The TINFF organisers have announced the nominees for the 2024 awards ceremony to take place in September.
The Toronto International Nollywood Film Festival (TINFF) which will be held later this year has announced the nominees for its award ceremony. The festival is a gathering of members of the Nigerian film and music industry.
Now in its eighth year, TINFF is the first African and Nigerian film festival to gain accreditation from Telefilm Canada and the Canadian Screen Awards (CSA), the audiovisual industry regulators and the Academy Cinema & Television in the country respectively. The move underscores the growing reach of the Nigerian film industry on the global stage.
In the previous year, the award celebrated achievements by Nigerian actors including Omotola Jalade Ekehinde, who won Best Actress for her role in Lockdown, Jide Oyegbile who took home the award for Best Actor in an African Film for his role in Damage Done, and Stella Damasus for Best Actress in an African Fim for her role in Victoria, among others
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This year’s festival will be held from September 8 to 15 2024. The gala and the award night are scheduled for September 14 and 15, 2024 respectively.
The nominees this year includes Wale Ojo, Pete Edochie and Uzor Arukwe for Best Actor, and Tope Olowoniyan, Omowunmi Dada, Sharon Ooja-Nwoke for Best Actress. In the Best African Female Filmmaker category, Cordelia Emeh and Biodun Stephen were nominated for The Subterfuge, and Tana Egbo-Adelana and Ego Nworji for Tender Hedges.
The Subterfuge
The Subterfuge and Merry Men were among the most nominated films this year.
See the complete list below:
Best Actor – African Film
Emmanuel Ilondior – Foreign Path 2 – CanadaEmmanuel Kabongo – Sway – CanadaPete Edochie – Nnewi The Land Of Gold – NigeriaAyo Makun – Merry Men 3 (Nemesis) – NigeriaWole Ojo and Ego Nworji – Tender Hedges – NigeriaJimmy Odukoya – I Am Nazzy – NigeriaBimbo Manuel – My Name Is Misan – NigeriaEso Dike – Why We Never Were – NigeriaUzor Arukwe – The Subterfuge – Nigeria – UKFloyd Igbo – Shaping Us – Nigeria – UKMamadou Moustapha – Des Le Debut – CanadaEmmanuel Sabinus Chukwemeka – Dead Serious – NigeriaJames Gardner – Devil Is A LiarIsaac Odeniran – Angry People Of God – UK – Nigeria
Best Actress – Nollywood Films
Tope Olowoniyan – Depth Of Us – NigeriaBukunmi Oluwasina – White and Black – Nigeria, UkIreti Doyle – Merry Men 3 (Nemesis) – NigeriaNadia Buari – Merry Men 3 (Nemesis) – Ghana, NigeriaTana Egbo-Adelana – Ego Nworji – Tender Hedges – NigeriaOmowunmi Dada – L.I.F.E. – NigeriaChinonso Arubayi – I Am Nazzy – NigeriaBlessing Jessica Obasi – The Subterfuge – Nigeria, UKKambilia Ofili – Shaping Us – NigeriaOsas Ighodaro – Love, Lust & Other Things – NigeriaSharon Ooja – Dead Serious – NigeriaNancy Isime – Move Like A Boss – NigeriaYvonne Jegede – Sunset In The North – Nigeria
Best Film – Nollywood
DaddyMirrorsDangerous MissionRebellionSurvivorsThe SubterfugeLifeBroke and ProudTarella” Princess Of The NileJagun Jagun (The Warrior)Shapin UsAfamefunaOff The EdgeTienes 24 Horas (24 Hours Left) – Spain07.03 (7th of the 3rd)Wole SoyinkaLove, Lust & Other Things
Best African Female Filmmaker
Cordelia Emeh and Biodun Stephen – The Subterfuge – Nigeria/United KingdomClaret Onukogu – Dangerous Mission – NigeriaDoyinsola Ajayi and Linda Marrick – Maki – NigeriaChinonso Ngozi Arubayi – I Am Nazzy – NigeriaTana Egbo-Adelana – Ego Nworj – Tender Hedges – NigeriaLolo Eremie – Tarella: Princess Of The Nile – NigeriaChika Sally McKay – Patted Lie – NigeriaChinwe Eboh – Nnewi The Land Of Gold – NigeriaRoberta Orioma 0 Why We Never Were – NigeriaPamela Tendayi Nyeke 0 Burns and Song – Zimbabwe
Best Music Video
Illusion of Ego – ChinaItalia – ItalyShania Twain – Giddy Up – USA25 Ifedola Street – NigeriaMother’s Love – AAMA KO Mamata – NepalHair – CanadaNew Me – USAHeading For The Light – United KingdomAhora (It Is Now) – SpainCoyote – Pocho featuring MC Magic – USAMama Said – GermanyMe. You. The Sea – AustriaDobriy Zloy – Sirotkin – UzbekistanRaindrops – USAGethsemane – Canada
Best Experimental Film – Short
Chekhov – SyriaWrong Direction – GermanyBlue – ChinaThere Is Fire – FranceBarbie, My Angel! – VietnamRelease Nuclear Contaminated Water – Hong KongOlga’s Eyes – BelgiumTear Of Ixora – NigeriaBlessed By Sunlight – Kenya & PolandRepercussions – NetherlandsElegy – BelgiumRever – GermanyPaired – CanadaSerial Hunters – AngolaHappy CurlySurvival – NigeriaThe TINFF organisers have announced the nominees for the 2024 awards ceremony to take place in September. Read More
