By Stellamaries Amuwa, Abuja
Winners of the coveted awards of Zuma International Film Festival (ZUFF) 2025, Nigeria’s foremost national film festival have emerged.
The winners, announced at this year’s edition of ZUMA AWARDS NIGHT and closing ceremony of the 15th edition in the series includes Best Picture Best Cinematography, Best Director, Best Animation/Cartoon, Best Actress/Supporting Actress, Best Actor/Supporting Actor, Best Documentary, Best Foreign Film, Best Student Film, Best Sound, Best Costume, Best Indigenous Films (Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo & any other indigenous film), Best Short Film, Best Skit, and Best Music Video, among others.
In the statement, signed by Brian Etuk, Public Affairs Director; Nigerian Film Corporation (NFC) the following emerged as winners: BEST ANIMATION – THE TRAVAILS OF AJADI -Directed by Adeoye Adetunji – Nigerian; BEST DOCUMENTARY – THE CASHEW RAIN -Directed By Alan Schvarsberg –Brazil; BEST PICTURE – THE MAN DIED – Directed By Awam Amkpa – Nigeria.
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY – THE MAN DIED – Directed By Awam Amkpa – Nigeria; BEST SOUND – FINDING NINA – Directed By Famous Eghosa Sarah Ifidon –Nigeria; BEST COSTUME- THE MAN DIED – Directed By Awam Amkpa – Nigeria.
Others, according to Etuk are – BEST ACTOR – ABDULAZEEM M. IBRAHIM – Finding Nina – Nigerian); BEST SUPPORTNG ACTOR – SAM DEDE – The Man Died; BEST ACTRESS – IJAPARI BEN-HIRKI Finding Nina; BEST YORUBA FILM – ÌṢẸ́ (PENURY) – Directed By Omobolanle Ayankumbi – Nigerian; BEST HAUSA FILM – KAKANDA – Directed By Toa Mc Baror – Nigeria; BEST IGBO FILM – ROAD TO HELL – Directed By Kelechi Emmanuel Oritshet.
BEST INDIGENOUS NIGERIAN FILM – ÌṢẸ́ (PENURY) – Directed By Omobolanle Ayankumbi – Nigerian; KAKANDA – Directed By Toa Mc Baror – Nigeria; BEST FOREIGN FILM – DON’T LOOK AT ME – Directed By Natasha Atab – Brazil; BEST DIRECTOR – AWAM AMKPA – The Man Died –- Nigeria; BEST SHORT FILM – DUBITO – Directed By Daniyal Mahmoudinia- Iran; BEST MUSIC VIDEO – LOVE:WAR – Directed By David Woulard And Tyler Parks – United States of America; BEST SKIT – LION DANCE – Directed By Chenglin – Taiwan; BEST STUDENT FILM – PASS – Directed By Noushin Safari – Iran; and BEST CHILDREN FILM – BEULA (India) – Directed by B Suresh Kumar.
