Ten Nollywood productions have made it to the 2022 edition of the NGO International Film Festival (NGOIFF).
According to organisers 100 films – selected from an unprecedented record of 2071 entries from a total of 123 countries from 1400 organisations – are set to screen at the 2022 edition in Nairobi, Kenya.
Among the 10 Nigerian productions is CSR-In-Action’s docudrama Earth Women based on the challenges of women in extractive communities, and Umanu Elijah’s short film A Place Called Forward on the effect of toxic carbonate pollution on climate change among others.
This year’s selection will screen at a three-day festival slated for October 19, 2022, to October 21, 2022.
The official selection will explore the festival’s theme of the year- Covid, Conflict, Climate Change; through varying and captivating storytelling styles, genres, and approaches. Also in line with the festival’s mission, the official selection will feature human-centered stories that seek to address themes of social relevance along the 17 SDGs.
Presiding over the festival’s selection this year is a jury of eight members including; Christian Clark, Onome Ako, John Allan-Namu, Natalie Kyriacou, Nelly Ben Hayoun-Stépanian, Danee Hamaza, Rania Al Jabban, and Lance Gould.
The NGO IFF is a first-of-its-kind festival that aims to collate and disseminate unique stories themed along Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).