The Kano Indigenous Languages of African Film Market & Festival (KILAF) is to promote films produced in indigenous languages of Africa while encouraging their cross-border sales especially amongst continental markets. And language being a vehicle of culture, will ride on the film medium platform to preserve, promote and sell African culture to the rest of the world. After all, in the globalized world of today ‘there is platform for every voice, content or shade of opinion.

Awards & Prizes

Best screenplay
Best director
Best picture
Best actor
Best actress
Best supporting actor (male)
Best supporting actor (female)
Best African Indigenous Language Film
Best editing
Best sound engineer
Best makeup
Best production design
Best Student Film Bayero University VC's Prize Award
Best cinematography
Best Short film (Khalid Abdulkareem Memorial Award)
Best Child Actor
Best Child Actress
Best Animated Film

Rules & Terms

1. There will be 16 competitive categories in KILAF '23. Each category will have 3 nominations that a winner will emerge.
There will be 3 Lifetime Achievement Awards that will be given solely based on merit.
2. Film submission deadline is clearly spelt out in the call made for submission.
3. Each film submitted is entirely the copyright of the owner while the use of the film in competition for KILAF organizers to promote the event or screen during the festival is duly granted by the copyright owner.
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  • SARAH DAUPHINE TCHOUATCHA

    No dialogue with the festival, we don't know if the event took place... It's a huge disappointment!

    December 2025
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  • Hope Productions

    very competent congratulations . keep on doing good work

    November 2025
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  • YAKWETU™ Online Limited

    Terrible Communication

    Our film got selected but after that it’s been nothing but silence.

    Multiple follow-up emails went completely unanswered. No updates, no details, just silence.

    November 2025
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  • Kanagat Mustafin

    Best! Thanks! You are best of the best!

    December 2024
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  • MUHIRE Methode

    KILAF'24 was Amazing for sure. What I experienced was beyond my expectations. I can't wait to join the next edition if I'm lucky 😊

    December 2024
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