It has been a tradition to have a dominant country since 2005 when the first edition of the Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) was held, but it is predicted that this year these countries will forfeits its lead to another film making country. This may well be the turn of French-speaking film making countries to dominate as they lead the pack of films submitted from across Africa and the Diaspora. Surprisingly this for the first time this year the number of films submitted was totalling 671 films, approximately 50% up against the previous editions. Definitely showing the African film industry is growing and being watched across the globe.
This statistic was announced on February 25, by Mr. Shuaib Hussein, who is a member of the awards jury and chairman of the College of Screeners.
“This year is a milestone for AMAA as the award will hold its ninth edition and surprisingly, the French-speaking African countries have finally embraced the award as the best and biggest in Africa”, he said. He further explained that before now, no more than two or three films came from the francophone countries.
“We have entries from Togo, Congo, Cote D’voire , Mali, Niger Republic, Benin Republic, Guinea, Senegal and Cameroon. We are happy about this development. The promoters of AMAA have ensured that the integrity of the award remains unassailable and this accounts for the level of huge participation across Africa and the Diaspora”, he stated.
Hussein also revealed that filmmakers from South Africa, Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Gambia, Zimbabwe and Sudan entered their films for the most prestigious reward system for the motion picture industry in Africa.
“From Diaspora filmmakers we received entries from the United States, Brazil, Singapore, United Kingdom, Trinidad & Tobago and Jamaica. This is a fitting way to celebrate the ninth edition of AMAA”, he said.
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