Saturday, April 7, 2012

AMAA 2012 Trailer/Nominees and Gala Night Details


Today, African films serve as a link for Africans in the Diaspora with Africans at home. These films have the potential to serve as a shared collective experience, a reminder that Africa is a vibrant continent filled with colour, energy and possibility.
AMAA is therefore conceptualized as an annual celebration of the brightest and the best in African movie. It is about class and style, glitz and razzmatazz. The first award of its kind, it is the biggest gathering of movie makers across the African continent. AMAA has evolved from a one-day live televised event to an all-year-round engagement platform for filmmakers, industry professionals and their fans. Today, AMAA is most prestigious and glamorous entertainment industry event of its kind in Africa.
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NOMINEES:
AMAA 2012 BEST SHORT FILM
1. JAMAA - Uganda
2. Look Again - Kenya
3. Maffe Tiga - Guinea
4. Braids On Bald Head - Nigeria
5. Hidden Life - South Africa
6. Mwansa The Great - Zimbabwe
7. Chumo - Tanzania
8. The Young Smoker - Nigeria
AMAA 2012 BEST DOCUMENTARY
1. African Election - Nigeria / Germany
2. Beyond The Deadly Pit - Rwanda
3. Awa Ogbe An African Adventure - Algeria
4. Dear Mandela - South Africa
5. White & Black, Crime And Colour - Tanzania
6. The Niger Delta Struggle - Ghana
7. There Is Nothing Wrong With My Uncle - Nigeria
8. How Much Is Too Much - Kenya
AMAA 2012 BEST DIASPORA FEATURE
1. Toussanat Louverture - France
2. Ghetta Life - Jamaica
3. High Chicago - Canada
4. Elza - Guadelupe
5. Better Must Come - Jamaica
6. Kinyanrwanda - USA
AMAA 2012 BEST DIASPORA DOCUMENTARY
1. The Education Of Auma Obama - Germany
2. White Wash - USA
3. Almendron Mi Corazon - Guadeloupe
4. All Me The Life And Times Of Winfred Hubert - USA
AMAA 2012 BEST DIASPORA (SHORT FILM)
1. John Doe - USA
2. White Sugar In A Black Pot - USA
3. The Lost One - USA
AMAA 2012 BEST ANIMATION
1. The Legend Of Ngog Hills – Kenya
2. Oba - Nigeria
3. Climate Change Is Real - Kenya
4. Egu - Ghana
5. Chomoka - Kenya
AMAA 2012 BEST FILM BY AN AFRICAN LIVING ABROAD
1. Mystery Of Birds - USA / Nigeria
2. Housemates - United Kingdom / Nigeria
3. Ben Kross - Italy / Nigeria
4. Paparezzi Eye In The Dark - USA / Nigeria / Ghana
AMAA 2012 ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION DESIGN
1. Somewhere In Africa - Ghana
2. Phone Swap - Nigeria
3. Otelo Burning - South Africa
4. Adesuwa - Nigeria
5. How To Steal 2 Million - South Africa
AMAA 2012 ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN
1. The Captain Of Nakara
2. Adesuwa - Nigeria
3. Rugged Priest - Kenya
4. Somewhere In Africa - Ghana
5. Queens Desire
AMAA 2012 ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKE-UP
1. Rugged Priest - Kenya
2. State Research Bureau - Uganda
3. Adesuwa - Nigeria
4. Somewhere in Africa - Ghana
5. Shattered - Kenya
AMAA 2012 ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUNDTRACK
1. Otelo Burning - South Africa
2. Alero’s Symphony - Nigeria
3. Adesuwa - Nigeria
4. How To Steal 2 Million - South Africa
5. Somewhere In Africa - Ghana
AMAA 2012 ACHIEVEMENT IN VISUAL EFFECTS
1. Behind The Mask
2. Somewhere In Africa - Ghana
3. Adesuwa - Nigeria
4. State Research Bureau - Uganda
5. Otelo Burning - South Africa
AMAA 2012 ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND
