The Story ⚡
Nigeria’s first-ever festival dedicated to AI-filmmaking, NAIFF is set to explore the intersection of technology and storytelling, opening new doors for filmmakers and creatives in general.
Tell Me More
Founded by visionary Artist, Composer, Creative Community Builder, AI Enthusiast, Futurist and filmmaker Obinna Okerekeocha, NAIFF was created to champion the next frontier of cinematic innovation at the intersection of Art & Technology.
With artificial intelligence rapidly penetrating and reshaping the global film industry, Nollywood faces a pivotal moment, one that creates an opportunity to embrace an already known future where human creativity and Artificial intelligence will work hand in hand to accelerate capacity.
NAIFF will serve as a platform to foster ethical AI use and production integration while highlighting and celebrating daring and innovative AI filmmakers.
What To Expect
Trainings and Practical Masterclasses and key AI use-case discussions featuring accomplished AI filmmakers from around the world.
Exclusive Screenings: A showcase of films created with AI technologies – features, shorts, docs, animations, VFX and AI-assisted storytelling.
A Community for Innovation: A space for AI filmmakers, tech pioneers, and curious creatives to collaborate, share ideas, thrive and reimagine the future of the filmmaking process in Africa and the world beginning in ‘Naija’.
Key Background
Obinna Okerekeocha has spent over a decade in the Nigerian advertising and design space, he has had the unique opportunity of building Nigerian super-brands. He has worked in offline and online Television, Film production, Energy, Branding, Communications and Philanthropy as a Brand Programs Manager at TEF (The Tony Elumelu Foundation) working on various productions and key continental marketing projects, especially the $100,000,000 Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme that has impacted the lives of thousands of African entrepreneurs.
He was key to the envisioning, creation and impact of REDTV as the pioneer Creative Director. The platform has gone on to be a multiple-award-winning pan African lifestyle and entertainment, streaming video-on-demand channel on YouTube, supporting hundreds of young
creators, filmmakers and film festivals across the African continent, powered by the United Bank for Africa (UBA).
At the moment, Obinna is the Director of content at Moniepoint Inc., a high-impact Microfinance bank powering small and medium-sized businesses in Africa, providing them with innovative tools for financial inclusion.
In Summary
NAIFF is not just a film festival, it’s a thriving community with a call for Nollywood to embrace the filmmaking opportunities that AI offers as opposed to regarding it as a threat. The festival will take place in September 2025 in Lagos.
