The Founder of Abuja International Film Festival,AIFF, Fidelis Duker, has announced that the organizers had received 3158 entries from over 70 countries for the 2017 edition of the annual festival with India, the United States and Iran leading the way. According to him, India had 310 entries followed by the United States which had 258 entries and Iran (201 entries). Also, entries , he said were received from countries such as Trinidad, Tobago, Uzbekistan and Jamaica accounting for one entry each.