The 2017 edition of the In-Short Film Festival held between December 14 and 16, 2017 at the Sheraton Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos.
The organizers received 3,308 submissions from all around the world comprising 2,379 short films, 488 Documentaries and 441 animations.
The jury for this year’s edition were Isabella Akinseye, Ivan Gustanov, Yemi Oladeinde, Bose Oshin and Amara Iwuala.
BEST FOREIGN ANIMATION
Big Boom (RUSSIA)
BEST AFRICAN ANIMATION
Crush (Nigeria)
BEST FOREIGN DOCUMENTARY
Dubai 2 Dubai (UAE)
BEST AFRICAN DOCUMENTARY
Birds (Algeria)
2017 BEST MUSIC VIDEO
Ada directed by Banji Oyeneye
BEST CHILD /YOUNG ACTOR
Odetunde Damilola (Lami)
2017 BEST SOUND
Burden of Verdict
BEST COSTUME
King of Kings (Ghana)
BEST MAKE-UP
Tamala
BEST SOUNDTRACK
Ajeji
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Distraction
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Distraction
BEST SCREENPLAY
Love, Hate and Ketchup
BEST EDIT
Loop
BEST VISUAL/SPECIAL EFFECTS
Succumbus
OVERALL BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM
Phir Ek Subah (A New Day Dawns) India
SPECIAL JURY PRIZE (ANIMATION)
Saeed Amin Javaheri, who entered more than 25 animations for the 2017 festival
SPECIAL JURY PRIZE (DOCUMENTARY)
The Unstoppable by Expand Vision
Special Jury Prize (Short Film)
Visions by the Surreal 16 Collective
2017 BEST ACTOR
Taiwo Obileye Burden of Verdict
BEST ACTRESS
Ifu Ennada – Tears of a Broken Virgin
BEST DIRECTING
Love, Hate and Ketchup
OVERALL BEST FILM
Distraction