23rd August 2014Jameson Hotel, Harare

International Images Film Festival for Women 2014Awards Ceremony

Filmmakers, Artists and other cinema goers thronged the venue to support their favorite films.

A captivated audience awaits the decisions at the IIFF 2014 closing &

awards ceremony.

Video messages by Chimamanda Adichie and Yaba Badoe, two of the nominees for the “Distinguished Women of African Cinema” Award.

IIFF 2014 Award Winners

WALTER MUPARUTSA PRIZE FOR THE BEST FILM IN THE NEW MAN CATEGORYUnder The Same Sun by Sameh Zoabi - USA/ Israel

BEST SHORT FILMStrength in Fear by Ella Liliane Mutuyimana - Rwanda

BEST DOCUMENTARY ($1000)Little Heaven by Lievan Corthouts - Ethiopia/ Belgium

BEST SCRIPTBiyi Bandele for Half of A Yellow Sun - UK/ Nigeria

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHYBradford Young for Mother of George - USA/ Nigeria

BEST ACTRESSSumeia Maculuva in Virgin Margarida - Mozambique/ Portugal

BEST DIRECTORJoel Karekezii for Imbabazi : The Pardon – Rwanda

BEST DEPICTION OF A WOMAN ALIVE: WOMAN OF HEARTVirgin Margarida by Licinio Azevedo - Mozambique/ Portugal

BEST FILM ($1000)Virgin Margarida by Licinio Azevedo - Mozambique/ Portugal

IIFF 2014 Award Winners II

AUDIENCE PRIZEHalf of A Yellow Sun by Biyi Bandele - UK, Nigeria

BEST AFRICAN FILM ($1000)Half of a Yellow Sun by Biyi Bandele - Nigeria/ UK

BEST SADC ($1000)Virgin Margarida by Licinio Azevedo - Mozambique/ Portugal

BEST ZIMBABWEAN FILM ($500)Two Villages Apart by Donald Mabido

SERVICE AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING WFOZ MEMBER ($50)Stella January

DISTINGUISHED WOMAN OF AFRICAN CINEMALupita Nyong’o - Kenya/ USA

The juries did not award the Best Zimbabwean documentary ($ 500) and Zimbabwean film with best sound ($ 500)