BEST PICTURE NOMINEES
‘LUKAS’ Kapana, Kukuri, Salute! Producer (Namibia)
‘4 by 4’ Deepthi Iyer Producer (India)
‘AMENDS OF THE FATHER’ Stephen Sorrentino Producer (USA)
‘UNLEASHED’ Kemi Adekomi Producer (Nigeria)
‘ASHES’ Temenu Theodore Asahchop Producer (Cameroon)
‘INKABI’ Princess Mhlongo Producer (South Africa)
‘MERCY OF OTHERS’ Taylor Buoro Producer (Australia)
‘TOMORROW’ Marvelous Ebehiremhen Ojiehanon Producer (Nigeria)

BEST ACTOR MALE NOMINEES
‘TSHAMANO SEBE’ INKABI (South Africa)
‘STEPHEN SORRENTINO’ AMENDS OF THE FATHER (USA)
‘IK OGBONNA’ ASHES (Cameroon)
‘TRACCIN RAMEKA’ MERCY OF OTHERS (Australia)

BEST ACTOR FEMALE NOMINEES
‘RANJANI RAGHAVAN ‘ 4 by 4 (India)
‘MICHELLE TIREN’ INKABI (South Africa)
‘RACHEL EDWARDS’ TOMORROW (Nigeria)
‘VANESSA MADRID ‘ MERCY OF OTHERS (Australia)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR MALE NOMINEES
‘KAMEEL AUDU’ TOMORROW (Nigeria)
‘JACK MARTIN’ MERCY OF OTHERS (Australia)
‘DUMISANI DLAMINI’ INKABI (South Africa)
‘ALEJANDRO COOPER’ LUKAS (Namibia)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR FEMALE NOMINEES
‘DANIELE CLEMENTS’ MERCY OF OTHERS (Australia)
‘MIMIE NGOGA’ ASHES (Cameroon)
‘SHINE ROSMAN’ LIONS DEN (Nigeria)
‘ANDILE MASIA’ INKABI (South Africa)

BEST DIRECTOR NOMINEES
LUKAS by Philippe Robert Jean Talavera (Namibia)
AMENDS OF THE FATHER by Stephen Sorrentino (USA)
MERCY OF OTHERS by Damien Giglietta (Australia)
UNLEASHED by Kemi Adekomi (Nigeria)

BEST SCREENPLAY NOMINEES
LUKAS (Namibia)
4 by 4 (India)
UNLEASHED (Nigeria)
MERCY OF OTHERS (Australia)

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY NOMINEES
MERCY OF OTHERS (Australia)
4 by 4 (India)
AMENDS OF THE FATHER (USA)
INKABI (South Africa)

BEST STORY NOMINEES
UNLEASHED (Nigeria)
AMENDS OF THE FATHER (USA)
ASHES (Cameroon)
LUKAS (Namibia)

BEST CAST DIRECTOR NOMINEES
AMENDS OF THE FATHER (USA)
MERCY OF OTHERS (Australia)
LUKAS (Namibia)
UNLEASHED (Nigeria)

BEST FILM EDIT NOMINEES
LUKAS (Namibia)
MERCY OF OTHERS (Australia)
AMENDS OF THE FATHER (USA)
4 by 4 (India)

BEST SOUND NOMINEES
INKABI (South Africa)
MERCY OF OTHERS (Australia)
UNLEASHED by Producer Kemi Adekomi (Nigeria)
LUKAS by Producer Kapana, Kukuri, Salute! (Namibia)

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN NOMINEES
INKABI (South Africa)
4 by 4 (India)
AMENDS OF THE FATHER (USA)
MERCY OF OTHERS (Australia)

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE NOMINEES
AMENDS OF THE FATHER (USA)
4 by 4 (India)
INKABI (South Africa)
LUKAS (Namibia)

BEST ORIGINAL SONG NOMINEES
4 by 4 (India)
LUKAS (Namibia)
AMENDS OF THE FATHER (USA)
LIONS DEN (Nigeria)

