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15th Africa Movie Academy Awards
The 2019 Africa Movie Academy Awards ceremony was held on Sunday 27 October 2019 at the Landmark Event Centre in Lagos, Nigeria. The ceremony recognized and honored excellence among directors, actors, and writers in the film industry. The awards night was hosted by Kemi Lala Akindoju, Lorenzo Menakaya and Funnybone. After receiving up to 700 film entries submitted between 21 October 2018 and 26 January 2019, the organizers of the ceremony announced the nominees on 19 September 2019. '' The Delivery Boy'' and '' Sew the Winter to My Skin'' led with 13 nominations each while '' The Burial of Kojo'' and '' Redemption'' followed with 10 each. ''The Mercy of the Jungle'' won in the categories Best Film, Achievement in Costume Design, Achievement in Makeup and Best Actor in a Leading Role. Political thriller ''King of Boys'' took home three awards on that same night, including awards for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Best Actress in a Leading Role The Academy Award for Best ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lagos
Lagos (Nigerian English: ; ) is the largest city in Nigeria and the List of cities in Africa by population, second most populous city in Africa, with a population of 15.4 million as of 2015 within the city proper. Lagos was the national capital of Nigeria until December 1991 following the Government of Nigeria, government's decision to move their capital to Abuja in the center of the country. The Lagos metropolitan area has a total Population and housing censuses by country, population of roughly 23.5 million as of 2018, making it List of urban areas in Africa by population, the largest metropolitan area in Africa. Lagos is a major African financial center and is the economic hub of Lagos State and Nigeria at large. The city has been described as the cultural, financial, and entertainment capital of Africa, and is a significant influence on commerce, entertainment, technology, education, politics, tourism, art, and fashion. Lagos is also among the top ten of the world's fast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Africa Movie Academy Award For Best Nigerian Film
The Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Nigerian Film is an annual merit by the Africa Film Academy to recognize the best Nollywood Nollywood is a sobriquet that originally referred to the Nigerian film industry. The origin of the term dates back to the early 2000s, traced to an article in ''The New York Times''. Due to the history of evolving meanings and contexts, there ... film for the year. It was introduced in the 2007 edition as "Best Nigerian Film" but was renamed as "Heart of Africa" award in the 4th to 6th editions. Since the 7th edition, it has been renamed again to "Best Nigerian Film". References {{Africa Movie Academy Awards Lists of award winners Africa Movie Academy Awards Awards for best film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gold Statue
''Gold Statue'' is a 2019 Nigerian comedy adventure drama film produced, written and directed by veteran filmmaker Tade Ogidan. The film stars Gabriel Afolayan and Kunle Remi in the main lead roles. The film was released on 17 May 2019 and received extremely positive reviews from critics. It was also nominated for the Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Nigerian Film for the year 2019. The film also received few awards at film festivals. Synopsis Two young men, Wale (Gabriel Afolayan) and Chike (Kunle Remi) in search of a treasure of "Gold Statue" which is believed to have been a deity inherited by their generation. They witness and go through a series of unimaginable unprecedented unexpected ordeal when attempting to locate where the supposed Gold Statue is located. Eventually, they get the statue and become rich. Cast * Gabriel Afolayan as Wale * Kunle Remi as Chike * Richard Mofe Damijo * Sola Sobowale as Grace * Kelvin Ikeduba * Kunle Fawole * Norbert Young * Alibaba Ak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabriel Afolayan
Gabriel Afolayan, (born 1 March 1985) also known by his musical stage name G-Fresh, is a Nigerian actor and singer. Education He studied theatre arts at the University of Ibadan. Career He is part of the renowned Afolayan entertainment family that comprises Ade Love, Moji Afolayan, Kunle Afolayan and Aremu Afolayan. As an actor, he won the Best Supporting Actor award for playing "Tavier Jambari" in ''Hoodrush'' (2012). As a musician, he is known mostly for "Awelewa" and "Kokoro Ife". In an interview with ''The Punch'', he described his musical genre as "Love ballad". Afolayan's acting debut was in ''F Opawon'' by Baba Sala. In an interview with ''Nigerian Tribune'', he stated that his music career started in 1997, while he was part of a group in Ibadan. He also stated that he has always been part of the choir. He has cited 2face, Banky W., Aṣa and Bez as influences. He rose to fame, playing the role “Akin” in a Super Story Series titled NNENNA. Personal life Afo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marc Zinga
Marc Zinga (born 21 October 1984) is a Congolese-Belgian actor, singer and filmmaker. Born in Likasi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zinga moved to Belgium with his family at the age of five. He was one of the lead singers of the group ''The Peas Project'' between 2003 and 2011. He began his acting career appearing in small film and television roles before landing major roles in the films ''Scouting for Zebras'' and '' May Allah Bless France!'' in 2014. In 2015, he received a Magritte Award for Most Promising Actor at the 5th Magritte Awards for his role in ''Zebras'' and, in 2019, the Best Actor Award at Pan African Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (Fespaco) for his role in the award-winning Rwandese film ''The'' ''Mercy of the Jungle''. Among his current projects, as of November 2022, is ''Augure,'' a film directed by Belgian-Congolese rapper Baloji in his feature film debut. Zinga plays the lead role of Koffi, who returns to Lubumbashi Lubumbashi (form ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joël Karekezi
