More photos from 2014 AMVCAs + Complete list of winners.

Funlola Aofiyebi-Raman
Desmond Elliot
Sheyi Shay
Agbani Darego
Gbenro Ajibade
Genevieve Nnaji
Linda Ejiofor
Chinedu Ikedieze, John Okafor and Osita Iheme
The 2014 AMVCAs went down successfully yesterday, 8th March 2014 at the Eko Hotel and Suites. Biggest award winners of the night were Nairobi Half-life and The Contract. They carted home 4 awards each. Flower Girl also scooped two awards. Some of my favourite winners include Funke Akindele, who had several nominations last year but didn’t win any. Fast-rising actor, Tope Tedela, Mercy Aigbe Gentry and Nse Ikpe Etim.
LIST OF WINNERS
1) Best Movie of 2013 – The Contract
2) Best Actress in a Drama Award – Tope Tedela (A Mile From Home)
3) Best Actress in a Drama Award – Nse Ikpe-Etim (Journey To Self)
4) Best Movie Drama – Frank Rajah Arase (The Price)
5) Best actor in a comedy award – Elvis Chucks
6) New era award – Rita Dominic (The Meeting)
7) Industry Merit Award – Peter Edochie
8) Trailblazer award – Michelle Bello
9) Best supporting actor in a Drama – Desmond Elliot (Finding Mercy)
10) Best supporting actress in a Drama – Bikiya Graham-Douglas ( Flower Girl)
11) Best Director – Shirley Frimpong-Manso (The Contract)
(12) Best Actor in a Comedy – Osita Iheme (The Hero)
(13) Best Online Video – Amarachukwu Onoh, (Mother Tongue)
(14) Best Short Film award – Walter ‘Waltbanger’ Taylaur (The Wages)
(15) Best Documentary award -Dr Gilbert Chigbo, (The Deadwood)
(16) Best Indigenous Language (Hausa) – Abba Muko Yakassai
(17) Best indigenous language Yoruba award – Mercy Aigbe
(18) Best indigenous language Swahili award – Njoki Muhoho (Mama Duka)
(19) Best Television Series (Comedy/Drama)award – Fred Phiri (Love Games Episode 6)
(20) Best video editor – Shirley Frimpong-Manso (The Contract)
(21) Best sound editor – Obi Emelonye and Luke Corradine (Last Flight to Abuja)
(22) Best Cinematographer – Christian Almesberger – (Nairobi Half Life)
(23) Best Writer in a Comedy award – Jigi Bello (Flower Girl)
(24) Best Lighting Designer – Mohamed Zain (Nairobi Half Life)
(25) Best writer in a Drama – Shirley Frimpong-Manso & Hertey Owusu (The Contract)
(26) Best Make-Up Artiste Award – Elayne Okaya (Nairobi Half Life)
(27) Best Costume Designer award – Chiemela Nwagboso (The Kingdom)
(28) Best Art Director award – Barbara Minishi (Nairobi Half Life)


Alex Ekubo, Flower Girl, Half of a Yellow Sun, Lupita Nyong'o, others shine at the 9th Screen Nation Film&Television Awards. (Full list of winners)

The 2014 edition of the Screen Nation Film & Television Awards took place in London on Sunday, 23rd February 2014. Now in its 9th edition, the awards was created to celebrate talents from across the globe. Biggest winners of the night include, fast-rising actors, Alex Ekubo and Lupita Nyong’o; Half of a Yellow Sun, 12 years a slave, Idris Elba, Flower Girl, to mention a few.
LIST OF WINNERS
(1) UK SCREENCRAFT ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
A) Diversity in Factual Production
Albino Witchcraft Murders – BBC4
Bad 25 – BBC2
Burma: My Father and the Forgotten Army – BBC2
First Amongst Equals: The Laurie
Cunningham Story – ITV1 WINNER
The Cruel Cut – C4
Martin Luther King and the March on Washington – BBC2
(B) Diversity in Drama Production
 
Dancing on the Edge – BBC2
Death in Paradise – BBC1
Holby City – BBC2
Luther – BBC1
Run – C4 WINNER
Top Boy – C4
Youngers C4
(C) Independent Spirit Film Production
 
Fedz – Top Dog
Gone Too Far – Destiny Ekaragha WINNER
It’s a Lot – Femi Oyeniran & Darwood
Grace Sable Fable – Stephen Lloyd Jackson
The Fade – Andy Mundy-Castle
(D) Favourite Black Channel PUBLIC VOTING
 
ABN TV -WINNER
BEN TV
Nollywood Movies
The Africa Channel
Vox Africa
(E) Favourite International Movie (made by or starring British talent) PUBLIC VOTING
 
12 Years a Slave WINNER
House at the End of the Street
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
The Butler
2) PEOPLE’S CHOICE AFRICAN INTERNATIONAL SCREEN AWARDS
PUBLIC VOTING
 
A) Favourite Nigerian (New Nollywood) Film (Released in Nigeria and/or premiered in UK/Online) PUBLIC VOTING
 
