African Film Press (AFP), an alliance of independent Africa -focused film platforms, has launched the AFP Critics Prize .

Taking inspiration from the long-running FIPRESCI award, created by the International Federation of Film Critics in 1930, the new prize is part of AFP’s drive to support critics and filmmakers across the African continent.

The inaugural award will debut in Lagos, Nigeria in December at the Surreal16 Film Festival (S16), the pan-African arthouse event founded by Nigerian filmmakers Abba T. Makama, C.J. “Fiery” Obasi, and Michael Omonua in 2021, following their collaboration on the Locarno-selected anthology film Juju Stories .

AFP announced the new prize at a meeting in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi on Friday.

“We see the AFP Critics Prize as an important ste

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