Nigeria dominates 2025 Kaduna International Film Festival
Nigeria has broken Uganda’s two-year winning streak at the Kaduna International Film Festival (KADIFF), clinching 10 out of 16 awards at the 2025 edition. Nigerian winners included Best Actor (Kelechi Udegbe, Offshoot), Best Actress (Maryam Booth, Taqdeer), Best Supporting Actor (Ado Ahmad Gidan Dabino, Kakanda), and Best Supporting Actress (Farida Adamu, Kakanda). Juliet Ibrahim’s Healing The Inner Child won Best Cinematography, while Steve Ayeny (Offshoot) took Best Director. Taqdeer ‘Divine Decree’ won Best Feature Film, with additional wins for Best Music Score (Kisum), Best Series (Seven Doors), and Best Editing (Kakanda). Nigeria also swept all categories of the new KADIFF MTN Viewers’ Choice Awards, including Best Film (Offshoot), Best Actor (Sadiq Ahmad, Kakanda), Best Actress (Amina A. Shehu, Kakanda), Best Indigenous Language Film (Coloured Marriage), and Best Short Film (Bottled Up). Uganda, though taking fewer prizes, excelled in technical and […]