The organisers of the annual Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF) have unveiled an impressive line-up of festival programme which holds in Lagos, Nigeria from November 8 to 15, 2015.
The programme, as announced by the festival’s Artistic Director, Keith Shiri reveals a series of industry sessions, master classes and movie screenings totaling 180 films, out of which 155 are in competition.
This year, AFRIFF returns for its 5th year of cinematic celebration with screenings at the Silverbird Galleria, Victoria Island, Genesis Duluxe Cinema, Lekki, and City Mall Cinema, Onikan.
The feature film line-up also includes; Jonas Carpignano’s Mediterranea, Akin Omotoso’s Tell Me Something Sweet, Genevieve Nnaji’s Road To Yesterday, Yared Zeleke’s Lamb, as well as Desmond Elliot’s Reflections. The incisive Sembene, by Samba Gadjigo is a film about the late Ousmane Sembene, a pioneer and colossus figure of African cinema that features in the documentary competition together with Ireti Bakare’s Buhari and the Burden of Expectations and Toni Ayamode’s Unbroken. While Mpumelelo Mcata offers his first experimental in Black President, an engaging conversation between the debutant director and his friend the artist, about the impact on the young creatives working in today’s African metropolis.
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Founder and CEO of AFRIFF, Ms. Chioma Ude is optimistic that the 5th AFRIFF will aid the much anticipated change in the narratives of the African cinema.
Source: ARRIFF Organisers
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