Kenyans had a strong showing at this year’s Zanzibar International Film Festival (ZIFF) winning 10 awards in different categories. Among the winning Kenyan entries included Supa Modo, New Moon by Philippa Ndisi-Herrmann, Pendo by Faith Musembi and The Yard by Moses Owiro.
Women filmmakers impressed at the event, taking home a total of 10 awards, with the documentary Silas directed by Anjali Nayar and Hawa Essuman taking home two awards; Best Documentary and Best International Film.
Here’s the full list of ZIFF 2018 winners
EMERSON FOUNDATION JURY
BEST ZANZIBARI FILM
SISI NA WAO
BARKE ALI – Zanzibar
FILM SCHOOL JURY
SILVER DHOW
MISFIT
Karanja Ng’endo – Kenya
BEST FILM SCHOOL JURY
THE PEARL BOXER
Asimwe John Bibagamba
Tanzania
TV and WEB SERIES JURY
BEST TV SERIES FICTION
JAB
Lucilla Blankenberg, SOUTH AFRICA
BEST TV SERIES NON FICTION
GIVING NATURE A VOICE
Andrew Tkach (Producer) – Kenya
BEST WEB SERIES NON FICTION
WAKUIGWA
Richard Magumba
Tanzania
BEST WEB SERIES FICTION
THE YARD
MOSES OWIRO
(Kenya)
BEST EAST AFRICA MUSIC VIDEO- TRACE MZIKI
Lameck Ditto
NABEMBEA
SIGNIS JURY
SPECIAL MENTION
Liyana by Aaron Kopp
(Swaziland)
SIGNIS AWARD
Love and Shukla
Jatla Siddhartha (India)
SIGNIS – EAST AFRICAN TALENT AWARD
Kyenvu
Kemiyondo Coutinho (Uganda)
EUROPEAN AFRICAN FILM FESTIVALS AWARD
BEST FILM FROM EAST AFRICA
SUPA MODO
Likarion Wainaina
(Kenya/Germany)
ADIAHA AWARD
NEW MOON
Philippa Ndisi-Herrmann
Kenya
BI-KIDUDE Chairman Award
THE WEDDING RING
RAHMATOU KEÏTA
Niger
LIFE TIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
MARK LAVERI
SWAHILI FILM AWARDS
BEST SHORT FILM
PENDO
Faith Musembi
Kenya
BEST SOUND
SAFARI
Freddy Feruzi
Tanzania
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
FATUMA
by John Riber
TANZANIA
BEST EDITING
BAHASHA
by John Riber
TANZANIA
BEST SCREENPLAY
PENDO
Faith Musembi
Kenya
BEST ACTRESS
Catherine Credo
NEEMA (in FATUMA )
BEST ACTOR
AHMED SALIM – GABO
(in SEGERE )
Tanzania
BEST DIRECTOR
JORDAN RIBER
(FATUMA )
Tanzania
BEST FEATURE FILM
FATUMA
Jordan Riber
TANZANIA
BEST SHORT FILM
Aya
Moufida Fedhila
(Tunizia)
BEST SHORT FILM from DHOW CULTURES
Kuncup
Myrdal Muda
(Indonesia)
BEST SHORT FILM – AFRICAN ANIMATION
Got flowers Today
Jibril Mailafia
(Nigeria)
SEMBENE OUSMANE AWARD
Leah
Esther Mndeme
(Tanzania)
Mma Moeketsi
Rea Moeti
(South Africa)
ZIFF DOCUMENTARY JURY
Special Jury Award
A MEMORY IN THREE ACTS
INALDESO COSSA
Mozambique
BEST DOCUMENTARY
SILAS
Anjali Nayar, Hawa Essuman
(Canada | South Africa | Kenya)
ZIFF LONG FEATURE JURY
BEST FILM INTERNATIONAL
SILAS
Anjali Nayar, Hawa Essuman
(Canada | South Africa | Kenya)
BEST FILM FROM DHOW COUNTRIES
MAJAN
Rahman Seifi Azada (Iran)
BEST EAST AFRICAN FILM
The Forbidden
Kizito Samuel Saviour (Uganda)
BEST FILM – GOLDEN DHOW
SUPA MODO
Likarion Wainaina (Kenya/Germany)