Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF) has unveiled its jury for the 12th edition, holding from 5 to 11 November in Lagos.
After receiving over 2,000 films from more than 100 countries in five continents, the jury selected over 100 films.
In a statement, Head of PR & Media for AFRIFF 2023, Latasha Ngwube said the jury includes Stephen ‘Dr.’ Love, producer of one of Netflix’s most viewed movies of the year, They Cloned Tyrone.
Emmy-nominated Nigerian-British writer-producer Abby Ajayi joins him; Nigerian film producer, Greg Otudayo; Zimbabwean award-winning author and winner of the 2023 African Peace Prize, Tsitsi Dangarembga; and Lebanese-French actress and director, Céline Halawi.
Others are entertainment and technology expert, Geneva Wasserman; Cuban-American film producer, Ranada Shepard; and Hollywood producer, Nicholas Weinstock.
Also, there are MultiChoice’s Busola Tejumola; actress, Kate Henshaw, and actor, Desmond Elliott.
There will be 14 awards.
AFRIFF, conceived by Ms. Chioma Ude, celebrates cinema and filmmaking talent from Africa and the diaspora, fostering ideas, production connections, and business relationships.
AFRIFF aims to develop the industry to a level where the products compete favourably with their contemporaries; provide opportunities for professionals to export their products; facilitate access to investors, equipment, technical and skill acquisition through fora and capacity development workshops.
