We got 8 selections!

A distant fan reached out sometime last month of another film festival from Nigeria who are looking out for entries. As unassuming as it can be, we decided to submit as much as 11 titles and barely few days ago, our email was agog with the news that 8 of the lots were selected.

Why this is emotional for us is the fact that it is recorded that the organizers received over 500 entries in this maiden edition.

The AMAA-StarTimes Short Film Festival known as “The Shorts” has had an amazing number of submissions for its maiden edition with over five hundred shorts submitted from across Africa and African Diaspora.

The Shorts is currently at the screening stage as the selection committee led by the Chairman of the Africa Movie Academy Awards Screening Committee, Shaibu Husseini, is getting the selections ready.

“Africa day is May 25. So, we will take this period to celebrate the amazing film talents on the continent,” AMAA’s founder, Peace Anyiam-Osigwe said.

Apart from enjoying these short films, Nollywood fans can also vote for their best films so that they can win the prizes. This is to make sure fans are part of the process of encouraging the emerging and diverse talent in African Cinema.

What Next?

To win of course!

‘The Shorts’ will be live and available for the viewing pleasure of Startimes Subscribers on ST Nollywood Plus channel from 25th April, 2022 and also available on StartimesON App.

Two hundred short films will be selected and shown from April 25 to May 25 on the ST Nollywood Plus channel and StarTimes-ON mobile app.

We’ll be counting on everyone to vote and make this happen for us.