The date for this year’s AFRIFF has been set for November 2021.
By Omotayo Olutekunbi
The official selection for the forthcoming 10th anniversary edition of the top-rated Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF) has been revealed by the festival’s organizers.
The 2021 edition, which will take place from November 7 to 13, 2021, will showcase approximately 50 works, including 16 feature films, 14 documentaries, and 7 animated films. The new edition’s opening and closing films will be Michael Pearce’s ‘Encounter’ and Bolanle Austen-Peters’ ‘Collision.’
Check out the whole list of feature films here:
The Takers – Toka McBaror
Oliver Black – Tawfik Baba
Binti – Seko Shamte
Tainted Canvas – Segilola Ogidan
The Griot – Adeoluwa Owu
Gobe – God’sPower Okoh
Mission to Rescue – Gilbert Lukalia
Mami Watta – Christian Thiam
Shujaa Wetu (Our Hero) – Tom Johns
Trees of Peace – Alanna Brown
Juju Stories – C.J. Obasi, Abba T. Makama, Michael Omonua
Country Hard – Paul Chibuzo Utomi
10 Songs for Charity – Karin Junger
The White Line – Desiree Kahikopo-Meiffret
This year’s jury members are Khadija Alimi, Femi Oyeniran, Jackie Motsepe, Sheriff Awad, Eric Kabera, C.J Obasi, and Kenneth Gyang.
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