At its just concluded ninth edition, Lagos International Festival of Animation (LIFANIMA) announced the winners in the festival’s five award categories. The festival received 1,337 submissions from 114 countries.
The award for Best Visual Effects went to Fire Regalia, directed by Enose Emmanue, while Best Animation Commercial was awarded to Banking Never Stops with Keystone Bank, directed by Chinagozim Abraham.
The Travails of Ajadi, directed by Adetunji Adeoye, picked up the award for Best Stop Motion Animation. Francis Brown’s Blinded By the Lights won in the 3D Animation category, while Damilola Solesi’s Hadu won the award for Best 2D Animation.
At this year’s festival, the National Orientation Agency (NOA) also unveiled the NOA Animation Award with a total cash prize of N22.5 million. This contest is implemented in partnership with LIFANIMA and call for entries will open soon.
The panel sessions were engaging with panelists drawn from the government, the private sector and animation professionals from Nigeria, Uganda and South Africa.
Kids were not left out of LIFANIMA 2025 as the festival’s Kids Animation Park came alive with numerous activities and animation screening for them.
LIFANIMA’s amazing outing in 2025 has been made possible by its sponsors and partners, including the Embassy of France in Nigeria, NOA, Bank of Industry, Checkers Custard and Sovereign Trust Insurance. Its media partners were The Cyber Crew, The Culture Newspaper, TCN, The Art Hub, Comic Panel World, Brand Crunch, 3P Primaa Promotions, The Podium and Breezy News.
