Full List of 2023 Edo State International Film Festival Winners

The Edo State International Film Festival (ESIFF) took place from Thursday, November 30 2023 to Saturday December 2 2023. Head juror Victor Okhai  announced that they had received a record-breaking 3,000 entries from 196 countries.

Here’s a full list of the winners:

Best editing: The Book of Mountains

Best sound: Obito

Best makeup: Sleeping dogs

Best screenplay: Obito

Best costume: Ek Bhagavad ek Gita

Best Cinematography + gift of a new Sony camera : Ek Bhagavad ek Gita

Best documentary + $5,000 cash prize: I will never leave you

Best male actor: Jinmi Ahmed in The Delectable Azeezah Samson

Best female actress: Josephina ‘Phyna’ Otaborin Osato

Best director: Obito

Best international film: Obito

Best international short film + $5,000 cash prize: Edeleyo

Best feature film + $10,000 cash prize: Ifediche