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Patience Ozokwor, Clarion Chukwura others shine at the 2014 Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA)+ list of winners

The 10th edition of the Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) was held yesterday, 24th May 2014 at the capital city of Bayelsa State, Yenagoa. Headlined by Peace Anyiam-Osigwe and tipped as the most prestigious African awards; Nigerian celebrities as well as prolific African filmmakers flooded the venue of the event with its grace and glory.

Winners of the 2014 Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA):
(1) Best Short Film – Dialemi

(2) Best Animation – Khumba (South Africa)

(3) Best Documentary – Hamu Beya(Mali) & Portraits of a Lone Farmer(Nigeria&Denmark)

(4) Best Film(African Language) – B for Boy

(5) Best Diaspora Short Film – Passage

(6) Best Diaspora Documentary – Through The Lens Darkly(USA)

(7) Best Diaspora Feature – Kingston Paradise(Jamaica)

(8) Achievement In Production Design
Award – Northern Affair (Ghana)

(9) Achievement In Costume Design – Ni Sisi(Kenya)

(10) Achievement In Make-up – Once Upon

(11) A Road Trip (South Africa)

(12) Achievement in Soundtrack – Onye Ozi (Nigeria/UK)

(13) Best Marketer – Okiki Films

(14) Best Actress in a Leading Role – Clarion Chukwurah (Apaye)

(15) Best Film – Of The Good Report

(16) Best Actor – Mothusi Magano (Of Good Report)

(17) Best Actress in a Supporting Role
– Patience Ozokwor (After The Proposal)

(18) Best Actor in a Supporting Role –
Thapelo Mofekeng (Felix)

(19) Best Young Promising Actor -Petronella Tshuma (Of Good Report)

(20) Best Child Actor – Lebohang Ntsane (Forgotten Kingdom)

(21) Best Nigerian Film – Accident

(22) Best Director – Jamil Quebeka (Of Good Report)

(23) Best First Feature Film by a Director – Harikrishna & Sharvan Anenden
(24) Special Jury Prize for Short Film – New Horizon

(25) Joyce Banda Award for Film on Women Empowerment – B For Boy

(26) Mandiba Award – Ni Sisi

(27) Special Jury Prize – Bob Manuel-Udokwu

(28) Achievement in Screenplay – Of Good Report

(29) Achievement in Editing – Potomanto

(30) Achievement in Cinematography – The Forgotten Kingdom

(31) Achievement in Sound – The Forgotten Kingdom

(32) Achievement in Visual Effects – A Mile From Home (Nigeria)

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Peace Anyiam-Osigwe to step down as AMAA CEO

Peace Anyiam-Osigwe has officially announced that she will be stepping down as CEO of Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) after this year’s edition.
Peace, who made the announcement at the AMAA nominations party in South Africa last week will remain President of the awards but will be focusing on aspects like training of African youths in film-making amongst other duties.
“My last speech for tonight is for a reason. Ten years as the CEO of AMAA, for me it is one of those important things I have been talking about. This year I will be stepping aside …because I need to go back to work in the creative industry and help improve on the economy of the African creative industries. This is AMAA, it is for Africans. It was founded for all of us to grow this industry around the world and be recognized,” she disclosed.
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AMAA CALLS FOR 2012 ENTRIES

The Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) one of the most prestigious awards celebrating filmmaking in the continent is calling on stakeholders/ participants to submit their entries which include feature, short and documentries for the 2012 edition of the show scheduled for next year April.
Specifically films produced and released between December 2010 and December 2011 are eligible while the deadline for submissions is 30th December 2011.
Features may not exceed 120 minutes and shorts may not be longer than 40 minutes.
AMAA, which has overtime attracted the Hollywood as well as their African counterparts, African politicians and the media was berthed in 2005.
Peace Anyiam-Osigwe, Founder, AMAA said it has been an exciting year for African cinema.
"We've also seen the UK release of six Nollywood films, with Lonzo Nzekwe's Anchor Baby and Obi Emelonye's Mirror Boy having extended runs at The Odeon Cinema in England." She disclosed.

Source: CP Africa

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