27 years, 6 days, 62 films, 14 seminars, 85+ filmmakers from around the world, and 1 amazing film festival!​

It’s been another successful year for the DC Independent Film Festival Annual Forum—a week-long cinematic adventure. And what a festival it was!

Congratulations to this year's festival Award winners

Best Feature Film

DARA (A Port Harcourt Love Story?)

directed by Kingsley Bobby Okey-Ejiowhor

Best Feature Doc

Child of Dust

directed by Weronika Mliczewska

Best Web Series

Jam Boy

directed by Sriram Emani

Impact Award

The Magic Lantern

directed by Eli Brown

Staff Choice

MAGAS (Fly)

directed by Ashkan Nasseri

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