BEST VISUAL EFFECT NOMINEES.
MERCY OF OTHERS (Australia)
ASHES (Cameroon)
AMENDS OF THE FATHER (USA)
4 by 4 (India)

BEST MAKE-UP/COSTUME NOMINEES
4 by 4 (India)
LUKAS (Namibia)
MERCY OF OTHERS (Australia)
AMENDS OF THE FATHER (USA)

BEST SHORT FILM NOMINEES
THE WAY (Turkey)
BEYOND YOU (Italy)
SA’ANA ( Nigeria)
T’EGBON T’ABURO (Siblings) ( Nigeria)

BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY FILM NOMINEES
UP FROM THE EARTH, OUT THROUGH THE PEOPLE (USA)
THE JOURNEY FOR COMING OUT (Japan)
MORE THAN OUR SKIN (USA)
GEORGE (UK)

BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY FILMS NOMINEES
TIMELESS GRACE (Kenya)
THE DOLPHIN DILEMMA (USA)
HUMANITY (USA)
CROSSING THE NORTH (Italy)

BEST ANIMATIONS FILMS NOMINEES
IN HALF (Spain)
YOUR DEMOCRACY (USA)

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILMS NOMINEES
SSEKUKKULU (Uganda)
JAYA (India)
IWO (TOXIN) (Nigeria)

The Universal Movie Awards will return for its 4th edition in November 15,2024.The film award event is open to filmmakers from around the world and also contributes to the Nigeria being positioned as a creative hub through its focus on high quality Nigeria film.

Universal Movie Awards is accepting entries to the 4th UNIMA edition.

January 1, 2024 Opening Date
January 13, 2024 Early bird Deadline
March 31, 2024 Regular Deadline
July 31, 2024 Late Deadline
September 15, 2024 Extended Deadline

Applications for submitting films are being accepted on various film submission platforms.
a. Click to submit your film https://filmfreeway.com/UNIVERSALMOVIEAWARDS
b. Click to submit your film https://filmmakers.festhome.com/festival/universal-movie-awards

c. Click to submit your film https://www.wfcn.co/festival/https-www-wfcn-co-festival universalmovieawards

The Unima awards accepts films in  these categories which include:
Feature Film,
Short Film,
Fiction,
Documentaries
Short Documentaries
Indigenous film
Feature Animation
Short Animation

WINNER BEST PICTURE CATEGORY

THE DIVORCEES OF CASABLANCA (Morocco)

WINNER BEST  DIRECTOR  CATEGORY

BENSOUDA MOHAMMED AHED

THE DIVORCEES OF CASABLANCA  (Morocco)

WINNER BEST FILM EDIT CATEGORY

KAMSI (Nigeria)

WINNER  BEST SOUND  CATEGORY

KARAMOJA (Uganda)

WINNER  BEST PRODUCTION  DESIGN CATEGORY

MICHAEL GAISMAYR (Italy)

WINNER  BEST ORIGINAL SCORE CATEGORY

THE DIVORCEES OF CASABLANCA (Morocco)

WINNER  BEST ORIGINAL SONG  CATEGORY

THE DIVORCEES OF CASABLANCA (Morocco)

WINNER  BEST MAKEUP / COSTUME CATEGORY

MICHAEL GAISMAYR (Italy)

WINNER  BEST VISUAL EFFECTS CATEGORY

MICHAEL GAISMAYR (Italy)

WINNER  BEST SUPPORTING  ACTOR MALE  CATEGORY

SAM DEDE     ( KAMSI : Nigeria)

 WINNER  BEST SUPPORTING  ACTOR FEMALE  CATEGORY

NANCY ISIME   (UNFORGIVABLE : Nigeria)

WINNER  BEST ACTOR  FEMALE  CATEGORY

ZITA MINAJ   (BEHIND GATES : Cameroon)

WINNER  BEST ACTOR MALE CATEGORY

PETER SCHORN    (MICHAEL GAISMAYR : Italy)

WINNER  BEST STORY CATEGORY

MICHAEL GAISMAYR  (Italy)

