Kaduna, Nigeria – The official selections and nominees for the 7th edition of the Kaduna International Film Festival (KADIFF) have been announced, with Ugandan films leading the list. The announcement was made today by Dr. Charles Okwuowulu, Secretary of the KADIFF board of jurors, who highlighted the competitive and high-quality entries this year.

A total of 107 films have been selected to be screened during the festival, which will take place from August 27 to 31, 2024. The festival will focus on the theme “Cinema and Cultural Xchange.”
*Nominees for the 7th KADIFF:*

Best Screenplay
– The Passenger (Uganda)
– Kaka (Nigeria)
– Kamsi (Nigeria)
– Present Past (Uganda)
– Niniya (Nigeria)

Best Short Film
– Not My Daughter (Uganda)
– My Blood Sister (Uganda)
– Dearest Mama (Uganda)
– Maama Wange (Uganda)
– Deadly Razor (Nigeria)

Best Student/Experimental Film
– Hawaman (Nepal)
– Doctor and Patient (Nigeria)
– Block (Uganda)
– 9 Lives (Uganda)
– Flower (Nigeria)
– Melediction (Uganda)

Best Animation
– Mission to Simba (Uganda)
– Lost (Uganda)
– The Mess (Uganda)
– A Sweet Friendship (India)

Best Make-up
– The Kitara Chronicles (Uganda)
– Makula (Uganda)
– Bana Bakwai (Nigeria)
– All for Love (Nigeria)
– Widow’s Gift (Ghana)

Best Costume
– Karamoja (Uganda)
– All for Love (Nigeria)
– The Kitara Chronicles (Uganda)
– Widow’s Gift (Ghana)
– Beyond Wealth (Uganda)

Best Production Design
– Karamoja (Uganda)
– Kaka (Nigeria)
– Tarbiyyarmu (Nigeria)
– The Kitara Chronicles (Uganda)
– The Tell of Our Times (Uganda)

Best Soundtrack
– Bana Bakwai (Nigeria)
– Maama Wange (Uganda)
– Kamsi (Nigeria)
– Present Past (Uganda)
– Karamoja (Uganda)

Best Special/Visual Effect
– Kamsi (Nigeria)
– The Kitara Chronicles (Uganda)
– 24 Hours (Nigeria)
– The Tell of Our Times (Uganda)
– Tarbiyyarmu (Nigeria)

Best Lead Actor (Male)
– Kamugisha Fenando as Mark in 24 Hours
– Wole Ojo as Dozie Namdi in Kamsi
– Yakubu Mohammed as Mallam Habu in Kaka
– Nawab Shakarama as James in Karamoja
– Ssekimpi Johnmary as Dominic Banadda in Present Past

Best Lead Actor (Female)
– Kiki Omeili as Detective Adesua in Kamsi
– Evelyn Atim as Ritah in Karamoja
– Eleanor Nabwiso as Emmy in 24 Hours
– Allen Musumba as Meega Kisosonkole in 9 Lives
– Nakitende Hasifah Nande as Mercy Mirembe Banadda in Present Past

Best Supporting Actor (Male)
– Edesiri Emmanuel Edwards as Alhaji in Kamsi
– Kawuma Fred as Bus Conductor in The Passenger
– Musa Mwambu as Liam in When You Become Me
– Ssempijja Fred Okamber as Simon Mulinwa in Present Past
– Timothy Kimbirango as Benson in Karamoja

Best Supporting Actor (Female)
– Bimbo Ademoye as Ije in Kamsi
– Ketty Bitanah as Namakula in My Sister’s Blood
– Akunda Doreck as Africa in When You Become Me
– Shiba Magezi as Nakasinde in Diana
– Eleanor Nawiso as Suzan in Karamoja

Best Documentary
– Shaking Hands with the Devil (United Kingdom)
– The Chaotic Whole (Nigeria)
– Agbo: Poison or Remedy? (Nigeria)
– On Your Own (Nigeria)
– Gbagyi Cultural Heritage (Nigeria)
– Badagry Heritage (Nigeria)

Best Cinematography
– The Passenger (Uganda)
– Kamsi (Nigeria)
– Present Past (Uganda)
– The Tell of Our Times (Uganda)
– Niniya (Nigeria)

Best Directing
– The Passenger (Uganda)
– Kamsi (Nigeria)
– Present Past (Uganda)
– 24 Hours (Nigeria)
– All for Love (Uganda)

Best African Indigenous Language Film
– Daddy’s Love (Nigeria)
– Niniya (Nigeria)
– Abeni the Deity (Nigeria)
– Kaka (Nigeria)
– The Lions of Buganda (Uganda)
– Echezona (Nigeria)

Best Feature Film
– Kamsi (Nigeria)
– Present Past (Uganda)
– 24 Hours (Nigeria)
– All for Love (Uganda)
– Karamoja (Uganda)

Best Film “KADIFF2024” (Viewers’ Choice Category)
– To be determined by viewers.

Ambrose Fadoyin, Senior Special Assistant for Media and Communications at KADIFF, expressed excitement about the high-caliber films this year and congratulated all nominees and official selections. The festival is anticipated to be a vibrant celebration of cinema and cultural exchange.