New movie The Meeting
which had Nollywood actress Rita Dominic as co-producer from The Audrey Silva
Company, one of Nigeria's leading film and television production outfits has
earned six nominations at the Africa Movies Academy Awards AMAA.
The categories includes; AMAA 2013 Prize for Achievement in
Costume Design, Achievement in Make-Up, Best Nigerian Film, Best Actress In A
Supporting Role - Linda Ejiofor, Best Actor In A Leading Role - Femi Jacobs and
Best Actress In A Leading Role - Rita Dominic
Rita Dominic and her crew had resulted to a very aggressive
promotional campaign for the movie after its October 19, 2012 premiere in Lagos
using very wide social media like Facebook, Twitter and Youtube.
A total of 671 films have been submitted for AMAA this year,
compared to average of 300 plus that were entered in previous editions.
The AMAA college of screeners also received entries from
African film makers in diaspora;United States, Brazil, Singapore, UK, Trinidad
& Tobago and Jamaica.
The AMAA awards ceremony is scheduled to hold on 25th
April in Bayelsa state.
Below is the full list of nominees:
AMAA 2013 Prize For Best Short Film:
Dead River – Namibia
Elegy For A Revolutionary- SA
Yellow Fever – Kenya
Kwaku Ananse– Ghana
Nhamo– Zimbabwe
Big Daddy – Nigeria
Release – South Africa
Burnt Forest – Kenya
AMAA 2013 Prize For Best Documentary:
Fuelling Poverty – Nigeria
Gun To Tape – South Africa
Swimming The Zambezi – South Africa
Give Me Back My Home – Kenya
The African Cypher Fly On The Wall – South Africa
AMAA 2013 Prize For Best Diaspora Feature:
Against The Grain – USA
Between Friends – Trinidad Tobago
Stones In The Sun – Haiti/USA
AMAA 2013 Prize For Best Diaspora Documentary:
Fan Do Brasil (Brazil/Guatamela)
My Thiero Boys (USA)
Red, White, Black And Blue (US)
AMAA 2013 Prize For Best Diaspora (Short Film):
AMAA is not considering nominations in this category because
the AMAA jury does not feel the entries were representative of the genre.
AMAA 2013 Prize For Best Animation:
Tageni’s Dol – (Namibia)
Adventure Of Zambezia – (South Africa)
Mission Impossible – (Nigeria)
Oba – (Nigeria)
Lion Of Judah – (South Africa)
AMAA 2013 Prize for Best Film by an African abroad:
Turning Point – USA/Nigeria
Assasins Practice – UK/Nigeria
Last Flight To Abuja– UK/Nigeria
Bianca – USA/Nigeria
Wolwich Boys – UK/Nigeria
AMAA 2013 Prize for Achievement in Production Design:
Virgin Magarida
Elelwani
The Twin Sword
The Contract
Blood And Henna
Okoro The Prince
AMAA 2013 Prize for Achievement in Costume Design:
Twin Sword
Elelwani
Virgin Magarida
Blood And Henna
The Meeting
Cobweb
AMAA 2013 Prize for Achievement in Make-Up:
The Meeting
Twin Sword
Elelwani
Ninah’s Dowry
Okoro The Prince
Uhlanga, The Mark
AMAA 2013 Prize For Achievement In Soundtrack:
Journey To Self
Okoro The Prince
The Last Fishing Boat
Hoodrush
Nairobi Half Life
The Twin Sword
AMAA 2013 Prize For Achievement In Visual Effects:
Okoro The Prince
The Twin Sword
Elelwani
Last Flight To Abuja
Uhlanga, The Mark
Awakening
AMAA 2013 Prize For Achievement In Sound:
Last Flight To Abuja
Streets Of Calabar
Hereos And Zereos
Zama Zama
Virgin Magarida
Nairobi Half Life
AMAA 2013 Prize For Achievement In Cinematography:
Virgin Magarida
Nairobi Half Life
Uhlanga, The Mark
Swirl In Bamako
The Twin Sword
Elelwani
AMAA 2013 Prize For Achievement In Editing:
Last Flight To Abuja
The Contract
Elelwani
Nairobi Half Life
Uhlanga The Mark
Hereos And Zereos
AMAA 2013 Prize For Achievement In Lightning:
Zama Zama
The Flower Girl
Moi Zaphira
Elelwani
Uhlanga The Mark
AMAA 2013 Prize For Achievement In Screenplay:
The Contract
Ninah’s Dowry
Hereos And Zereos
Alan Poza
Blood And Henna
Zama Zama
AMAA 2013 Prize For Best Nigerian Film:
Blood And Henna
Hereos And Zereos
The Meeting
Confusion Na Wa
The Twin Sword
Kokomma
Okoro The Prince
AMAA 2013 Prize For Best Film In An African Language:
Moi Zaphira – Burkina Faso
Elelwani (South Africa)
The Last Fishing Boat (Malawi)
Nairobi Half Life (Kenya)
Blood And Henna – Nigeria
Sherifa – Togo
Kokomma- Nigeria
AMAA 2013 Prize For Best Child Actor:
The AMAA admin will provide the names of the specific child
actors that have been nominated in this category and that can be looked up on
the website. But the films that produced the Best Child Actors are:
Cobweb
The Ugandan
Imbabazi, The Pardon
Ninah’s Dowry
Swirl In Bamako
Salimatu Traore (Moi Zaphira)
AMMA 2013 Prize For Best Promising Actor:
Belinda Effah – Kokomma
Sumela Maculuva – Virgin Magarida
Joseph Wairimu – Nairobi Half Life
Shonelo Mbutho – Ulanga The Mark
Karoumwi Olakunle – The Twin Sword
AMAA 2013 Prize For Best Actor In A Supporting Role:
Gabriel Afolayan – Hoodrush
Ali Nuhu – Blood And Henna
lwenya Maina – Nairobi Half Life
Alfred Atungu – Twin Sword
Ikponmwosa Gold – Confusion Na Wa
AMAA 2013 Prize For Best Actress In A Supporting Role:
Hermelinda Cimela – Virgin Magarida
Patience Ozokwo – Turning Point
Linda Ejiofor – The Meeting
Crista Eka – Ninah’s Dowry
Foluke Daramola – Cobweb
AMAA 2013 Prize For Best Actor In A Leading Role
OC Ukeje – Alan Poza
Bimbo Manuel – Hereos And Zereos
Lindani Nkosi – Zama Zama
Justus Esiri – Assasins Practice
Hlomla Dandala – The Contract
Femi Jacobs – The Meeting
Amurin Wumnembom – Ninah’s Dowry
AMAA 2013 Prize For Best Actress In A Leading Role:
Yvonne Okoro – The Contract
Florence Masebe – Elelwani
Mariam Ouedraogo – Moi Zaphira
Rita Dominic – The Meeting
Mbutung Seikeh – Ninah’s Diary
Flora Suya – Last Fishing Boat
AMAA 2013 Prize For Best Director:
Kenneth Gyang – Confusion Na Wah
Shemu Joyah – Last Fishing Boat
Shirley Frimpong Manso- Contract
Niji Akanni – Hereos And Zeroes
David Kitounga – Nairobi Half Life
Ntshavheni Wa Luruli – Elelwani
AMAA 2013 Prize For Best Film:
Nairobi Half Life (Kenya)
Ninah’s Dowry (Cameroun)
Last Fishing Boat – (Malawi)
Virgin Margarida (Mozambique)
Elelwani (South Africa)
Last Flight To Abuja (Nigeria)
Confusion Na Wa (Nigeria)
By Yvonne Imohiosen
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