WINNER  BEST SCREENPLAY  CATEGORY

THE DIVORCEES OF CASABLANCA  (Morocco)

WINNER BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY  CATEGORY

MICHAEL GAISMAYR (Italy)

WINNER BEST CAST DIRECTOR

MICHAEL GAISMAYR (Italy)

WINNER BEST SHORT FILM CATEGORY

NO (Iran)

WINNER  BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY FILM CATEGORY

AFRICAN EMPIRES : SOUTH AFRICA – SHAKA ZULU, PEOPLE OF THE SKY ( France)

WINNER  SHORT DOCUMENTARY FILM CATEGORY

THE SUSPENDED LAKE (Nigeria)

WINNER  ANIMATION CATEGORY

A TREE ONCE GREW HERE (USA)

WINNER  INDIGENOUS FILM CATEGORY

ECHEZONA (Nigeria)

BEST PICTURE CATEGORY

1. THE DIVORCEES OF CASABLANCA (Morocco)
2. KAMSI (Nigeria)
3. KARAMOJA (Uganda)
4. DODOMA (Kenya)
5. I KNOW A STRANGER PART II (USA)
6. MICHAEL GAISMAYR (Italy)

BEST  DIRECTOR  CATEGORY

1. MICHAEL GAISMAYR (Italy)
2. THE DIVORCEES OF CASABLANCA (Morocco)
3. KAMSI (Nigeria)
4. DODOMA (Kenya)

BEST SHORT FILM CATEGORY

1. RISK MEN TAKE (Nigeria)
2. SPRING TIDE (India)
3. THE BREAKDOWN (USA)
4. NAAM BADAL DENA (Canada)
5. NO (Iran)

BEST FILM EDIT CATEGORY

1. KAMSI (Nigeria)
2. I KNOW A STRANGER PART II (USA)
3. UNFORGIVABLE (Nigeria)
4. THE DIVORCEES OF CASABLANCA (Morocco)

BEST SOUND  CATEGORY

1. I KNOW A STRANGER PART II (USA)
2. KAMSI (Nigeria)
3. KARAMOJA (Uganda)
4. SILVER LINING ( Zambia)

BEST PRODUCTION  DESIGN CATEGORY

1. GILA ISLAND (India)
2. KAMSI (Nigeria)
3. THE DIVORCEES OF CASABLANCA (Morocco)
4. MICHAEL GAISMAYR (Italy)

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE CATEGORY

1. UNFORGIVABLE (Nigeria)
2. BECKMA (Nigeria)
3. THE DIVORCEES OF CASABLANCA (Morocco)
4. KAMSI (Nigeria)

BEST ORIGINAL SONG  CATEGORY

1. SILVER LINING ( Zambia)
2. THE DIVORCEES OF CASABLANCA (Morocco)
3. KAMSI (Nigeria)
4. DODOMA (Kenya)

BEST MAKEUP / COSTUME CATEGORY

1. UNFORGIVABLE (Nigeria)
2. BEHIND GATES (Cameroon)
3. THE DIVORCEES OF CASABLANCA (Morocco)
4. MICHAEL GAISMAYR (Italy)

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS CATEGORY

1. UNKNOWN TREASURES (Lithuania)
2. MICHAEL GAISMAYR (Italy)
3. KAMSI (Nigeria)
4. THE DIVORCEES OF CASABLANCA (Morocco)

BEST SUPPORTING  ACTOR MALE  CATEGORY

1. WILLIAM BENSON ======= REVISIT (Nigeria)
2. GODISZ FONGWA ====== BEHIND GATES (Cameroon)
3. ATIF NABIL ===== THE DIVORCEES OF CASABLANCA (Morocco)
4. SAM DEDE ======== KAMSI (Nigeria)

 BEST SUPPORTING  ACTOR FEMALE  CATEGORY

1. NANCY ISIME ======== UNFORGIVABLE (Nigeria)
2. MERCY AIGBE ======= BECKMA (Nigeria)
3. CHUNGU CHINTELELWE ====== SILVER LINING ( Zambia)
4. TANNA LOUISE =======  I KNOW A STRANGER PART II (USA)

