Nominees for the 2015 edition of the Abuja International Film Festival (AIFF) have been unveiled by organisers of the prestigious event.

AIFF 2015 award ceremony is expected to take place on Friday, October 30, 2015 at the Silverbird Cinema in Abuja.

Several entries were received from about 39 countries across the globe for the 12th edition of the festival.

The nominees were selected after a thorough two weeks screening more than 700 films.

For the Outstanding Male Actor categories, Gijs Scholten Van Asciolat, Artyom Bistrov, Jackie Chan, Olarewaju Omiyinka (Baba Ijesha), IK Ogbonna, Seun Akindele and Muyiwa Ademola will fight for glory, while Mercy Aigbe, Kiki Omeili, Hilda Dokubo, Ini Edo and Chidebere Aneke will slug it out in the Outstanding Actress category.

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For the Outstanding Film in Documentary category, The Ukrainian, Common Man – Nigeria, Dreadlocks – USA, Festival of Marriage – Inida and Happiness Promised Land – France got nominated.

Outstanding Film in Animation category has Sango and Friends – Nigeria, Pate – Poland and Adventure of Turtle Taido – Nigeria.

Others are;
Best Experimental Film

Supernova – Poland

Aisha’s Story – Nigeria

Awa N’ Garde – Poland

Outstanding Feature Film : Foreign
War of Lies – Germany

Painted Skin : The Ressurection – China

Police Story – China

The Pool – Netherland

The Sleeper – USA

Most Outstanding Feature : Indigenous

Hazeezat

Stigma

Open Marriage

Lasigbo

Shadows

Mr and Mrs Johnson

Victim

Outstanding Short Film : Nigeria

Keko

Good People Dead

Deluded

The Anniversary

Verdict

Veronica Pieces

Outstanding Short Film : Foreign

If the Photo is Good

Spoons

Dinner for Two

Electric Indigo

The Only King

Two Boys, A Man and A Woman

Outstanding Comic Film

Stop

Bad Drop

Okombo

Best Student Film

Social Lives

Two Steps Ahead

I Cry

Souls Under Soles

If Only

Outstanding in Film Directing

Painted Skin

Victim

Sleeper

Police Story

Shadows

Hezeezat

The Pool

Outstanding Music Score

Painted Skin

Once Upon A Time

Heart of Isiaku

Police Story

Lasigbo

Golden Jury Film

Painted Skin – China

Stigma – Nigeria

Mr and Mrs Johnson – Nigeria

Hazeezat – Nigeria

Police Story – China

The Pool – Netherland

Victims – Nigeria.

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