Accra Indie Filmfest (AiF) Selects 52 Short Films Representing 28 Countries For The Festival’s 5th Edition Slated for 31st July to 5th August 2023.

 Accra Indie Filmfest (AiF) Selects 52 Short Films Representing 28 Countries For The Festival’s 5th Edition Slated for 31st July to 5th August 2023.

The Accra Indie Filmfest (AiF) returns with its 5th edition under the theme “Film: Connecting People, Connecting Cultures” and is slated for 31st July to 6th August 2023 at the Alliance Francaise, Accra.

In October 2022, a call for films produced by young and independent filmmakers across the world to submit their films for consideration as part of the 5th edition of the ever-growing international short film festival.

After over three months of jury members’ scrutiny and reviews, the festival finally considers 52 short films of all genres including; animation, narrative films, music videos, student films, documentaries and digital forms of storytelling from 28 countries to be screened and celebrated as part of this year’s edition of the festival.

As part of the official selections, Accra Indie Filmfest cements its partnership once again with Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival in France to screen 6 additional African short films programmed in their last year’s edition. In addition, a short film produced by the participants of this year’s edition of AiF FilmArt in partnership with Kyooto Media Group (Uganda) and Unique Motion Media Konsult (Nigeria) would be premiered at the festival.

This year’s festival promises to be an amplified version of the festival’s previous extraordinary editions with more exciting activities including; film screenings, masterclasses, music concerts, exhibitions, industry conversations, and many more.

Below are the selected films and the countries they are representing

UNITED KINGDOM (7)

  1. Locked-In – Narrative Film – Stephanie Boateng
  2. Hackney Downs – Narrative Film – Carl Earl-Ocran
  3. The Stupid Boy – Narrative Film – Phil Dunn
  4. Wounded – Narrative Film – Zaheer Raja
  5. Reflection – Narrative Film – David Anderson
  6. Cape to Carthage – Documentary – D’Arcy Doran & Allan Wilson
  7. The Ebony Rockers Mural – Documentary – Richard David

GHANA (6)

  1. Becoming Adomaa – Music Film – Evans Kafui Offori
  2. Africa, The Last Frontier in Esports, Animation and Game Development – Documentary -Gabriel Atsu Sikanku
  3. The River And Me – Documentary – Dodzi Korsi Aveh & Jasmine Fafanyo Awagah
  4. MANDEM – Documentary – Kodzo Doamekpor
  1. Asantewaa – Animation – Jesse Sunkwa-Mills
  2. Colours and Lights – Digital Story – Kofi Ntiforo

NIGERIA (6)

  1. My Mama Na Ashawo – Narrative Film – Nwamaka Chikezie
  2. Omozi – Narrative Film – Fatimah Binta Gimsay
  3. Tales of The Browbeaten – Narrative Film – Sebastian Ukwa
  4. Until 23 – Narrative Film – Chioma Paul-Dike
  5. Living With Bipolar – Documentary – Fasunhan Temitope Oluwatosin
  6. Pa Aromire – Animation – Adeoye Adebayo Adetunji

FRANCE (3)

  1. The Right Words – Narrative Film – Adrian Moyse Dullin
  2. Sèt Lam – Narrative Film – Vincent Fontano
  3. PEMA – Student Film – Victoria NETO

UNITED STATES (3)

  1. Confirmation – Narrative Film – Nana Fobi Duffuor
  2. My Brother is Deaf – Documentary – Peter Hoffman Kimball
  3. From Trash To Treasure – Documentary – Iara Lee

AUSTRALIA (2)

  1. Bear – Narrative Film – Nash Edgerton
  2. Yama – Documentary – Lucy Small & Maddie Meddings

GERMANY (2)

  1. Black Savior – Narrative Film – Johannes Krug
  2. A Second of the World – Student Film – Anja Struck

MOROCCO (2)

  1. Charter – Narrative Film – EL HOUSSINE HNINE
  2. Red Pen – Narrative Film – Abdou EL MESNAOUI

SOUTH AFRICA (2)

  1. Mirror Mirror – Narrative Film – Sandulela Asanda
  2. Azania Rises – Animation – Farayi Chinyanga

ANGOLA (1)

1. Na Zongi – Digital Story – Lauriane Almeda

BRAZIL (1)

1. August Sky – Narrative Film – Jasmin Tenucci

CAMEROON (1)

1. Holidays – Documentary – Ernestine Azeh & Posser Erasto

CANADA (1)

1. The Fire – Narrative Film – Roger Boyer

COLOMBIA (1)

1. Color-less – Animation – Estefanía Piñeres Duque

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC (1)

1. At Age 45 – Student Film – Prunuelle Sakofio

FINLAND (1)

1. Our Life Through My Eyes – Student Film – Kerttu Mättö

IRAN (1)

1. The Sprayer – Animation – Farnoosh Abedi

ITALY (1)

1. Eroica – Digital Story – Nathan De Pas Habib

KENYA (1)

1. Christmas Love – Narrative Film – Peter Kawa

MALI (1)

1. Wolonwula – Narrative Film – Fousseyni MAIGA

MONTENEGRO (1)

1. The Compass – Student Film – Jovan Bačvanski

NORWAY (1)

1. The Discoverer of the Discoverers – Documentary – C. S. Nicholson

PAKISTAN (1)

1. Kalashnikov – Narrative Film – Mehroz Amin

PANAMA (1)

1. Clinging to Air – Narrative Film – Roberto Thomas-Díaz

SWITZERLAND (1)

1. Lovely Rita – Animation – Elena Madrid

TAIWAN (1)

1. The Yellow Shirt – Student Film – Edline Hsieh

TOGO (1)

1. My Grumpy Grandpa – Animation – Komi Messan Anthony

TURKEY (1)

1. SALÇA – Narrative – Burak Oguz Saguner

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