BEST ACTOR  FEMALE  CATEGORY

1. ZITA MINAJ ====== BEHIND GATES (Cameroon)
2. BIMBO ADEMOYE ======= KAMSI (Nigeria)
3. TUMI MORAKE ====== DODOMA (Kenya)
4. OKACHA SONIA ======= THE DIVORCEES OF CASABLANCA (Morocco)

BEST ACTOR MALE CATEGORY

1. TIMINI EGBUSON ======== UNFORGIVABLE (Nigeria)
2. WOLE OJO =========  KAMSI (Nigeria)
3. PETER SCHORN ======== MICHAEL GAISMAYR (Italy)
4. CARLOS LEOS ======== I KNOW A STRANGER PART II (USA)

BEST STORY CATEGORY

1. MICHAEL GAISMAYR (Italy)
2. THE DIVORCEES OF CASABLANCA (Morocco)
3. KAMSI (Nigeria)
4. KARAMOJA (Uganda)

BEST SCREENPLAY  CATEGORY

1. DODOMA (Kenya)
2. THE DIVORCEES OF CASABLANCA (Morocco)
3. MICHAEL GAISMAYR (Italy)
4. UNFORGIVABLE (Nigeria)

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY  CATEGORY

1. KAMSI (Nigeria)
2. THE DIVORCEES OF CASABLANCA (Morocco)
3. KARAMOJA (Uganda)
4. MICHAEL GAISMAYR (Italy)

BEST CAST DIRECTOR

1. DODOMA (Kenya)
2. THE DIVORCEES OF CASABLANCA (Morocco)
3. KAMSI (Nigeria)
4. MICHAEL GAISMAYR (Italy)

SHORT DOCUMENTARY FILM CATEGORY

1. THE SUSPENDED LAKE (Nigeria)
2. SATHY – A STORY OF BRAVE GREEN WARRIORS (India)
3. HOLIDAYS (Cameroon)
4. INK AND GOLD: AN ARTIST’S JOURNEY TO OLYMPIC GLORY (New Zealand)
5. MARK: PANGOLIN HERO (Nigeria)

BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY FILM CATEGORY

1. J’ACCUSE! A CRY FROM THE KILLING PITS OF LITHUANIA (United Kingdom)
2. REINVENTING FREEDOM (Canada)
3. ALL POLITICS IS LOCAL (Australia)
4. JIGEEN NI (French)
5. AFRICAN EMPIRES : SOUTH AFRICA – SHAKA ZULU, PEOPLE OF THE SKY ( France)

ANIMATION CATEGORY

1. A TREE ONCE GREW HERE (USA)
2. TREMORS ( France)

INDIGENOUS FILM CATEGORY

1. YAN- UWA (Nigeria)
2. ECHEZONA (Nigeria)

We want to inform you that we have rescheduled out date of event from November 18, 2023 to December 22,2023.

We will some announce the list of official nomination for 2023 Universal Movie Awards.

Thank you for your understanding.

Cheers,

UNIVERSAL MOVIE AWARDS

The Universal Movie Awards will return for its 3rd edition in November 18,2023.The film award event is open to filmmakers from around the world and also contributes to the Nigeria being positioned as a creative hub through its focus on high quality Nigeria film.

Universal Movie Awards is accepting entries to the 3rd UNIMA edition.

December 12, 2022 Opening Date
January 31, 2023 Early bird Deadline
March 31, 2023 Regular Deadline
July 31, 2023 Late Deadline
September 1, 2023 Extended Deadline

Applications for submitting films are being accepted on various film submission platforms.
a. Click to submit your film https://filmfreeway.com/UNIVERSALMOVIEAWARDS
b. Click to submit your film https://filmmakers.festhome.com/festival/universal-movie-awards

c. Click to submit your film https://www.wfcn.co/festival/https-www-wfcn-co-festival universalmovieawards

The Unima awards accepts films in five categories which include:
Feature Film,
Short Film,
Fiction,
Documentaries
Short Documentaries
Indigenous film
Feature Animation
Short Animation

