After careful and dedicated scrutiny, the selection committee has selected 22 films for screening at the African International Horror Film Festival 2022 edition in the following categories:

Best Feature Length Horror Film – Africa

Film	Director	Country
MANIFESTATION	CHRIS ENENJI ENEAJI	Nigeria
Choke	Mr Orimz	Nigeria
8	Harold Holscher	South Africa
Koi Koi – The Myth	Adekunle Mcdouglas Lawal	Nigeria
Parable	Beer Adriaanse	South Africa
Madam Koi Koi	Stanley Bigstan Okoro	Nigeria

Best Feature Length Horror Film – International

Film	Director	Country
Natzee Zombie Carnage	Nicholas Weed	United States
H.P. Lovecraft’s Witch House	Bobby Easley	United States
Killing Time	Norberto Ramos del Val	Spain
Live Scream	Perci Intalan	Philippines
Blades in the Darkness	Alex Visani	Germany

Best Short Horror Film – Africa

Film	Director	Country
Jingles	Olumense Omonjahio	Nigeria
Shadowless	Toyosi Ige	Nigeria
Drift	Simeon Olanrewaju Hellah	Nigeria

Best Short Horror Film – International

Film	Director	Country
The Washerwoman	Obi Ejikeme	United Kingdom
Two Sisters	Diego Carli	Italy
Breathe Now	Ton Ruey	Brazil
Three Wys to Dine Well	Alison Peirse	United Kingdom

Best Student Horror Film

Film	Director	Country
Janus	Priscila Carvalho Vailones	United Kingdom
They Know It	Josué Oceguera	Mexico
Noapte	COCUS Gabriel representing “Students MMIapp, Beziers IT”	France
Camp of the Dead	Gwendalyn Chapman	United States

We appreciate all the filmmakers for submitting their works. The 2nd edition of the festival is set to kick off from the 29th of October to 31st at Lagos, Nigeria.

With the theme ‘Our Voice. Story and Identity”, the festival will reawaken the consciousness among African filmmakers and industry stakeholders on the need to explore other forms of storytelling deeply rooted in African culture and tradition.

The events lined up for the festival include, Free Film Screenings, Masterclasses, Panel Discussions, Workshops, Award Presentations and Afroween Party.

Highlights of the 2nd edition of the Africa International Horror Film Festival also include the recognition of African filmmakers, including living and posthumous legends, whose resilience accelerated the growth of the African horror film genre.