The much-talked-about Africa International Film Festival
(AFRIFF) has become a reference point as a far-reaching African film festival
and the best to ever come out of Africa.
An alumnus of the
just concluded AFRIFF Scriptwriting Class 2015, Xavier Ogheneovo IGHORODJE, wins the 48hour Film Challenge in Nigeria.
Xavier a chemical engineer turned writer, directed and wrote the winning movie
titled 'The truth about B.A.E', a
psychological drama about a girl who had a unique way of projecting her grief
on her closest companions in order to deal with them, becomes key to understanding her
condition.
"I had heard about the 48hr film challenge Lagos but I didn't think
it was authentic until I got into the AFRIFF trainee program (Screenwriting)
and during one of their sessions on documentary, the conveyor of the project
(Mr. Ike Nnaebue) came to talk to us. Asides the fact that this validated the
authenticity of the competition, a huge chunk of the talents featured on the
project were AFRIFF 2015 trainee actresses I had met one way or the other
during the duration of the just concluded festival. Needless to say, without
the safe haven created by AFRIFF for upcoming community of creatives to meet
and interact and consequently collaborate, this project wouldn't have been
possible.” Says Xavier Ighorodje
The 48 Hour Film Challenge inspired by Mark Ruppert and Liz
Langston, sponsored by Movie Magic
Screenwriter Version 6 and Pond 5
was brought to Nigeria by Ike Nnaebue a prominent Nigerian filmmaker during The Africa International Film Festival. It
is a contest in which teams of filmmakers are required to make a movie - write,
shoot, and edit - in just 48 hours. Winners from various countries qualify for
the international challenge to screen their films at Filmapalooza- a filmmaking
Olympic village as they compete for the international title of Best Film. His team's winning entry for the
48hrs film challenge won the awards for best writing, best actress, best
directing and best film.
‘The truth about B.A.E’ is representing Nigeria at the filmapalooza film festival
in Atlanta where other film challenge winners from around the world would
gather. The team leader also gets an all expense paid trip to the festival.
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