The
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 48 hours 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 48 hours film challenge but, I
didn't think it was authentic until I got into the AFRIFF trainee programme
(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 in 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 creative
people to meet and interact and consequently collaborate, this project wouldn't
have been possible.” says Xavier Ighorodje
The
48 hours 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 48 hours 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, the United States of America, where
other film challenge winners from around the world will gather. The team leader
also gets an all expense paid trip to the festival. The film would be screened
at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, France.
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