Full List of AMVCA 9 Nominees

Full List of  AMVCA 9 Nominees

The 9th annual Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards judging panel led by this year’s Head Judge; film director, producer and writer Femi Odugbemi, has given these industry leaders the nod for their stellar work. 

In no particular order

VOTING CATEGORIES

Best Unscripted Original

Come Play Naija

Off Air with Gbemi & Toolz

Judging Matters

Rock That Aisle Again

Sankofa

Kan-See-Me

King Bugar

Best Original Drama Series powered by Moniepoint

Unmarried

Ricordi

The Rishantes

To Have and To Hold

Accra Medic

Dirty Laundry

Njila

Pete

Junior Drama Club

A Infiltrada

Pazia

Best Original Comedy Series

Flatmates

The Johnsons

My Siblings and I

Co-Habits

RSM

Uncle Limbani

Mussulando

Njoro Wa Uba

Popi

The Return Of Original Comedy

Best Original Telenovela

Moniepoint

Itura

Covenant

Huba

Dede

Prestige

Salem

Mahinga

Mpali

Maida

Best Actress In A Drama, Movie Or TV Series powered by Pepsi         

Anikulapo – Bimbo Ademoye

Flawsome – Ini Dima-Okojie

Ile Owo – Immaculata Oko Kasum

Man of God – Osas Ighodaro

Flawsome – Enado Odigie

The Planters Plantation – Nimo Loveline

Strained – Queen Nwokoye

Shanty Town – Nse Ikpe-Etim

Shanty Town – Ini Edo

Wura – Scarlet Gomez

Best Actress In A Comedy/TV Series powered by Onga - Promasidor  

Battle On Buka Street – Mercy Johnson

Battle On Buka Street – Funke Akindele

Passport – Mercy Johnson Okojie

Selina – Bimbo Ademoye

Visa On Arrival – Albert Oluwatoyin

Married To Work – Grace Wacuka

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The Razz Guy – Nosa Afolabi

Inside Life – Samuel Perry 'Broda Shaggi'

Unintentional – Kunle Idowu

Inside Life – Adokiye Horsfall 'Romeo_WJ'

Battle On Buka Street – Nkem Owoh

Survivors – Samuel A. Perry (Broda Shaggi)

Just Friends – Charles Etubiebi

City Hustler – Charles Inojie

Aki & PawPaw – Chinedu Ikedieze

Inside Life – Nedu Ani (Nedu Wazobia)

Best Actor In A Drama, Movie Or TV Series Powered By Indomie       

Shanty Town – Chidi Mokeme

The Trade – Blossom Chukwujekwu

All The Colours Of The World Are Between Black and White – Tope Tedela

King of Thieves (Agesinkole) – Femi Adebayo

Black Mail – O.C. Ukeje

Tembele – Nkakalukanyi Patriq

Kofa – Daniel Etim-Effiong

Choke – Chimezie Imo

Brotherhood – Tobi Bakre

Four Four Forty Four – Ruchard Mofe Damijo

Best Supporting Actor (Movie/TV Series) powered by Supa Komando

County 49 – James Webbo

Anikulapo – Yinka Quadri

The Razz Guy – Bucci Franklin

Anikulapo – Taiwo Hassan

Brotherhood – OC Ukeje

Gacal – Abdisattar Ahmed

Bedroom Chains – Jeffroberts Walusimbi

Best Supporting Actress In A Drama, Movie Or TV Series powered by Indomie        

On Your Own – Ivie Okujaye

Brotherhood – Toni Tones

Anikulapo – Sola Sobowale

Love In A Pandemic – Teniola Aladese

Four Four Forty Four  – Efe Irele

Kofa – Gina Castel

Best Online Social Content Creator powered by Zagg   

Nollywood Epic Love Story Parody (The Finale) – Tee Kuro

Husband’s Side Chick – Steve Chuks

My Sweet Mother Inlaw – Isbae U

VIP Bathroom – Abiola

Back From the Future – Elozonam & Kiekie

Quick Pronunciations – Kenzy Udosen

Soldiers at War (Compilation) – Oluwadolarz & Abayomi Alvin

The Activist – Edem Victor

Fake Alert with Mercy Johnson – Adeaga Bukunmi

Iya Barakat Teropi Secxxion  – Bimbo Ademoye

Best Short Film Or Online Video powered by MTN       

Teniola Zara King ­– Teju's Tale

Nkem Nwaturuocha – The Song Maiden

Usama Mukwaya, Loukman Ali – Sixteen Rounds

Victor Onwudiwe & Goodnews Erico Isika   – Away

Adeoye Adetunji – Pa Aromire

Gbenga Salu – Convictus

Uzoamaka Aniunoh – Love Language

NON-VOTING CATEGORIES

Best Writer In Movie Or TV Series

The Trade – Jade Osiberu

Kanaani – Tunde Apalowo & Jeffery Musa David

Diiche Episode 5 – Sodi Kurubo, Stephanie Dadet & Victor Aghahowa

Battle On Buka Street – Funke Akindele, Jack'enneth Opukeme, Stephen Oluboyo & Jemine Edukugho

