The ''Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards'' (AMVCA) are a set of accolades presented by
MultiChoice
MultiChoice is a South Africa, South African company that operates DStv, a major satellite television service in Sub-Saharan Africa. The company also operates GOtv Africa, GOtv, a minor satellite TV service operating in 9 countries, and Showmax, ...
recognizing outstanding achievement in
television
Television (TV) is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. Additionally, the term can refer to a physical television set rather than the medium of transmission. Television is a mass medium for advertising, ...
and
film
A film, also known as a movie or motion picture, is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, emotions, or atmosphere through the use of moving images that are generally, sinc ...
across Africa,, through an annual ceremony hosted in the Exhibition Center of the
Eko Hotel and Suites in
Lagos
Lagos ( ; ), or Lagos City, is a large metropolitan city in southwestern Nigeria. With an upper population estimated above 21 million dwellers, it is the largest city in Nigeria, the most populous urban area on the African continent, and on ...
,
Nigeria
Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of . With Demographics of Nigeria, ...
. The inaugural Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards ceremony was held on 9 March 2013, and was
broadcast
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live in more than 50 countries. Entries into the award ceremony are films and TV series that have been aired in the previous year.
Ceremonies
Categories
The following are the 2018 categories:
Statistics
Most nominations
By a film
10 and up
By an individual
Most wins
By a film
4 and up
References
External links
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Awards established in 2012
Entertainment events in Nigeria
Nigerian film awards
Annual events in Lagos
Long stubs with short prose
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