Nominees for awards at the ongoing 11th Abuja International Film Festival, have been released. The festival opened on Tuesday (September 24, 2014) and will run through Friday (September 26, 2014). Following is a full list of the award nominees:
- Best Feature Film (Nigeria)
- Invasion 1897 (Lancelot Oduwa Imasuen)
- Blood and Romance (Danjuma ‘Deejay’ Sa’id)
- Dream Walker (Neville Ossai)
- Twist Of Fate (Gbenga Bello)
- Where Talent Lies (Ikenna Oguike)
- Black Silhouette (Charles Uwagbai)
- Irugbin (Seed) (Adebayo Tijani)
- Best Feature Film (Foreign)
- Chinese Zodiac (China)
- The Grandmaster (China)
- The Grandmaster (China)
- Walking To School (China)
- The Major (Russia)
- The Superstition (Uganda)
- Best Short Film (Nigeria)
- Frost Bite (Seun Ajayi)
- New Horizons (Tope Oshin Ogun)
- Not Right (Uduak Obong Patrick)
- Yawa: Nemesis (Damijo Efe Young)
- Love And War (Tope Oshin Ogun)
- Best Short Film (Foreign)
- Just A Friend (Egypt-Luxor)
- Awaiting Lazarus (United Kingdom)
- La Queue (France)
- The Son of the Sea (Spain)
- The Journey (UAE)
- Best Documentary
- Unbroken: The Story of John Sumonu (Toyin Fajj, Nigeria)
- Paradox of Life (Katman Dayil, Nigeria)
- Omonong (Katman Dayil, Nigeria)
- The Rise Of The Eagles (Biola Kazeem , Nigeria)
- Sound Of Torture (Karen Shayo, Israel)
- Best Experimental Film
- The Throne (Jubril Malafia, Nigeria)
- When Is Tommorow (Ayo Donadove, Nigeria)
- Souls Under Soles (Oluwaseun Afolabi, Nigeria)
- The Most Outstanding Comic Film
- Trouble Some Landlord (Larry Zuka, Nigeria)
- I Come Lagos (Elvis Chucks, Nigeria)
- I Come Lagos (Elvis Chucks, Nigeria)
- Yawa: Nemesis (Damijo Efe Young, Nigeria)
- Outstanding Male Actor
- Khing Bassey (Blood And Romance, Nigeria)
- Frank Artus (Twist Of Fate, Nigeria)
- Alex Ayalogu (Where Talent Lies, Nigeria)
- Jackie Chan (Chinese Zodiac, China)
- Mike Omoregbe (Invasion 1897 , Nigeria)
- Outstanding Female Actress
- Mary Uche (Twist Of Fate, Nigeria)
- Abimbola Ademoye (Where Talent Lies, Nigeria)
- Abimbola Ademoye (Where Talent Lies, Nigeria)
- Jackie Appiah (Dream Walker, Nigeria)
- Ivie Okujaye (Black Silhouette, Nigeria)
- Best Directing
- Jackie Chan (Chinese Zodiac, China)
- Jiahuang Peng & Chen Peng (Walking To School, China)
- Lanceelot Imasuen (Invasion 1897, Nigeria)
- Danjuma “Deejay” Sa’id (Blood and Romance, Nigeria)
- Kar Wai Wong (The Grandmaster, China)
- Best Student Film
- Souls Under Soles (National Film Institute)
- When Is Tommorow (Ahmadu Bello University)
- Tales By Sunset (Ahmadu Bello University)
- Forlorn (National Film Institute)
- Betrayed (Iyua Alah, National Film Institute)
- Outstanding Music
- Blood and Romance (Nigeria)
- Chinese Zodiac (China)
- Invasion 1897 (Nigeria)
- Irugbin – (Nigeria)
- The Wings (Russia)