King of Thieves (Agesinkole) – Yinka Laoye

Choke  – Uche Ateli

Anikulapo – Sola Dada

Best Art Director (Movie Or TV Series)    

Brotherhood – Olugbenga Ogunshina and Joy Kadiri

Crime & Justice – Pat Nebo & Temple Chima Adighije

King Of Thieves (Agesinkole) – Wale Adeleke

Battle On Buka Street – Olatunji Afolayan

Shanty Town – Olalekan Isiaka

Almajiri – Toka Mcbaror

Diiche – Uche Nwaohiri & Tunde Lawal

Best Lighting Designer In Movie Or TV Series     

Crime & Justice – Francis Wanyahdeh

Brotherhood – Mathew Yusuf

Anikulapo – Lanre Omofaiye

Shanty Town – Walter Odhiambo

Ile Owo – Ismail Adewunmi

Four Four Forty Four  – Muri Salami

Diiche – Francis Wanyahdeh & Ebuka Enejere

Real Housewives Of Lagos – Renaldo Van Den Berg, Emmanuel Patrick, David Otuokere

Tarella – Godwin Lawal

Flawsome – Segun Adeleke

Best Documentary powered by 2sure

 Awaiting Trial – Chude Jideowo

100 Of Us – Best Okoduwa

Truck Blind Spot – Nathaniel George

Green: The Amazons – Charles F. Solomon, Oluchi Nsofor, Aaron Olayemi & Famous Odion

Nigeria: The Debut – Nora Awolowo

Way to the Top – Charles F. Solomon

Baby Blues – Nora Awolowo

Best Indigenous Language Movie Or TV Series: Swahili

Safari – Phoebe Ruguru & Njue Kevin

Barakatatu – Malcom Hamisi

Click Click Bang – Philip Karanja Njenga

Frida – Wilson Nkya & Jane Moshi

Mpiganaji – Daniel Manege

Dau – Freddy Feruzi

Mvanmizi (The Intruder) – Wilson Nkya

Best Indigenous Language Movie Or TV Series: Yoruba

Anikulapo – Kunle Afolayan

Ogeere Ololade – Tijani-Ebong

Abebi Seranko Seniyan – Funmi Bank Anthony & Abdullahi Abdulrasaq

Mr Raji – Okusanya Bayonle Samson

Morenikeji – Karamot Adeboye

Best Indigenous Language Movie Or TV Series: Hausa

Aisha – Abubakar Bashir Maishadda

Kwana Casa'In – Evans Ejiogu

Lulu Da A – Ty Shaban

Guzama – Nancy Yiljep

Best Indigenous Language Movie Or TV Series: Igbo powered by Amstel Malta       

Ifediche – Brown Ene, Victor Onwudiwe & Ben Cassie

The Bride Price (Imego) – Trinity Ugonabo

Uhuruchi – Victor Iyke

Ijeoma – Shileola A. Ibironke

Ego Mbute – Shileola A. Ibironke

Best Soundtrack In Movie Or TV Series powered by Amstel Malta     

 Anikulapo – Kent Edunjobi

King of Thieves (Agesinkole) – Adam Songbird & Tolu Obanro

Shanty Town – Jaysynths & Hotkid

Black Mail – Joel Christian Goffin

Battle On Buka Street – Gbas Gbos by Tolu Obanro & Adam Songbird

Obara' M – Q Rodney Abia, Angelo Anosike & Kayode Kasum

L.I.F.E. – Abiola Olayinka, Gomez Tito and Tolu Obanro 

Best Picture Editor In Movie Or TV Series           

Brotherhood – Martini Akande

Crime & Justice – Holmes Awa & Daniel Tom

Anikulapo – Temitope Folarin

Ile Owo – Adio Solanke

King Of Thieves (Agesinkole) – Sanjo Adegoke

Tembele – Kimera Paul

Diiche – Banjo Onyekachi, Winston Aig-Ohioma, Oluwaseun Adeosun

Ijakumo The Born Again Stripper – Steve Sodiya

Battle On Buka Street – Valentine Chukwuma

Best Sound Editor In Movie Or TV Series

Shanty Town – Kolade Kayode Morakinyo

Ile Owo – Dare Olaitan & Adio Solanke

Battle On Buka Street – Kolade Morakinyo & Pius Fatoke

Black Mail – Shiloh Godson

Anikulapo – Anu Afolayan

Ijakumo The Born Again Stripper – Kazeem Agboola

Obara' M – Q Rodney Abia, Angelo Anosike & Kayode Kasum

Bedroom Chains – Ismail Kyobe Ssebowa

The Set Up 2 – Grey Jones

Click Click Bang – Fredrick Karumba

L.I.F.E – Abiola Olayinka, Gomez Tito and Tolu Obanro

Best Cinematographer powered by Tecno

Crime & Justice – Yinka Edward

Tembele – Ekuka Ishaq

Shanty Town – Jonathan Kovel

Brotherhood – Loukman Ali

Diiche – Charles Oleghe

Ijakumo The Born Again Stripper – Idowu Adedapo

Real Housewives Of Lagos – Mex Ossai, Philip Okpokoro, Esmond Igho, KC Obiajulu & Goke Oyerinde

