Veteran Nollywood actor Richard Mofe-Damijo also known as RMD has been named as the host of the 2017 year’s edition of African Film Festival (TAFF).

This edition of the festival holds at the Dallas City Performance Hall and will be opened to the general public from Friday June 30.It will be concluded on the 3rd of July with the awards night.

According to the organisers of the event,the three-day event will showcase films made by Africans, as well as a few made by non-Africans about issues important to different regions of the continent.

Veteran Nollywood actress,Patience Ozokwo aka Mama G, was one of Nollywood stars that was honoured with the African Film Legend Award at the festival last year

The founder and festival director of TAFF,Mr Kelechi Eke,has said that the choice of RMD is based on his experience that he will ensure that the festival records a huge success.