it-rained-that-morning\/\">It Rained That Morning<\/a><\/strong><br>Director: Kyle Scott Wilkinson<br>Country: Canada<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best First-Time Filmmaker<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tosin Olomu<\/strong><br>Film:<strong> <em><a href=\"https:\/\/africansmartphonefilmfest.com\/African-Smartphone-International-Film-Festival\/a-plate-a-dream\/\">A Plate A 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href=\"https:\/\/africansmartphonefilmfest.com\/African-Smartphone-International-Film-Festival\/i-am-aweles-daughter\/\"><strong>I am Awele&#8217;s Daughter<\/strong><\/a><br>Country: Nigeria<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Honourable Mentions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/africansmartphonefilmfest.com\/African-Smartphone-International-Film-Festival\/first-cut\/\">First Cut<\/a><\/strong><br>Director: Kyungrok Kim<br>Country: South Korea<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/africansmartphonefilmfest.com\/African-Smartphone-International-Film-Festival\/awake-the-dark-night-of-the-soul\/\">AWAKE: The Dark Night of the Soul<\/a><\/strong><br>Director: Jose Antonio Marquez<br>Country: Venezuela<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/africansmartphonefilmfest.com\/African-Smartphone-International-Film-Festival\/prayer-petropolis\/\">Prayer Petr\u00f3polis<\/a><\/strong><br>Director: Young 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