Thank You for an Unforgettable SVAFF 2025!

Heartfelt thanks to our filmmakers, audiences, and partners for making this year magical. As we close this year’s chapter, we carry your passion forward into the work ahead. Stay tuned for highlights, filmmaker spotlights, and updates on next year’s festival.

Filmmaker Awards

    • Best Narrative Feature
    • Nigeria
    James Kalu Omokwe
    • Best Narrative Feature
    • Ghana
    Zoey Martinson
    • Best Narrative Short
    • Nigeria
    Abbesi Akhamie
    • Best Diaspora Narrative Short
    • United States
    John Simmons
    • Best Documentary Feature
    • Mali
    Soussaba Cissé
    • Best Documentary Short
    • South Africa
    Nondumiso Masache
    • Best Animation
    • Kenya
    Michelle Muli
    • Special Mention
    • United States
    Razzaaq Boykin
    • Special Mention
    • Canada
    Angela Onuora
    • Special Mention
    • Nigeria
    Bibi Shasore
    • Special Mention
    • Ghana
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    • United States
    Jamal Ademola
    • Trailblazer Award
    • Nigeria
    Omotola Jalade Ekeinde

Ubuntu Awards

Congratulations to our Ubuntu Award winners.
Thank you for uplifting the lives of African and African ancestry people in our region!

Pastor Sean Gardere, Pastor Lorianna Gardere, Fr. James Okafor, Deanna Tryon, Supervisor Lisa Gauthier, Pastor Paul Bains, Jahmal Williams, Andre Chapman

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