Joël Karekezi (born 12 December 1985) is a Rwandan screenwriter, film director and film producer. His short film ''The Pardon'', about reconciliation after the Rwandan genocide against Tutsi in 1994, won the Golden Impala award at the Amakula Film Festival in Uganda. A feature version was made in 2011, and shown at the Göteborg International Film Festival, and later at other international film festivals including Seattle International Film Festival (2013), Chicago International Film Festival and FESPACO. Life and education Karekezi was born in Rubavu, Rwanda. His father died during the Rwanda genocide against the Tutsi in 1994, after this event he took refuge in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) where he found one of his cousins. He learnt screenwriting at the Maisha Film Lab in 2009; he holds a diploma in film directing from the Canadian online film school CineCours. Career After attending the Maisha Film Lab, Karekezi directed his short film ''The Pardo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohcine Besri
Mohcine Besri (born 1971) is a Moroccan actor, writer, Producer and director. Career In 2011, he wrote and directed the film, ''The Miscreants'' (French original title: ''Les mécréants''), which he also produced alongside Michel Merkt, Michaël Rouzeau and Nicolas Wadimoff. The film starred Jamila El Haouini, Maria Lalouaz, Amine Ennaji, Abdenbi El Beniwi, Rabii Benjhaile and others. The film was reportedly released by the online streaming service Filmatigue around 2017. In 2018, he directed the film, ''Urgent'' (French original title: ''Une urgence ordinaire''), and screenplayed it with Cécile Vargaftig. It was produced by Elisa Garbar, Lamia Chraibi and Michel Merkt, and featured cast like Rachid Mustapha, Fatima Zahra Bennacer, Youssef Alaoui, Ayoub Layoussifi and others. The film was premiered in the 2018 Marrakech International Film Festival (MIFF) and in the 2019 Palm Springs International Film Festival and Tangier National Film Festival 2019. At the 15th Africa Movi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kemi Adetiba
Kemi Adetiba (born 8 January 1980) is a Nigerian filmmaker, television director and music video director, whose works have appeared on Channel O, MTV Base, Sound City TV, BET and Netflix. Education Kemi holds bachelor's degree in law from the University of Lagos. Early life Kemi was born in Lagos to Dele and Mayen Adetiba. She featured in a Television commercial for the detergent brand OMO as a child. Personal life Kemi got engaged to Oscar Heman-Ackah in January 2022, and they were married in April of the same year. Career Kemi started out professionally as a radio presenter with Rhythm 93.7 FM, where she became the voice behind two nationally syndicated hit shows: ''Soul’d Out'' and ''Sunday at the Seaside''. She started anonymously posting personal remixes online on various applications such as Spotify and Soundcloud under the username and tag 'hule'. She began to make a transition from being a voice on radio, to being a face on television by producing an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adekunle Adejuyigbe
Adekunle “Nodash” Adejuyigbe, is a Nigerian film maker and producer; He has served as a producer and executive producer for several documentaries and commercials for international organisations and is considered one of the most outstanding directors and one of the most sought after cinematographers of the New Nigerian Cinema. Adekunle “Nodash” Adejuyigbe commenced his career in a TV network as Producer, Writer and Director of TV shows and documentaries, he ultimately became the Creative Director and Head of Production of the TV network before leaving to start his film production company - Something Unusual Studios. In 2015, he was shortlisted as one of the 21 Cinematographers from around the world to participate in the exclusive, strictly-by-invitation Cinematography Master Classes organised by The Berlin Film Festival, Germany and has since become a household name and the go-to for technical support for the best films to come out of Nigeria. He is the Team Lead of “T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wanuri Kahiu
Wanuri Kahiu (born 21 June 1980) is a Kenyan film director, producer, and author. She is considered to be “one of Africa's most aspiring directors, being part of a new, vibrant crop of talents representing contemporary African culture”. She has received several awards and nominations for the films which she directed, including the awards for Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Picture at the Africa Movie Academy Awards in 2009 for her dramatic feature film ''From a Whisper''. She is also the co-founder of AFROBUBBLEGUM, a media collective dedicated to supporting African art for its own sake. Career Kahiu was born in Nairobi, Kenya. She currently lives between Nairobi and Mombasa, Kenya. In an interview with ''Vogue Italia'', the filmmaker describes herself as a black sheep to her conservative parents; her mother is a doctor and her father a businessman. Yet, her aunt is an actress in Kenya and her uncle is a sculptor. She comes from a line of “strong, forward-think ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Urgent (2018 Film)
''Urgent'' ( ar, طفح الكيل) is a 2018 Moroccan drama film written and directed by Mohcine Besri. The film stars Rachid Mustafa, Fatima Zahra Bennacer, Said Bey, Youssef Al-Alaoui, Ghalia Bin Zawia and Younes Bouab. Rachid Mustapha. It was produced by Elisa Garbar, Lamia Chraibi and Michel Merkt. The film conveys the dark side of the Moroccan public hospital situation, represented by the prevalence of bribery, neglect, overcrowding and fragility, and the trafficking of human souls groaning from the severity of pain. Plot A man stands against the wind on the bridge, jumps and ends up in the hospital after suffering fractures. Idris and his wife Zahra go to the hospital with their sick son, and the couple is in a state of despair because of their inability to provide the necessary money for the operation. Hussain, Idris' troublesome brother, decides to give them the money he will get from a Swiss couple who will adopt his future child. Cast * Rachid Mustapha * Fatima ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