1. State Of Violence - South Africa
2. Otelo Burning - South Africa
3. How To Steal 2 Million - South Africa
4. Man On Ground - South Africa
5. Algiers Murder - South Africa
AMAA 2012 ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY
1. How To Steal 2 Million - South Africa
2. Otelo Burning - South Africa
3. Rugged Priest - Kenya
4. Masquerades - Ghana
5. Man On Ground - South Africa / Nigeria
AMAA 2012 ACHIEVEMENT IN EDITING
1. Algiers Murder - South Africa
2. Man On Ground - South Africa / Nigeria
3. Unwanted Guest - Nigeria
4. How To Steal 2 Million - South Africa
5. Otelo Burning - South Africa
6. Alero’s Symphony – Nigeria
AMAA 2012 ACHIEVEMENT IN SCREENPLAY
1. Ties That Bind - Ghana
2. Mr & Mrs - Nigeria
3. How To Steal 2 Million - South Africa
4. Otelo Burning - South Africa
5. Unwanted Guest - Nigeria
6. Two Brides And A Baby - Nigeria
AMAA 2012 BEST NIGERIAN FILM
1. Unwanted Guest
2. Family On Fire
3. Alero’s Symphony
4. Adesuwa
5. Phone Swap
AMAA 2012 BEST FILM IN AN AFRICAN LANGUAGE
1. Chumo - Tanzania
2. State Of Violence - South Africa
3. Family On Fire - Nigeria
4. Otelo Burning - South Africa
5. Asoni - Cameroun
AMAA 2012 BEST CHILD ACTOR
1. Rahim Junior Bande (Greg) - Behind The Mask
2. Tsepang Mohlomi (Ntwe) - Otelo Burning
3. Reginna Danies (Jenny) - Bank Job
4. Benjamin Abemigisha and Racheal Nduhukire (Derick and Margaret) - JAMAA
5. Ayinla O Abdulaheem - ZR-7
AMAA 2012 BEST YOUNG / PROMISING ACTOR
1. Neo Ntatleno (OJ) - State Of Violence
2. Ivie Okujaye (Alero) - Alero’s Symphony
3. Iyobosa Olaye (Adesuwa) - Adesuwa
4. Martha Ankomah - Somewhere In Africa
5. Thomas Gumede and Sihle Xaba - Otelo Burning
AMAA 2012 BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
1. Rapuldna Seiphemo (Twala) - How To Steal 2 Million
2. Fano Mokoena - Man On Ground
3. Hafiz Oyetoro - Phone Swap
4. Okechukwu Uzoesi - Two Brides And A Baby
5. Godfrey Theobejane - 48
6. Lwanda Jawar - Rugged Priest
AMAA 2012 BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
1. Terry Phetto - How To Steal 2 Million
2. Ebbe Bassey - Ties That Bind
3. Empress Njamah - Bank Job
4. Ngozi Ezeonu - Adesuwa
5. Thelma Okoduwa - Mr & Mrs
6. Omotola Jalade Ekeinde - Ties That Bind
AMAA 2012 BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
1. Menzi Ngubane - How To Steal 2 Million
2. Majid Micheal - Somewhere In Africa
3. Chet Anekwe - Unwanted Guest
4. Jafta Mamabolo - Otelo Burning
5. Karabo Lance - 48
6. Wale Ojo - Phone Swap
7. Hakeem Kae-Kazim - Man On Ground
AMAA 2012 BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
1. Nse Ikpe Etim - Mr & Mrs
2. Yvonne Okoro - Single Six
3. Ama K. Abebrese - Ties That Bind
4. Rita Dominic - Shattered
5. Uche Jombo - Damage
6. Millicent Makheido - 48
7. Kudzai Sevenzo-Nyarai - Playing Warriors
AMAA 2012 BEST DIRECTOR
1. Adesuwa - Lancelot Oduwa Imaseun
2. Ties That Bind - Leila Djansi
3. Rugged Priest - Bob Nyanja
4. How To Steal 2 Million - Charlie Vundla
5. State Of Violence - Khalo Matabane
6. Man On Ground - Akin Omotoso
7. Otelo Burning - Sara Bletcher
AMAA 2012 PRIZE FOR BEST FILM
1. State Of Violence - South Africa
2. Adesuwa - Nigeria
3. Otelo Burning - South Africa
4. Rugged Priest - Kenya
5. How To Steal 2 Million - South Africa
6. Ties That Bind - Ghana
7. Man On Ground - South Africa / Nigeria
HOST: Jimmy Jean Louis

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