AMAA Awards 2014 Postponed

AMAA Awards 2014 Postponed

The 2014 edition of the prestigious Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAAs) will be held in the month of May.This will happen for the first time in May after it was held every April for almost a decade.
The AMAAs is a platform that projects the African film industry to Africans and the rest of the world. It is a glamorous celebration of artistry, and honoring excellence in African filmmaking and cinema.
This year’s occasion will mark the 10th anniversary celebration of the award ceremony and it is being planned to come off in a grand style.It was earlier announced to take place on April 26 in Bayelsa State, Nigeria.
But News One was reliably informed that the event has been postponed to May 24.
Nominations for this year’s event were released at a ceremony held in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Wednesday April 2.

AMAA Awards 2014: The Fallout Of Nollywood

The African Movie Academy Awards 2014 went down last weekend and it wasn't without its excitement, thrills and low moments.
It was the 10th edition of the ceremony and it was held at the Gabriel Okara Cultural Center, Yenegoa, Bayelsa State.
The fun part was definitely not complete without outstanding musical performances by Ghana's Fally Ipupa, Nigeria's Flavour Nabania and comedy from Aproko, Funny Bone.
The glorious moment when movie stars from all African nations walked the red carpet added its own side attraction to the night event.
Then the moment everyone had been waiting for arrived...calling of nominees and winners.
Nollywood should cover its eyes in shame as the movie industry always touted to be the Giant of Africa failed to live up to expectation.
But the likes of Clarion Chukwura, Patience Ozokwo, and Bob Manuel Ndoku left Bayelsa with smiles on their faces.
See Complete list of winners
efere ozaku award for best short film: DIALEMI (Gabon)
award for best animation: KHUMBA (south Africa)
award for best documentary: HAMU BEYA (Mali) & PORTRAITS OF A LONE FARMER (Nigeria/Denmark)
Ouseman Senbene best film African language: B FOR BOY (Nigeria)
best diaspora short film: PASSAGE (Bahamas)
best diaspora document award: THROUGH THE LENS DARKLY (USA)
award for best diaspora feature: KINGSTON PARADISE(Jamaica)
achievement in production design award: NORTHERN AFFAIR (Ghana)
award for achievement in costume design: NI SISI (Kenya)
award for achievement in make-up: ONCE UPON A ROAD TRIP(South Africa)
award for achievement in soundtrack:  ONYE OZI (Nigeria/UK)
award for achievements in visual effects:  A MILE FROM HOME(Nigeria)
award for achievement in sound:THE FORGOTTEN KINGDOM(South Africa)
award for achievement in cinematography: THE FORGOTTEN KINGDOM(South Africa)
achievement in editing: POTOMANTO(Ghana)
award for achievement in screenplay: OF GOOD REPORT(South Africa)
Bayelsa State Goverrment award for best Nigerian film: ACCIDENT
award for best child actor: LEBOHANG NTSANE (forgotten kingdom)
award for best young promising actor: PETRONELLA TSHUMA(Of good report)
award for best actor in a supporting role: THAPELO MOFEKENG(Felix)
award for Best actress in a supporting role: PATIENCE OZOKWOR(after the proposal)
award for best actor: MOTHUSI MAGANO (of good report)
award for best actress:CLARION CHUKWURAH(apaye)
special jury prize: BOB MANUEL UDOKWU, SA to Gov Willie Obiano
award for best first feature film by a director: HARRIKRISHNA & SHARVAN ANENDEN (the children of troumaron)
award for best director: JAMIL X.T Quebeka(Of Good Report)
mandiba award: NI SISI
Joyce banda award for film on women empowerment: B FOR BOY
special jury prize for short film: NEW HORIZON
award for best film: OF THE GOOD REPORT(South Africa).

Thrills, frills at AMAA 2014

IT was, without doubt, another momentous occasion, at the weekend, when the 2014 edition of the Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) held at the Gabriel Okara Cultural Centre, Yenagoa, amidst pomp and circumstance.
The organisers, indeed, made no mean efforts to put up an awards show that has since remained the talk of the town; a glamorous event that has continually been rewarding excellence in African cinema in the last 10 years.
Every year, AMAA attracts the largest constellation of stars, filmmakers, film critics, internationally acclaimed movie and music artistes, top government functionaries in Africa and the Diaspora as well as dignitaries from all walks of life.
However, the last Saturday event remains the most glamorous so far in the annals of AMAA. Not a few lamented that the hall, for the first time, was too small for the invited guests, mostly fun lovers who wanted to be part of the historic night. The show could be compared to any other in the world. From production to sound, lightening and presentation, among others, the show lived up to its billing.
It was a day of glory for South Africa, as it won 10 awards. It was followed by Nigeria, which won eight awards. In particular, it was a good outing for South Africa’s Of Good Report, which won the Best Film award.
Jamil X.T Quebeka, the director of Of Good Report also won the Best Director award. Other winners include Clarion Chukwura, who won the Best Actress in a Leading Role for her role in Apaye. Patient Ozorkwo clinched the Best Actress in a Supporting Role’ while Teco Benson’s Accident won the Bayelsa State Government Endowed Award for Best Nigeria Film.

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