Nigeria, April 11 -- Young Nigerian filmmakers took centre stage as winners emerged at the prize-giving ceremony of the iREP-Ecobank Smartphone Filmmaking Workshop and Competition, held at the Ecobank Pan-African Centre in Lagos on Thursday.

The event, which followed the 15th edition of the iREP International Documentary Film Festival, celebrated creativity, storytelling, and the growing influence of mobile filmmaking among emerging talents.

Executive Director Femi Odugbemi announced that three outstanding entries were recognised from a shortlist of 10 films, selected from over 120 participants and 37 submissions.

Their short film, a smartphone task, was to spotlight Africa's growing arts through the lens of Ecobank.

The top prize of ...