Slum Bomber Wins Best Feature at AFRIFF's 15th Edition in Lagos
Summary
Olive Nwosu takes best director for Lady and Adanne wins the audience award as the 15th Africa International Film Festival hands out its Globe Awards.
"Slum Bomber, directed by Maureen Jolly Nankya, won best feature film at the 2026 Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF), which ran in Lagos from Nov. 1 to 7, Afrocritik reported. Olive Nwosu was named best director for Lady, and Orobosa Ikponmwen's Adanne took the audience choice award. 88Lately confirmed the main winners.
Elisee Junior St Preux's The Tropic Sun and His Eyes won best screenplay and best international feature, and Stevenson Jean took best male actor for the same film. The special jury prize went to Variations on a Theme by Jason Jacobs and Devon Delmar. Kaelo Iyizoba's The Spectacular Death of Prisca won best short film and the Pulse Award for emerging filmmaker.
The 15th edition ran under the theme ""Frames of the Future: Africa's Creative Intelligence,"" with the Africa Film and Content Market running Nov. 2 to 5. Slum Bomber is also among the leading nominees at the 2026 Africa Movie Academy Awards, according to Afrocritik."