BEST PICTURE CATEGORY

EAGLE WINGS (Nigeria) by Paul Apel Papel – WINNER
CRYSTAL COUNTLESS MISFORTUNE (Uganda) by Leonard Amanya – Nominee
KUNGFU GIRL (China) by Kenny Gage, Devon Downs -Nominee
OCTOBER 22 (Singapore) by Nauwroz Khan – Nominee
KAPANA (Namibia) by Philippe Talavera – Nominee
NOT TO FORGET (USA) by Valerio Zanoli – Nominee
STAY (USA) by Oluyinka Davids -Nominee
NEXT TUESDAY (Nigeria) by Mercy Manuels – Nominee

BEST ACTOR MALE CATEGORY

ENYINNA NWIGWE EAGLE WINGS (Nigeria) – WINNER
ABIGETE EDISON (CRYSTAL COUNTLESS MISFORTUNE) Uganda – Nominee
LOUIS GOSSETT JR NOT TO FORGET (USA) -Nominee
A PANNEEIRCHELVAM OCTOBER 22 (Singapore) -Nominee

BEST ACTOR FEMALE CATEGORY

OLYMPIA DUKAKIS (NOT TO FORGET) USA – WINNER
MIKIROS GAROES (KAPANA) Namibia – Nominee
CLEO KABUYE (CRYSTAL COUNTLESS MISFORTUNE ) Uganda – Nominee
YIXI TAO (KUNGFU GIRL) China – Nominee

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR MALE CATEGORY

FEMI JACOBS (EAGLE WINGS )Nigeria – WINNER
GEORGE CHAKIRIS (NOT TO FORGET) (USA) – Nominee
JOSHUA EMMANUEL (NEXT TUESDAY) Nigeria – Nominee
JOSEPH BENJAMIN (STAY) USA – Nominee

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR FEMALE CATEGORY

KATOOKO SUSAN (CRYSTAL COUNTLESS MISFORTUNE) Uganda – WINNER
STELLA DAMASUS (STAY) USA – Nominee
KAREN GRASSLE (NOT TO FORGET) USA – Nominee
SITHIRA THEVI (OCTOBER 22 ) Singapore – Nominee

BEST DIRECTOR CATEGORY

PAUL APEL PAPEL (EAGLE WINGS) Nigeria – WINNER
VALERIO ZANOLI (NOT TO FORGET) USA – Nominee
LEONARD AMANYA (CRYSTAL COUNTLESS MISFORTUNE) Uganda – Nominee
NAUWROZ KHAN (OCTOBER 22 ) Singapore – Nominee

BEST SCREENPLAY CATEGORY

NOT TO FORGET (USA) – WINNER
OCTOBER 22 (Singapore) – Nominee
KAPANA (Namibia) – Nominee
CRYSTAL COUNTLESS MISFORTUNE (Uganda) – Nominee

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY CATEGORY

NOT TO FORGET (USA) – WINNER
EAGLE WINGS (Nigeria) – Nominee
STAY (USA) – Nominee
OCTOBER 22 (Singapore) – Nominee

BEST STORY CATEGORY

CRYSTAL COUNTLESS MISFORTUNE (Uganda) – WINNER
NOT TO FORGET (USA) – Nominee
EAGLE WINGS (Nigeria) – Nominee
OCTOBER 22 (Singapore) – Nominee

BEST ORIGINAL SONG CATEGORY

EAGLE WINGS (Nigeria) – WINNER
NOT TO FORGET (USA)- Nominee
CRYSTAL COUNTLESS MISFORTUNE (Uganda) – Nominee
OCTOBER 22 (Singapore) – Nominee

SHORT FILM CATEGORY

JOSEPH (Nigeria) by Efa Iwara, Ifeme C.S – WINNER
WASHERWOMAN (UK) by Obi Ejikeme – Nominee
UNDERWATER (Switzerland) by Nicolas Seguel – Nominee
EMI (I AM MY DEMON) (Nigeria) by Barbara Babarinsa – Nominee

