The President of Imo International Film Festival  (IIFF), Hon. Don Nkemdirim Chikezie says the Board of Directors of IIFF has selected the jurors of the film festival billed to hold July 25th – 27th  in Owerri.

Led by Dr. Charles Okwuowulu, a film scholar, film administrator and filmmaker, Hon. Nkemdirim said that the Jury chairman came highly recommended, as he had been on the board of more than fifteen jury sessions both in Nigeria and abroad.

Other members of the jury  are Dr. Gloria Ernest Samuel, an associate professor of Film and Media Studies – Imo State University, Owerri, Prof Atul Marewad, an Indian Film Critic, Mazi Sam Uche Anyamele, a filmmaker/Scholar and Shehu Bello a filmmaker.

They were also highly recommended for the plum job.

Hon. Nkemdirim popularly known as Don Nkems  said  that with the array of the personalities, the festival would be a robust film harvest.

In an interview with the Jury Chair, Dr. Charles Okwuowulu, a former Head of Theatre and Film Arts Department- Alex Ekwueme Federal University 2018-2023,  noted that the jurors painstakingly selected the best out of multiple entries that were turned in for the festival.

While applauding his fellow jurors for the intellectual jury engagements, he assured the public that the nominated films were based on strict compliance to universal assessment standards.

The recently released nomination lists by the jurors of Imo International Film Festival are as follows:

Imo International Film Festival Nominations 2024

1)   Best Screen Play Nominations

i. Masked

ii. Betrayed Affection

iii. A Country Called Ghana

iv. Behind the Mountain

2).  Best Actor (Male) Nominations

i.   Jide Kene in Ifediche

ii.  Obi Okoli in Betrayed Affection

iii. Ramsey Nouah in A Country Called Ghana

iv. Mohammed Hussaine Graysa in Behind the Mountain

3).  Best Actor (Female) Nominations

i. Amal Umar in Aisha

ii. Chinelo Enem Chukwu in Ifediche

iii. Bimbo Akintola in Masked

iv. Sahla Nasraoui Behind the Mountain

4) Best Supporting Actor (Male) Nominations

i. Kanayo O. Kanayo  in Aisha

ii. Browny Chidubem in Betrayed Affection

iii. Chukwuemeka in Nwanyi Abacha

iv. Kwando Nkansah in A Country Called Ghana

5). Best Supporting Actor (Female) Nominations

i. Uche Nnolim in Betrayed Affection

ii. Sadiya Umar in Aisha 

iii. Mama  in Nwanyi Abacha

iv. Maureen Ihua in Masked

6). Best Production Design Nominations

 i. Betrayed Affection

 ii. A Country called Ghana

 iii. Ifediche

 iv. Masked 

7). Best Makeup Nominations

 i. Ifediche

 ii. A Country Called Ghana

 iii. Masked

 iv. Aisha

8). Best Sound Nominations

i. Ifediche

ii. Masked

iii. Betrayed Affection

iv.   A Country Called Ghana

9). Best Indigenous Film Nominations

i. Aisha

ii. Nwanyi Abacha

iii. Ifediche

iv. Tsayin Daka

10). Best Costume Nominations 

i. Betrayed Affection

ii.  Masked

iii. Behind the Mountain

iv. A Country Called Ghana

11) Best Editing Nominations

 i.  A Country called Ghana

 ii. Betrayed Affection

 iii. Ifediche

 iv. Masked

12) Best Cinematography Nominations

i. Betrayed Affection

ii. Masked

iii. A Country Called Ghana

iv. Aisha

13)    Best Director Nominations

i. Victor Okwuchukwu- Ifediche

ii. D Senator – Betrayed Affection 

iii. Emma Anyaka- Masked

iv. Evancer Kwame Argyaman –A Country Called Ghana

14) Best Documentary Nominations

 i. When it Rains

 ii. Dry Season

 iii. La Revolt de 1968

 iv.  Borymo

15)  Short Film Nominations

i. Johnson’s Seed

ii. Fatal Clout

iii. Emilokan

iv. With Love from Bayelsa

16) Best Feature Nominations

i. Betrayed Affection

ii. Masked

iii. A Country Called Ghana

iv. La Revolte de 1968

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