Amina
Confusion Na Wa
Flower Girl -WINNER
Hoodrush
Onye Ozi
Tango with Me
Turning Point
B) Favourite Female African Intl. Rising Screen Talent (PUBLIC VOTING)
Adepero Oduye (USA/Nigeria) – 12 Years A Slave/ Steel Magnolias/Pariah
Damilola Adegbite (Nigeria) – Flower Girl
Danai Gurira (USA/Zimbabwe) – The Walking Dead, Mother of George
Linda Ejiofor (Nigeria) – The Meeting
Lupita Nyong’o (USA/Kenya) – 12 Years A
Slave, Shuga – WINNER
(C) Favourite Male African Intl. Rising Screen Talent (PUBLIC VOTING)
Alex Ekubo (Nigeria)- WINNER
Anthony Monjaro (Nigeria)
Chris Attoh (Ghana)
Femi Jacobs (Nigeria)
Joseph Benjamin (Nigeria)
OC Ukeje (Nigeria)
D) Best African Film
 
B is for Boy Nigeria – Chika Anadu, Nigeria/UK
Half of A Yellow Sun – Biyi Bandele, Nigeria/UK – WINNER
Mother of George – Andrew Dosunmu, Nigeria/USA
Nairobi Half Life – David Kitonga, Kenya/Germany
Of Good Report South Africa – Jahmil X.T. Qubeka, South Africa
3) UK SCREEN AWARDS
 
A) Rising Talent
 
AJ Odudu – Big Brother, Celebrity Big Brother, Big Brother’s, Bit on the Psych
Ben Bailey Smith aka Doc Brown – 4 O’Clock Club
Gary Carr – Death in Paradise, Downton Abbey, Bluestone 42
Javone Prince – PhoneShop, Plebs, Quick
Cuts – WINNER
Kane Robinson aka Kano – Top Boy
Karla Crome – Misfits, Prisoners Wives, Lightfields
B) Young Shooting Star (16-25)
 
Ade Oyefeso – Youngers, Misfits
Adelayo Adedayo – Some Girls, Gone Too
Far -WINNER
Calvin Demba – Youngers,
Khali Best – Eastenders
Khalil Madovi – 4 O’Clock Club
Shavani Seth – Youngers
 
C) Favourite Female TV Star (PUBLIC VOTING)
 
AJ Odudu – Big Brother, Celebrity Big Brother, Big Brother’s, Bit on the Psych
Alesha Dixon – Britain’s Got Talent, Your Face Sounds Familiar
Chizzy Akudolu – Holby City WINNER
Natalie Gumede – Strictly Come Dancing
Zawe Ashton – Fresh Meat, Case Histories
D) Favourite Male TV Star (PUBLIC VOTING)
 
Ashley Walters – Top Boy, Truckers
Cornel John – Eastenders
Jimmy Akingbola – Holby – WINNER
Nonso Anozie – Dracula, The Bible, Game of Thrones
Patrick Robinson – Casualty, Strictly Come Dancing
Wil Johnson – Emmerdale
E) Female Performance in Film
 
Naomie Harris – Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, Skyfall WINNER
Rakie Ayola – Dredd, Now will Do
Shanika Warren-Markland – Gone too Far, The Knot
Sophie Okonedo – After Earth
Thandie Newton – Half of a Yellow Sun
F) Male Performance in Film
 
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje – The Inevitable
Defeat of Mister & Pete, Best Laid Plans
Aml Ameen – The Butler
Chiwetel Ejiofor – 12 Years a Slave
WINNER
David Oyelowo – The Butler,
Idris Elba – Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
G) Female Performance in TV
 
Angel Coulby – Dancing on the Edge, The Tunnel
Lorraine Burroughs – Ice Cream Girls, Top Boy
Nikki Amuka-Bird – Luther
Nina Sosanya – Last Tango in Halifax,
Wizards vs. Aliens
Sharon Duncan Brewster – Top Boy, The
Bible, The Mimic WINNER
Zawe Ashton – Fresh Meat, Case Histories
H) Male Performance in TV
 
Ashley Walters – Truckers, Top Boy
Chiwetel Ejiofor – Dancing on the Edge
David Oyelowo – Complicit
Idris Elba – Luther – WINNER
Jimmy Akingbola – Holby City
Lennie James – Run, The Walking Dead, (Low Winter Sun)
Nonso Anozie –Dracula, The Bible, Game of Thrones
HONORARY & MAJOR AWARDS
 
Classic Movie award -DO THE RIGHT THING
Classic TV (Intl.)- THE COSBY SHOW
Classic TV (UK) -DESMOND’S
The Edric Connor Inspiration – FELIX DEXTER (Posthumou)
Outstanding Contribution award- BILL DUKE

ROMANTIC-COMEDY, FLOWER GIRL HITS THE CINEMA ON VALENTINE'S DAY

One of the exciting ways to enjoy the forthcoming Valentine’s day is by visiting the cinema to see this romantic-comedy, Flower Girl.
The film will have its premiere on 13th February with a red-carpet event at the Silverbird Cinemas on Ahmadu Bello Way, Victoria Island.
Produced and Directed by Michelle Bello and co-produced by Michael Dede, FLOWER GIRL, tells the story of Kemi, a shy florist, who is desperate to tie the knot with her long-time boyfriend Umar. Umar suddenly breaks up with her and leaves her devastated. To get him back, she teams up with an ally.
Starring Eku Edewor, Damilola Adegbite, Chris Attoh, Patrick Doyle, Teni Aofiyebi, Bikiya Graham Douglas and Chuks Chukwujekwu, also starring in the film are Patrick Doyle, Teni Aofiyebi and Tosan Edremoda-Ugbeye.
 
 
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