List of nominees for the 2013 Abuja International Film Festival have been released with notable Nollywood actors and actresses making the cuts.

Prominent among the nominees are Desmond Elliot and Uche Jumbo. Others are Chico Ejiro, a well as Majid Mitchel and Jackie Appiah.

According to the organizers of this award, judges at the event include US based Connor Ryan, Former Arts Editor Guardian and Next, Molara Wood, veteran Ghanaian actress, Akofa Edjaeni Asiedu, Film/TV Producer, Emeka Ossai, curator of Short Images UK, Patrice Lamonn, and festival Director of Inshort Film Festival, Victor Okhai.

Below is the full list of nominees for the film festival awards:

BEST FEATURE FILM – NIGERIA

AIYEKOTO – ADEBAYO TIJANI, NEXT PRESIDENT – DESMOND ELLIOT, TORN – MOSES INWANG, WHEN DREAMS FALL APART – CHICO EJIRO, SAVE THE CHILDREN – MAGNUS EDET, BROTHERS KEEPER – IKECHUKWU ONYEKA, LIES MEN TELL – UCHE JUMBO

BEST FEATURE FILM – FOREIGN

STORM WARRIORS – CHINA, AGNUS DEI – KOSOVO, LINE OF SIGHT – JORDAN, ANDALUSIA MY LOVE – MOROCCO, SUNNYSIDE – BULGARIA, SUJET – CANADA

BEST SHORT FILM – NIGERIA

SCANDALOUS MERCY – PETER THOMPSON, PARADOX – DESMOND ELLIOT, OGONDAH – WILLIS IKEDUM, SURVIVAL – SEUN OLOKETUYI

BEST SHORT FILM – FOREIGN

MALICE AND PENCILS – UNITED KINGDOM/NIGERIA, FRANCOIS FIRST DAY – FRANCE, THE DOCK OF DESTINY – MOROCCO, GROWING UP – ABU DHABI

BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM

THE PHOENICIANS – MALTA, THE COURT – GERMANY, ROLLING DOLLAR; THE LEGEND UNPLUGGED – NIGERIA, THE TRUTH BE TOLD – NIGERIA, DAUGHTERS OF THE NIGER DELTA – NIGERIA

BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM

JAND HUSTLE – EHIZOJIE OJESEBHOLO, DREAD – AGBO KELLY, PATROIT – AGBO KELLY, I-GAMES – ALEXANDRA KURE’AVE HUL

BEST ANIMATION FILM

ROMANCE OF WOOD LIU HIU – CHINA, PROTECT US – NIGERIA, REALITY 2.0 – GERMANY

OUTSTANDING MALE ACT

BLOSSOM CHUKWUJEKWU – FINDING MERCY, DESMOND ELLIOT – LIES MEN TELL, PRINCE OSSEI – OFF THE HOOK, MAJID MITCHEL – BROTHERS KEEPER, CHESTER OSAGIE- MISSION TO MAMURO, ODUNLADE ADEKOLA – MUFU OLOSA OKO

OUTSTANDING FEMALE ACT

CHARITY OFEM – SAVE THE CHILDREN, BANKE AMOLE -ADAMS – MISSION TO MAMURO, NADIA ODEH – LINE OF SIGHT, UCHE JUMBO – LIES MEN TELL, JACKIE APPIAH – OFF THE HOOK, OMONI OBOLI – BLUE FLAMES

OUTSANDING FILM IN DIRECTING

AIYEKOOTO – ADEBAYO TIJANI, PENCILS & MALICE – OROK DUKE JNR, BROTHERS KEEPER – IKECHUKWU ONYEKA, NEXT PRESIDENT – DESMOND ELLIOT, LINE OF SIGHTES – ASIL MANSUL, STORM WARRIORS – PENG FA & PENG SHUN

GOLDEN JURY FILM

BROTHERS KEEPER – NIGERIA, NEXT PRESIDENT – NIGERIA, MALICE AND PENCILS – UNITED KINGDOM/NIGERIA, STORM WARRIORS – CHINA, THE PHOENICIANS – MALTA