FEATURE DOCUMENTARY FILM CATEGORY

ASYLUM LOVE HAS NO BORDERS (UK) by Anastasia Charalambous Barnfather – WINNER
WHERE LUNA LIVES (Belarus) by Aliaksandra Markava – Nominee
SWIMMING AGAINST THE CURRENT. (USA) by Aminah Salaam – Nominee
BLACK DADDY THE MOVIE (USA) by Damon Jamal Taylor – Nominee
THE CONDEMNED FREE (USA) by Bethel Bates – Nominee

SHORT DOCUMENTARY FILM CATEGORY

AMERICAN JUSTICE ON TRIAL: PEOPLE V. NEWTON (USA) by Andrew Abrahams, Herb Ferrette – WINNER
ROMEO YUSUPOV (New Zealand) by Romeo Yusupov – Nominee
IN A WHOLE NEW WAY (USA) by Jonathan Fisher – Nominee
RAPE OF JUSTICE (Nigeria) by Willie Workman Oga – Nominee

ANIMATION FILM CATEGORY

LION ,  HARE & HYENA (South Africa) by Sheldon Christopher Noble – WINNER
HOW MUCH FOR THE EXAMS (Croatia) by Ivica Valentić – Nominee

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM CATEGORY

ITLU AMMA (India) by Umamaheswara rao C – WINNER
KIAPO (OATH) (Kenya) by Amos Mwaki – Nominee
JUYIN SARUATA ( PALACE COUP) (Nigeria) by Falalu A. Dorayi – Nominee

BEST PICTURE NOMINEES:
CRYSTAL COUNTLESS MISFORTUNE (Uganda) by Leonard Amanya
KUNGFU GIRL (China) by Kenny Gage, Devon Downs
OCTOBER 22 (Singapore) by Nauwroz Khan
KAPANA (Namibia) by Philippe Talavera
NOT TO FORGET (USA) by Valerio Zanoli
STAY (USA) by Oluyinka Davids
EAGLE WINGS (Nigeria) by Paul Apel Papel
NEXT TUESDAY (Nigeria) by Mercy Manuels

BEST ACTOR MALE NOMINEES:
ABIGETE EDISON (CRYSTAL COUNTLESS MISFORTUNE) Uganda
ENYINNA NWIGWE (EAGLE WINGS) Nigeria
LOUIS GOSSETT JR (NOT TO FORGET) USA
A PANNEEIRCHELVAM (OCTOBER 22) Singapore

BEST ACTOR FEMALE NOMINEES:
OLYMPIA DUKAKIS (NOT TO FORGET) USA
MIKIROS GAROES (KAPANA) Namibia
CLEO KABUYE (CRYSTAL COUNTLESS MISFORTUNE ) Uganda
YIXI TAO (KUNGFU GIRL) China

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR MALE NOMINEES:
FEMI JACOBS (EAGLE WINGS )Nigeria
GEORGE CHAKIRIS (NOT TO FORGET) (USA)
JOSHUA EMMANUEL (NEXT TUESDAY) Nigeria
JOSEPH BENJAMIN (STAY) USA

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR FEMALE NOMINEES:
KATOOKO SUSAN (CRYSTAL COUNTLESS MISFORTUNE) Uganda
STELLA DAMASUS (STAY) USA
KAREN GRASSLE (NOT TO FORGET) USA
SITHIRA THEVI (OCTOBER 22 ) Singapore

BEST DIRECTOR NOMINEES:
PAUL APEL PAPEL (EAGLE WINGS) Nigeria
VALERIO ZANOLI (NOT TO FORGET) USA
LEONARD AMANYA (CRYSTAL COUNTLESS MISFORTUNE) Uganda
NAUWROZ KHAN (OCTOBER 22 ) Singapore

BEST SCREENPLAY NOMINEES:
NOT TO FORGET (USA)
OCTOBER 22 (Singapore)
KAPANA (Namibia)
CRYSTAL COUNTLESS MISFORTUNE (Uganda)

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY NOMINEES:
NOT TO FORGET (USA)
EAGLE WINGS (Nigeria)
STAY (USA)
OCTOBER 22 (Singapore)

