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It is now confirmed that Nigerian feature film Eyimofe (This Is My Desire) will screen at this year’s Black Movie International Film Festival in Geneva. This is coming after the earlier selection of the film in the World Panorama section of the 51st edition of India’s biggest festival, The International Film Festival of India (IFFI) for 2021.
Billed to open on January 22 and run through January 31, 2021, a jury of international cinema critics choose their favorite feature length film amongst a selection of the most innovative films screened during the festival for the Critic’s Award. The awarded film wins a prize of 5,000 Swiss francs given by the Town of Geneva.
By Editor 15 January 2021 | 10:44 am
Following a successful showing in 2020, Nigerian feature film Eyimofe (This Is My Desire) has opened the year with a selection in the World Panorama section of the 51st edition of India’s biggest festival, The International Film Festival of India (IFFI).
Opening tomorrow and runs through January 24 in Goa, IFFI organisers recently announced the list of films under its World Panorama section, which consists of 50 outstanding films from across the globe. With a total of 8 films, majority of the films in the list are from Germany, followed by France with 6 movies. The line-up also includes films from The United States of America, Italy, Greece and Netherlands, with Eyimofe representing Nigeria.