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African Smartphone International Film Festival (ASIFF)

In 2017, for the first time in Africa, Lagos the entertainment capital of

Africa, home to the world second largest film industry (Nollywood)

hosted the newest smartphone film festival on the continent - African

Smartphone International Film Festival (ASIFF) a platform to showcase

new talents using simple tools and readily available, that’s often

overlook; The smartphone.

ASIFF provides new emerging film-makers an international platform to

showcase ideas, talents and creativity irrespective of the budget.

Encouraging professionals, amateurs and aspiring film makers to share

their stories shot on a smartphones, tablets, and webcams to be screen

on the big screen.

Illusion won't save us from reality, even as the sustained narrative of tabloids becomes history and the myth of progress continues to perpetuate violence and inequality. Globalization has moved forward unevenly and no one can say where this "New Frontier" is taking us.