The Africa Movie Academy Awards invites
filmmakers to submit their feature, short and documentary works for
consideration for the 10th edition of the prestigious 2014 AMAA Awards that
honours and celebrate the best in the art of filmmaking and the professionals
who make the industry the pride of Africa.
The deadline for submissions is January 15,
2014, and nominations will be announced in the first week of March. Acceptable
genres include feature length films, shorts and documentary entries. Only films
produced, premiered and or released between May, 2012, and December, 2013, are
eligible. Features may not exceed 120 minutes and shorts should not be longer
than 40 minutes.
The Jury of the prestigious continental
motion picture reward system rising from its Annual General Meeting which took
place recently in Durban has approved the guidelines for the submission of
films for the 2014 edition of the awards.
The AGM which was attended by Ayo Baku, (Director
of Pan-African Film Festival Los Angeles); Asantewa Olatunji (Co-Director of
PAFF); Steve Ayorinde (Managing Director/Editor-in-Chief of National Mirror
Newspaper); Shuaib Hussein (journalist and film critic); June Givanni (international
film curator); Keith Shiri (international Film curator and programme advisor to
the London Film Festival); Berni Goldblat (jury member of the International
Francophone Film Festival of Namur (FIFF Namur) in Belgium), and Professor
Hyginus Ekwuazi (lecturer at the department of Dramatic Art, University of
Ibadan and also former Managing Director of Nigeria Film Corporation, Jos).
Speaking on some of the decisions taken by
the Jurors, June Givanni who presided over the AGM revealed that the Jury made
some amendments of the award categories adding that the awards organization and
the jury are poised to deliver a good tenth year anniversary event.
"We made some changes on the award
categories. We have introduced an award that is named after former President
Nelson Mandela called Madiba Africa Vision Awards which will be given at the
discretion of the Jury to any film captures the essence and vision of the
category. The category of Best Film by African Living Abroad has been
cancelled.
“We also renamed two categories after two
exceptional Africans who have contributed to the growth and development of the
film industry," she added. “The Best Film in African Language will now be
Sembene Ousmane Awards for Best Film in African Language while the Best Short
Film Award category will now be called Efere Ozako Award for Best Short Film.
AMAA is immortalizing the names of these two great men with the awards.”
Givanni also said that a new category Best
Director First Feature Film has been introduced to encourage young and upcoming
film directors to continue to strive for excellence and best practices.
The primary aim of the African Movie
Academy Awards (popularly known AMAA) is to facilitate the development and
showcase the social relevance of African Film and Cinema. Presented to
recognize excellence in professionals in the Africa film industry, including
directors, actors and writers, the Awards are aimed at honouring and promoting
such excellence as well as uniting the African continent through arts and
culture.
Submission must be entered online at www.ama-awards.com Each
completed entry form must be accompanied by all the supporting materials listed
on the submission forms, including the synopsis of the film, the list of
credits, five DVD copies of the film and proof of the right to submit.
For more information visit www.ama-awards.com
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