Festival: 03 — Films
Films atENIFF 2026.
54 films and new-media works across 8 categories make up the ENIFF 2026 Official Selection.
014 selections
Narrative Feature Film
Dead Tide
Soji Ogunnaike · Nigeria
Henna
Dimbo Atiya · Nigeria
The First Dinosaur
J.J. Johnson · Canada
Architects of Misfortune
Gabriel Okoroji, Onyeka Nwelue · Nigeria
0223 selections
Narrative Short Film
Ma Mere
Mary Uyoh · Nigeria
Period Piece
Chiagoziém Ivy Okonkwo · Nigeria
On The Move
Gbenga Adeoti · Nigeria
Hush
Odaro Eguavoen · Nigeria
Okola
Paul Oluseyi Lasisi · Nigeria
The Blanket
Lloyd Lutara · Uganda
Bili Kam Bili
Franklin Chinonso Ogalanya · Nigeria
Between Brushstrokes
Gasan Sallies · South Africa
Stay
Callie Browning · Barbados
Ndia
Stella Damasus · Nigeria
Nneoma
Stella Damasus · Nigeria
Ode! There Is No Bus Stop On This Trip
Donald Tombia · Nigeria
The Incredible Sensational Fiancée of Sèyí Àjàyí
Abbesi Akhamie · Nigeria
Marital Journey (Ijedi)
Okeke Ifesinachi Stanley · Nigeria
"Nbo" (Hustle)
Ifesinachi Stanley Okeke · Nigeria
The December Blues
Michael Junior Onafowookan · Ghana/UK
Mara
Daniel Danay Omogunloye · Nigeria
Wild Fire
GuoKai · China
Confession
Baoqi Wang · China
Hello, Holy!
Cyn Chao · China
From Fortune
Christelle Powell · Dominica
Colony Red 2030
Adetayo Adebowale · Nigeria
They Call Me Mother
Esther Onyinyechi Nnamani · Nigeria
037 selections
Documentary Feature
Amílcar
Miguel Eek · Cabo Verde, France, Portugal, Spain, Sweden
Miss Jobson
Amanda Sans Pantling · Jamaica & Spain
Mamã Guiné
Mauricio Franco, Filipe Taslatti Mello, Plata o Plomo · Portugal
Hope is a Word
Maria Galliani Dyrvik · Italy, Nigeria, Norway
The Rhythm of Ancestors – Yoruba Bata
Abdulafiz Opeyemi Shittu · Nigeria
The Red and the Grey Matter – New Architecture in Africa
Willie Schumann · Germany
Man to Man: Redefining Masculinity to End Gender-Based Violence
Chiamaka Nancy Obiagui · Nigeria
048 selections
Documentary Short
Mi Tazi
Blessing Bulus · Nigeria
Oshodi
Amirat "Black Coffee" Yakub, Raphael Egbayelo · Nigeria
Marked
ThankGod Amah · Nigeria
Jollof War
Uzoamaka Ogor · Nigeria
No Let Them Die
Ogochukwu Umeadi · Nigeria
Beyond The Signal
Chukwunonso Augustine Odenigbo · Nigeria
The Journalist Who Never Came Home
Isaac Ifeoluwa Ayodele · Nigeria
The Witnesses: Boys Who Lived With Violence
Temitope Damilola Oyewusi · Nigeria
053 selections
Short Animation
The Star Boy
Wayne Jermaine Carnegie · Canada
My Grandmother is a Skydiver
Polina Piddubna · Germany
Eastern Sherlock: The Enigma of Diaoyu Fortress
Dike Lei · China
064 selections
Women in Film Spotlight
Stay
Onyinye Blessing · Nigeria
Void
Damilola Adeyeri · USA/Nigeria
Motherhood
Samuel Uzoigwe · Nigeria
Before Love Lost
Paul Lasisi · Nigeria
072 selections
Impact Film Spotlight
Asabi
Emmy Williams, Zorah Calistus Chukwudebelu · Nigeria
Obobo: Untold Colours
Covenant Icon Iboyi · Nigeria
083 selections
New Media & Emerging Tools
My Choice
Colette Phair · USA
Qingqiu Myriads
Chen Maoyuan · China
Prehistoric Players
Narwhal Zhou, Jing Peng · China