BEST STORY NOMINEES:
CRYSTAL COUNTLESS MISFORTUNE (Uganda)
NOT TO FORGET (USA)
EAGLE WINGS (Nigeria)
OCTOBER 22 (Singapore)

BEST ORIGINAL SONG NOMINEES:
EAGLE WINGS (Nigeria)
NOT TO FORGET (USA)
CRYSTAL COUNTLESS MISFORTUNE (Uganda)
OCTOBER 22 (Singapore)

SHORT FILM NOMINEES:
WASHERWOMAN (UK) by Obi Ejikeme
UNDERWATER (Switzerland) by Nicolas Seguel
JOSEPH (Nigeria) by Efa Iwara, Ifeme C.S
EMI (I AM MY DEMON) (Nigeria) by Barbara Babarinsa

FEATURE DOCUMENTARY FILM NOMINEES:
ASYLUM LOVE HAS NO BOUNDARIES (UK) by Anastasia Charalambous Barnfather
WHERE LUNA LIVES (Belarus) by Aliaksandra Markava
SWIMMING AGAINST THE CURRENT. (USA) by Aminah Salaam
BLACK DADDY THE MOVIE (USA) by Damon Jamal Taylor
THE CONDEMNED FREE (USA) by Bethel Bates

SHORT DOCUMENTARY FILMS:
ROMEO YUSUPOV (New Zealand) by Romeo Yusupov
AMERICAN JUSTICE ON TRIAL: PEOPLE V. NEWTON (USA) by Andrew Abrahams, Herb Ferrette
IN A WHOLE NEW WAY (USA) by Jonathan Fisher
RAPE OF JUSTICE (Nigeria) by Willie Workman Oga

ANIMATIONS FILMS:
LION , HARE & HYENA (South Africa) by Sheldon Christopher Noble
HOW MUCH FOR THE EXAMS (Croatia) by Ivica Valentić

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILMS:
KIAPO (OATH) (Kenya) by Amos Mwaki
JUYIN SARUATA ( PALACE COUP) (Nigeria) by Falalu A. Dorayi
ITLU AMMA (India) by Umamaheswara rao C

FEATURE FILMS

IDENTICAL JUSTICE (UK) by Tope Alake, Marc Adebesin 1hr 48mins 1 sec
CRYSTAL COUNTLESS MISFORTUNE (Uganda) by Leonard Amanya 1hr 34mins
KUNGFU GIRL (China) by Kenny Gage, Devon Downs 1hr : 38mins
OCTOBER 22 (Singapore) by Nauwroz Khan 48mins 48secs
DI KOMBRA DO KRAI (CRY OF A MOTHER) (Sierra Leone) by FVMC Makeni,
Sierra leone 1hr :36mins :38secs
KAPANA (Namibia) by Philippe Talavera 1hr 12secs
BORGA (Ghana) by York-Fabian Raabe 1hr: 47mins
LOVE TRAP (Cameroon) by Cosson Chinepoh 1hr 56mins
AMAZON QUEEN (USA) by Marlin Darrah 1hr :26mins
NOT TO FORGET (USA) by Valerio Zanoli 1hr 24mins
STAY (USA) by Oluyinka Davids 2hrs
FOR THE GOOD OF THE PEOPLE (USA) by Chris K. Daniels 43mins
TIGER TAIL (Nigeria) by Victor Okpala 1hr : 54mins
EAGLE WINGS (Nigeria) by Paul Apel Papel 2hrs
NEXT TUESDAY (Nigeria) by Mercy Manuels 1hr:13mins: 01sec
THE TOUCHED ONE (Nigeria) by Vigil Chime 1hr :45mins

