2025 Nominees - Bayelsa International Film Festival

BIFF2025 NOMINATIONS

The Bayelsa International Film Festival proudly unveils the official list of nominees for the 5th edition, celebrating outstanding creativity, talent, and storytelling from filmmakers across the globe.

Best Actor

ADJETEY ANNAN

(BRUNA)
APANG PERCY

(ASUNDER)
ARIAN OVISI

(AHMED)
DEYEMI OKANIAWON

(UNKNOWN SOJA)
DJILALI REZ-KALLAH

(MY HERO)
KELECHI UDEGBE

(A DAY WITH THE PAST)
OTIA VITALIS

(DEAD MAN'S WISH)
RAMSEY NOUAH

(A COUNTRY CALLED GHANA)
RICARDO CARRICO

(IDOLMAKERS)
RONNIE CLEMENT

(LOVE AND MADNESS)

Best Actress

BRUNHILDA SK

(ASUNDER)
MARTINA DWAMENA

(BRUNA)
NATALIA POLO

(MY LITTLE MOON)
NDAMO DAMARIS

(DEAD MAN'S WISH)
OMOWUNMI DADA

(UNKNOWN SOJA)
QUEENETH AGBOR

(A DAY WITH THE PAST)
RAFAELA SA

(IDOLMAKERS)
SAREH RASHIDI

(AHMED)
SONIA SUNDAY

(LOVE AND MADNESS)

Best Supporting Actor

JOSE FIDALGO

(IDOLMAKERS)
KOFI ADJORLOLO

(BRUNA)
MOHAMMAD RAZDAR

(AHMED)
NCHIFOR VALERY

(DEAD MAN'S WISH)
ROXY ANTAK

(UNKNOWN SOJA)
VICTOR OSUAGWU

(A COUNTRY CALLED GHANA)

Best Supporting Actress

ELNAZ SEPANTAMEHR

(MY LITTLE MOON)
KEHINDE BANKOLE

(UNKNOWN SOJA)
LUCY AMEH

(A DAY WITH THE PAST)
MARVIS SNOW

(ASUNDER)
NAANA HEYFORD

(BRUNA)
OCENA BASILIO

(IDOLMAKERS)

Best Director

ACHIRI VICTOR

(ASUNDER)
ALI ATSHANI

(MY LITTLE MOON)
AMIRABAS RABIEI

(AHMED)
AVINASH VIJAYKUMAR

(MY HERO)
ERIC STEPHENSON

(FOLLOW ME TO FOREVER)
FRANK GHARBIN

(A COUNTRY CALLED GHANA)
FRED MAYFORD

(A DAY WITH THE PAST)
MARC ADEBESIN

(UNKNOWN SOJA)
TEBO NJEI

(DEAD MAN'S WISH)

Best Cinematographer

AUSTIN KINGS

(FOLLOW ME TO FOREVER)
EVANDER K. AGYEMAN

(A COUNTRY CALLED GHANA)
HASHEM MORADI

(AHMED)
KOOHYAR KALARI

(MY LITTLE MOON)
PETER NJI

(ASUNDER)
TAIWO ADELEYE

(UNKNOWN)

Best Screenplay

ALI ATSHANI

(MY LITTLE MOON)
EJIRO OGAGAH

(A DAY WITH THE PAST)
LUIS DIOGO

(IDOLMAKERS)
NGONG KLUIVET

(ASUNDER)
SANDY ZION

(FOLLOW ME TO FOREVER)
SIMISOLA OGUNYINKA

(UNKNOWN SOJA)
AVINASH VIJAYKUMAR

(MY HERO)

Best Editor

EPIPHANY STEPHEN

(A DAY WITH THE PAST)
LUIS DIOGO

(IDOLMAKERS)
NNENNA ABUGU

(FOLLOW ME TO FOREVER)
PRIESTLY ANDOH

(DEAD MAN'S WISH)
R. MUTHURAJ

(MY HERO)
ROOZBEH KALBASI

(MY LITTLE MOON)

Best Costumier

INIE OGOUN

(WHEN THE GODS SPEAKS)
OTEGA CONCEPTS

(ASUNDER)

Best Child Act

DARASIMI NADI

(UNKNOWN SOJA)
LISA JONES

(WHEN THE GODS SPEAKS)
VEDIC KUSHAL

(MY HERO)

Best Feature Film

Best Short Film

Best Student Film

Best Mobile Phone Film

Best Documentary Film

Best Indigenous Film