Pan African Film & Arts Festival (PAFF): winners announced

It’s a wrap! The 26th Annual Pan African Film & Arts Festival (PAFF) has reached its end, and after 12 full days of showcasing an impressive slate of 173 films, PAFF has announced the winners of its 2018 season. Check out the complete list below. 

Winners List: 

Best Narrative Feature

Borders (Frontières) (Burkina Faso)

Directed by: Woye Apolline Traoré

 

Best Director-First Feature Narrative

Kalushi (South Africa)

Directed by: Mandlakayise Dube

 

Best Documentary Feature

Sammy Davis, Jr.: I’ve Gotta Be Me (US)

Directed by: Samuel D. Pollard

 

Best Narrative Short

Kyenvu (Yellow) (Uganda)

Directed by: Kemiyondo Coutinho

 

Best Documentary Short

Mama (US)

Directed by: Nicholas Brennan

 

Programmers’ Award-Narrative or Documentary Short

Lalo’s House (Haiti/US)

Directed by: Kelley Kali

 

Programmers’ Award-Documentary

Barrow-Freedom Fighter (Barbados)

Directed by: Marcia Weekes

 

Programmers’ Award-Narrative Feature

Love Jacked (South Africa)

Directed by: Alfons Adetuyi

 

PAFF Directors’ Award-Feature Documentary (TIE)

King of Stage: The Woodie King Jr. Story (US)

Directed by: Juney Smith

 

Maynard (US)

Directed by: Samuel D. Pollard

 

PAFF Directors’ Award- Feature Narrative

The Train of Salt and Sugar (Mozambique/South Africa)

Directed by: Licínio Azevedo

 

Audience Award- Documentary Short

’63 Boycott (US)

Directed by: Gordon Quinn

 

Audience Award- Documentary Feature

Sammy Davis, Jr.: I’ve Gotta Be Me (US)

Directed by: Samuel D. Pollard

 

Audience Award- Narrative Short

For Evan’s Sake (US)

Directed by: Kirstin Lorin

 

Audience Award- Narrative Feature

Muslimah’s Guide to Marriage (US)

Directed by: Aminah Bakeer Abdul-Jabbaar

The Pan African Film & Arts Festival is directed by Hollywood veterans Danny Glover (The Color Purple, Proud Mary), Ja’Net DuBois (Good Times) and Ayuko Babu (Executive Director). 

The 27th Annual PAFF experience is scheduled to take place Thursday, February 7 – Monday, February 18, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. For more details and ticket information, visit www.PAFF.org.