SHORT FILMS

WASHERWOMAN (UK) by Obi Ejikeme 9mins :22 Secs
THAT SCOTTISH PLAY (Canada) by Armand Hamouth, Brian Kennington 17mins
THE VIGILANTE (Italy) by Francesco Audino 21mins:25secs
THE CRUSADER (United Arab Emirates) by Dennis Chehade 15mins 41 secs
UNDERWATER (Switzerland) by Nicolas Seguel 25mins 58secs
HIDE AND SEEK (Guadeloupe) by Olivier Kancel 12mins 50 secs
THE SCRIPT (France) by Natalia Arjona 11mins 25secs
SUNSET & ,VINE (USA) by Olajide Hamed 15mins
PEACEMAKERS (USA) by Marvinetta M Woodley-Penn**** 20mins 16secs
MEMORIES FROM OTHERS (USA) by Olajide W Ajala 39mins 45secs
GHOST GIRL (USA) by Paavo Hanninen 12mins
THE 7 LIVES OF SARA BLANCHARD’S (USA) by Kevin Ruiz 11mins:18secs
15 ROSES (USA) by Joe Schufreider 23mins :49secs
THE CHIEF (USA) by Aundra’ Michael Segrest 20mins :51secs
NOWHERE TO ESCAPE (USA) by ZiYuan Wang 10mins :35secs
CHRONICLES OF A BROKEN CARAVAN (USA) by Lord Benjamin Nathaniel Redic
II, James Drake Coleman 10mins :42secs
SOMETHING VERY ODD INDEED (USA) by Kenneth Perkins 6mins:23secs
I’M THE MAN (USA) by Clarence Williams IV 18mins :03secs
JOSEPH (Nigeria) by Efa Iwara, Ifeme C.S 7mins :04secs
RED DRIVE: 2020 THE AFTERMATH (Nigeria) by Oluwatosin Alexander Ayilara 24mins
LOCKED (Nigeria) by Irojemi Femi 20mins
LIFE AFTER DEATH (Nigeria) by Smart Edikan 23mins :38secs
STRUNG OUT (Nigeria) Wilson Ufuoma Okoroluwa 16 mins 17 secs
MAMA’S SONG (Nigeria) by Prince Jude Timothy Titus 29mins :54secs
OUT OF REACH (Nigeria) by Anthony Odiakaose Okoh 29mins :56secs
EMI (I AM MY DEMON) (Nigeria) by Barbara Babarinsa 24mins :32secs

FEATURE DOCUMENTARY FILMS

ASYLUM LOVE HAS NO BOUNDARIES (UK) by Anastasia Charalambous
Barnfather 45mins
WHERE LUNA LIVES (Belarus) by Aliaksandra Markava 1hr :25mins :29secs
THE LAST EYEWITNESSES (Germany) by Maik Gieszler 44mins
FIKIRTE (China) by Yi Wu 1hr 20mins 20secs
SWIMMING AGAINST THE CURRENT. (USA) by Aminah Salaam 60mins
LIGHTNING IN A BOTTLE – A FESTIVAL STORY (USA) by John Handem Piette 1hr
:43mins :15secs
BLACK DADDY THE MOVIE (USA) by Damon Jamal Taylor 1hr 23mins
CROSSING THRESHOLD (USA) by Vanessa Burgess, Al G. Silah **1hr 3mins
THE CONDEMNED FREE (USA) by Bethel Bates 1hr :30mins : 13secs

SHORT DOCUMENTARY FILMS1

ROMEO YUSUPOV (New Zealand) by Romeo Yusupov 10mins.44secs
AMERICAN JUSTICE ON TRIAL: PEOPLE V. NEWTON (USA) by Andrew
Abrahams, Herb Ferrette 39mins 55secs
IN A WHOLE NEW WAY (USA) by Jonathan Fisher 31mins :06secs
RAPE OF JUSTICE (Nigeria) by Willie Workman Oga 28mins :52secs

ANIMATIONS FILMS

LION HARE & HYENA (South Africa) by Sheldon Christopher Noble 22mins
HOW MUCH FOR THE EXAMS (Croatia) by Ivica Valentid 29mins :30secs

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILMS

KIAPO (OATH) (Kenya) by Amos Mwaki

JUYIN SARUATA ( PALACE COUP) (Nigeria) by Falalu A. Dorayi

ITLU AMMA  (India) by Umamaheswara rao C  1hr :48 :49secs