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

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