| Ceremony |
Venue |
Date of ceremony |
Hosts[13] |
Best Film |
|---|
| Title |
Director |
Nation |
| 1st |
Gloryland Cultural Center, Bayelsa State |
30 May 2005 |
Stella Damasus-Aboderin, Segun Arinze |
The Mayors[14][15][16] | Dickson Iroegbu |  Nigeria |
| 2nd |
Gloryland Cultural Center, Bayelsa State |
29 April 2006 |
Frank Edoh, Chinyelu Anyiam-Osigwe |
Rising Moon[17] | Andy Nwakalor |
| 3rd |
Gloryland Cultural Center, Bayelsa State |
10 March 2007 |
Richard Mofe-Damijo, Thami Ngubeni[18][19] |
Sitanda[19] | Izu Ojukwu |
| 4th |
Transcorp Hilton Hotels, Abuja, Nigeria |
26 April 2008 |
Osita Iheme & Chinedu Ikedieze,
Stephanie Okereke & Ramsey Nouah |
Run Baby Run[20][21] | Emmanuel Apea |  Ghana |
| 5th |
Gloryland Cultural Center, Bayelsa State |
4 April 2009 |
Kate Henshaw-Nuttal, Julius Agwu |
From a Whisper[22] | Wanuri Kahiu |  Kenya |
| 6th |
Gloryland Cultural Center, Bayelsa State |
10 April 2010 |
Rita Dominic, Basorge Tariah[23] |
The Figurine[24] | Kunle Afolayan | Nigeria |
| 7th |
Gloryland Cultural Center, Bayelsa State |
27 March 2011[25][26] |
Nse Ikpe Etim & Jim Iyke[27] |
Viva Riva! | Djo Tunda Wa Munga |  DR Congo |
| 8th |
Expo Centre, Eko Hotel and Suites, Lagos, Nigeria |
April 2012[28][29][30] |
Jimmy Jean-Louis, OC Ukeje |
How to Steal 2 Million |
Charlie Vundla |
 South Africa |
| 9th |
Gloryland Cultural Center, Bayelsa State |
April 2013[31][32] |
Ama K. Abebrese, Dakore Akande &
Ayo Makun |
Confusion Na Wa |
Kenneth Gyang |
Nigeria |
| 10th |
Gabriel Okara Cultural Centre, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State |
24 May 2014[33][34] |
Segun Arinze, Lloyd Nathaniel and Naa Ashorkor.[35] |
Of Good Report |
Jahmil X.T. Qubeka |
South Africa |
| 11th |
Boardwalk International Convention Centre, Port Elizabeth, South Africa |
26 September 2015 |
Camille Winbush and Omotola Jalade |
Timbuktu |
Abderrahmane Sissako |
 Mauritania |
| 12th |
Obi Wali International Conference Centre, Port Harcourt |
11 June 2016 |
Mike Ezuruonye and Kgopedi Lilokoe |
Eye of the Storm |
Sékou Traoré |
 Burkina Faso |
| 13th |
Eko Hotel and Suites, Lagos, Nigeria |
15 July 2017 |
Nse Ikpe Etim |
Félicité |
Alain Gomis |
 Senegal |
| 14th |
Intare Conference Arena, Kigali, Rwanda |
3 August 2018 |
Nse Ikpe Etim & Arthur Nkusi |
Five Fingers for Marseilles |
Michael Matthews |
South Africa |
| 15th |
Landmark Event Center, Lagos |
27 October 2019 |
Kemi Lala Akindoju, Lorenzo Menakaya, Funnybone |
The Mercy of the Jungle |
Joël Karekezi |
 Rwanda |
| 16th |
Online |
20 December 2020 |
Lorenzo Menakaya |
The Milkmaid |
Desmond Ovbiagele |
Nigeria |
| 17th |
Marriott Hotel, Lagos, Nigeria |
28 November 2021 |
Chigul and Stanley Chibuna |
The Gravedigger's Wife |
Khadar Ayderus Ahmed |
 Somalia |
| 18th |
Jewel Aeida Hall, Lekki, Lagos |
30 October 2022 |
Funnybone, Chigul, Kachi Offia |
Tug of War |
Amil Shivji |
 Tanzania |
