The Film Rats Club will kick off the inaugural edition of The Annual Film Mischief (TAFM), a film festival poised to bring to audiences a selection of quality low-budget independent films.
This year’s theme ‘Less is More’ will celebrate low budget films with unique narratives and styles. The four-day festival from March 17 to March 20, 2022 will be held (physically) simultaneously in Ibadan and Lagos as well as virtually.
The festival will open physically in Lagos at ‘Viva Cinemas, Ikeja’ and in Ibadan at ‘Thursday Film Series Club, University of Ibadan’, whilst it will close on 20 March 2022 in Lagos at ‘Impact Hub Lagos’ and ‘Viva Cinemas’ in Ibadan.
So far, 24 films have been confirmed to screen at the festival including the award-winning Chuko and Ari Esiri directed 'Eyimofe' which will open the film festival and Paul Utomi’s 'Country Hard' toclose the festival. Tomisin Adepeju's award winning short film 'Appreciation' will also screen at the festival.
Check out the full list of official selection:
TAFM is delighted to showcase the innovative minds of the next generation of Nigerian filmmakers with film screenings, Q&A sessions with creators, roundtable conversations, panel sessions with a jury consisting of Tolulope Itegboje, James Omokwe, Ifeanyi Chidi Barbara and Damilola Orimogunje.