See Photos & Award Winners From Recently Held 2017 In-Short Film Festival

The 2017 edition of the In-Short Film Festival held between December 14 and 16, 2017 2017 at the Sheraton Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos.

The festival witnessed the screening of several short films and winners emerged in various categories of the awards segment.

Love Hate and Ketchup, Distractions, Ifu Ennada and more were among the winners.

See the full list of winners and photos below. 
1. IN-SHORT 2017 BEST FOREIGN ANIMATION 

NOMINEES

Mouldy Memories  Estonia

Blue  Iran/California, USA 

El Nino de Moscopan  Colombia 

Frog  Tehran, Iran 

Big Boom  Russia 

The Station  Turkey

Life  Japan 

Gravity  Colombia 

Broken Ties  Gutemella 

Junke Girl  Iran  

Winner: Big Boom (RUSSIA)

2. IN-SHORT 2017 BEST AFRICAN ANIMATION 

NOMINEES 

Crush  Nigeria 

First Finger  Egypt 

Crossing – Ghana 

Tejumade  Nigeria

Over the Wall  Ghana

The Silent Bee Egypt

Both Saved – Ghana 

Group Poto  Nigeria 

WINNER: Crush (Nigeria) 

3. IN-SHORT 2017 BEST FOREIGN DOCUMENTARY 

NOMINEES

Singastha  India 

Patrimony  Turkey 

The Runner  Croatia 

Dubai 2 Dubai  UAE

Tokio Papa  Russian Federation 

Stone Woman  Brazil 

Winner  Dubai 2 Dubai (UAE)

4. IN-SHORT 2017 BEST AFRICAN DOCUMENTARY 

NOMINEES 

Divided – South Africa 

Birds  Algeria 

Unstoppable  Nigeria 

Lighting Thief  Kenya 

Victims  Cameroun 

Departure  Nigeria 

Winner: Birds (ALGERIA) 

5. IN-SHORT 2017 BEST MUSIC VIDEO 

NOMINEES 

Ada directed by Banji Oyeneye 

‘Happy Day’ directed by Nuhu Daylop 

‘Jeje’ directed by Double B

WINNER: Ada directed by Banji Oyeneye 

6. IN-SHORT 2017 BEST CHILD /YOUNG ACTOR 

NOMINEES 

Iwajomo Sarah  Huzuni 

Leslie Sagay  Impales 

Odetunde Damilola  Lami 

Jenipher Almas  Tamala 

Marian Ankoma  Children of the Sea 

Onwuegbu Jennifer  Honey 

Mershack Amenuwar  Children of the Sea

Kourtney Kehinde Kujore  Twisted  

WINNER: Odetunde Damilola (Lami)

7. IN-SHORT 2017 BEST SOUND

NOMINEES 

Distraction 

Burden of Verdict 

Loop 

Ajeji 

Taboo 

We Are Fine 

WINNER: Burden of Verdict 

8. IN-SHORT 2017 BEST COSTUME

NOMINEES 

Burden of Verdict 

Family 

King of Kings 

Abuja Taxi 

Tears of a Broken Virgin 

Children of the Sea 

WINNER:  King of Kings (Ghana) 

9. IN-SHORT 2017 BEST MAKE-UP 

NOMINEES 

Abuja Taxi 

Sector Zero 

Family 

Tears of a Broken Virgin 

Tamala

Bloody Valentine 

King of Kings 

Winner: Tamala 

10. IN-SHORT 2017 BEST SOUNDTRACK

NOMINEES 

Abike 

Reveal 

Distraction 

Ajeji 

Succumbus 

Impales 

WINNER: Ajeji 

11. IN-SHORT 2017 BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

NOMINEES 

Tamala 

Succumbus 

E Do

Distraction 

Sector Zero 

Love, Hate and Ketchup 

WINNER: Distraction 

12. IN-SHORT 2017 BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

NOMINEES 

Distraction 

Towards Forever 

Abuja Taxi 

We are Fine 

Tears of a Broken Virgin 

WINNER: Distraction 

13. IN-SHORT 2017 BEST SCREENPLAY

Love, Hate and Ketchup 

Tears of a Broken virgin 

Distraction 

Loop 

Family 

Aisha

WINNER: Love, Hate and Ketchup

14. IN-SHORT 2017 BEST EDIT

NOMINEES 

Loop 

Honey 

Ajeji 

Abuja Taxi 

Family 

Tears of a Broken Virgin 

Distraction 

WINNER: Loop 

15. IN-SHORT 2017 BEST VISUAL/SPECIAL EFFECTS

Succumbus 

Bloody Valentine 

Sector Zero 

Sicela Amazi (Water, Please) 

Children of the Sea

WINNER: Succumbus 

16. IN-SHORT 2017 OVERALL BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM 

Phir Ek Subah (A New Day Dawns)  India 

Lonely Kangaroo  Romania 

Yesterday or the Day Before  Spain 

My Father  Australia 

In Darkness  Iran 

Open (2017)  Ukraine 

Descent  Poland 

Strain  USA 

Bela  Brazil 

Final Cut  Estonia 

WINNER: Phir Ek Subah (A New Day Dawns)  India

17. IN-SHORT 2017 SPECIAL JURY PRIZE (ANIMATION)  Saeed Amin Javaheri, who entered more than 25 animations for the 2017 festival

18. IN-SHORT 2017 SPECIAL JURY PRIZE (DOCUMENTARY)  The Unstoppable by Expand Vision 

19. IN-SHORT 2017 Special Jury Prize (Short Film)  Visions by the Surreal 16 Collective 

20. IN-SHORT 2017 BEST ACTOR

Taiwo Obileye  Burden of Verdict 

Samuel A. Percy  Sector Zero 

Ayoola Ayoola  Distraction 

Jude Oyevbaire  We are Fine 

Paul Utomi  Family 

WINNER: Taiwo Obileye 

21. IN-SHORT 2017 BEST ACTRESS

Ifu Ennada  Tears of a Broken Virgin 

Joy Ubeku  Family 

Kemi Ajala Micheal  Ajeji 

Ademoye Abimbola  Reciprocity 

Odera Oji  Distraction 

Florence Okechukwu  Revival 

WINNER: Ifu Ennada (Tears of a Broken Virgin) 

22. IN-SHORT 2017 BEST DIRECTING

Love, Hate and Ketchup 

Tears of a Broken virgin 

Distraction  

Loop 

Family 

Reciprocity 

Ajeji

WINNER: Love, Hate and Ketchup 
23. IN-SHORT 2017 OVERALL BEST FILM

Love, Hate and Ketchup 

Tears of a Broken virgin 

Distraction  

Loop 

Family 

Reciprocity 

WINNER: Distraction

See photos from the awards ceremony below: