In October 2022, a call for films produced by young and independent filmmakers across the world to submit their films for consideration as part of the 5th edition of the ever-growing international short film festival.
After over three months of jury members’ scrutiny and reviews, the festival finally considers 52 short films of all genres including; animation, narrative films, music videos, student films, documentaries and digital forms of storytelling from 28 countries to be screened and celebrated as part of this year’s edition of the festival.
As part of the official selections, Accra Indie Filmfest cements its partnership once again with Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival in France to screen 6 additional African short films programmed in their last year’s edition. In addition, a short film produced by the participants of this year’s edition of AiF FilmArt in partnership with Kyooto Media Group (Uganda) and Unique Motion Media Konsult (Nigeria) would be premiered at the festival.
This year’s festival promises to be an amplified version of the festival’s previous extraordinary editions with more exciting activities including; film screenings, masterclasses, music concerts, exhibitions, industry conversations, and many more.
Below are the selected films and the countries they are representing
UNITED KINGDOM (7)
1. Locked-In – Narrative Film – Stephanie Boateng
2. Hackney Downs – Narrative Film – Carl Earl-Ocran
3. The Stupid Boy – Narrative Film – Phil Dunn
4. Wounded – Narrative Film – Zaheer Raja
5. Reflection – Narrative Film – David Anderson
6. Cape to Carthage – Documentary – D’Arcy Doran & Allan Wilson
7. The Ebony Rockers Mural – Documentary – Richard David
GHANA (6)
1. Becoming Adomaa – Music Film – Evans Kafui Offori
2. Africa, The Last Frontier in Esports, Animation and Game Development – Documentary –
Gabriel Atsu Sikanku
3. The River And Me – Documentary – Dodzi Korsi Aveh & Jasmine Fafanyo Awagah
4. MANDEM – Documentary – Kodzo Doamekpor
5. Asantewaa – Animation – Jesse Sunkwa-Mills
6. Colours and Lights – Digital Story – Kofi Ntiforo
NIGERIA (6)
1. My Mama Na Ashawo – Narrative Film – Nwamaka Chikezie
2. Omozi – Narrative Film – Fatimah Binta Gimsay
3. Tales of The Browbeaten – Narrative Film – Sebastian Ukwa
4. Until 23 – Narrative Film – Chioma Paul-Dike
5. Living With Bipolar – Documentary – Fasunhan Temitope Oluwatosin
6. Pa Aromire – Animation – Adeoye Adebayo Adetunji
FRANCE (3)
1. The Right Words – Narrative Film – Adrian Moyse Dullin
2. Sèt Lam – Narrative Film – Vincent Fontano
3. PEMA – Student Film – Victoria NETO
UNITED STATES (3)
1. Confirmation – Narrative Film – Nana Fobi Duffuor
2. My Brother is Deaf – Documentary – Peter Hoffman Kimball
3. From Trash To Treasure – Documentary – Iara Lee
AUSTRALIA (2)
1. Bear – Narrative Film – Nash Edgerton
2. Yama – Documentary – Lucy Small & Maddie Meddings
GERMANY (2)
1. Black Savior – Narrative Film – Johannes Krug
2. A Second of the World – Student Film – Anja Struck
MOROCCO (2)
1. Charter – Narrative Film – EL HOUSSINE HNINE
2. Red Pen – Narrative Film – Abdou EL MESNAOUI
SOUTH AFRICA (2)
1. Mirror Mirror – Narrative Film – Sandulela Asanda
2. Azania Rises – Animation – Farayi Chinyanga
ANGOLA (1)
1. Na Zongi – Digital Story – Lauriane Almeda
BRAZIL (1)
1. August Sky – Narrative Film – Jasmin Tenucci
CAMEROON (1)
1. Holidays – Documentary – Ernestine Azeh & Posser Erasto
CANADA (1)
1. The Fire – Narrative Film – Roger Boyer
COLOMBIA (1)
1. Color-less – Animation – Estefanía Piñeres Duque
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC (1)
1. At Age 45 – Student Film – Prunuelle Sakofio
FINLAND (1)
1. Our Life Through My Eyes – Student Film – Kerttu Mättö
IRAN (1)
1. The Sprayer – Animation – Farnoosh Abedi
ITALY (1)
1. Eroica – Digital Story – Nathan De Pas Habib
KENYA (1)
1. Christmas Love – Narrative Film – Peter Kawa
MALI (1)
1. Wolonwula – Narrative Film – Fousseyni MAIGA
MONTENEGRO (1)
1. The Compass – Student Film – Jovan Bačvanski
NORWAY (1)
1. The Discoverer of the Discoverers – Documentary – C. S. Nicholson
PAKISTAN (1)
1. Kalashnikov – Narrative Film – Mehroz Amin
PANAMA (1)
1. Clinging to Air – Narrative Film – Roberto Thomas-Díaz
SWITZERLAND (1)
1. Lovely Rita – Animation – Elena Madrid
TAIWAN (1)
1. The Yellow Shirt – Student Film – Edline Hsieh
TOGO (1)
1. My Grumpy Grandpa – Animation – Komi Messan Anthony
TURKEY (1)
1. SALÇA – Narrative – Burak Oguz Saguner