Anikulapo – Jonathan Kovel

Flawsome – Idowu Adedapo (Mr Views)

Jolly Roger – Paul Gambit

Best Director powered by Close Up      

Black Mail – Obi Emelonye

Anikulapo – Kunle Afolayan

All The Colours Of The World Are Between Black and White – Babatunde Apalowo

Brotherhood – Loukman Ali

Shanty Town – Dimeji Ajibola

Tembele – Mugisha Herbert Morris

King Of Thieves (Agesinkole) – Adebayo Tijani & Tope Adebayo

The Trade – Jade Osiberu

Man Of God – Bolanle Austen-Peters

Diiche – Tolu Ajayi, Fiyin Gambo, Ifeoma Chukwuogo & James Omokwe

Best Makeup Artist Movie Or TV Series

 Anikulapo – Hakeem Effects Onilogbo

Shanty Town – Maryam Ndukwe & Hakeem Effects Onilogbo

King of Thieves (Agesinkole) – Francisca Otaigbe

The Trade – Carina SFX

Tarella – Sandra Oyiana-Ogbeni

Ile Owo – Feyzo Artistry

Battle On Buka Street – Hakeem Effects Onilogbo & Jemila Sedik

Best Movie East Africa        

Click Click Bang – Philip Karanja Njenga

Karamoja – Eleanor Nwabiso

Bedroom Chains – Hassan Mageye

Baba Twins – Lucy Mwangi

Married To Work – Nadira Shakur

Dial M For Maya – Gashumba Emmanuel

Tembele – Mugisha Herbert Morris

Gacal – Omar Hamza

Mvamizi (The Intruder) – Wilson Nkya & Philipo Ngonyani

Frida – Wilson Nkya & Jane Moshi

Best Movie Southern Africa

Silver Lining – Emmanuel Mwape

Jewel – Elvis Chucks

Ke Bona Spoko – Leburugraphy

Multichoice Talent Factory

Amstel Malta 

Leaked

Revisit

Stinger

Cheza 

A Quiet Intruder        

Strings

Best Movie West Africa powered by  Quickteller

 Four Four Forty Four  – Winifred Mena Ajakpovi

Anikulapo – Kunle Afolayan

Kanaani – Rent-A-Studio & Native Media TV

Obara' M – Kayode Kasum

Choke – Chris Odeh

Brotherhood – Jade Osiberu

Red Carpet – Samira Yakubu

 Best Television Series powered by  Verve

Crime & Justice Lagos – Yinka Edward

Diiche – James Omokwe

The Plan – Dimbo Atiya, Rahama Sadau, Safina Mellisa

When are we getting married – Ife Olujuyigbe, Kayode Kasum

Visa On Arrival Season 1 – Bovi Ugboma, Ann Obaseki

The Real Housewives of Lagos – Adeola Art-Alade & Dare Art Alade

Single Kiasi – Grace Kahaki & Philippe Bresson

Flawsome – Tola Odunsi & Akin Akinkugbe

County 49 – Millicent Ogutu

Game On Season 2 –Vincent Nwachukwu

Best Costume Designer Movie/TV Series powered by  Zagg

Four Four Forty Four  – Millicent Jack

Brotherhood – Ezugworie Franca

Man of God – Bolanle Austen-Peters, Clement Effanga, Juliana Dede

Anikulapo – Toyin Ogundeji

The Real Housewives of Lagos Reunion Episode – Adeola Art-Alade

Shanty Town – Bunmi Fashina, Tiannah Empire & Secrets of April

Nnewi The Land of Gold – Kingsley Okoye Rex

Best Overall Movie powered by  Amstel Malta

Anikulapo   – Kunle Afolayan

Battle On Buka Street – Funke Akindele

Brotherhood – Jade Osiberu

King Of Thieves (Agesinkole) – Femi Adebayo

Four Four Forty Four  – Winfred Mena-Ajakpovi

Ile Owo – Kayode Kasum

Tembele – Mugisha Herbet Morris

Source

https://www.dstv.com/africamagic/en-ng/show/amvca/season/9/news/full-list-here-are-all-our-amvca-9-nominees

 

12th Annual iREP Documentary Film Festival Opens with "President" in Lagos

12th Annual iREP Documentary Film Festival Opens with "President" in Lagos

The 12th annual iREPRESENT International Documentary Film Festival opened today in Lagos, Africa's largest megacity with more than 80 films from over 28 countries. 

The festival runs from March 17 - 20, 2022 at different locations, including the traditional venue, Freedom Park on Broad Street, Terra Kulture on Victoria Island and the Art Factory Hall of the Crown Troupe of Africa in Bariga on the mainland of Lagos city. 

The festival opened with "President", a 2021 documentary film by Camilla Nielsson on the state of democracy, in Zimbabwe, showing behind-the-scenes at the 2018 election that followed the ousting of President Robert Mugabe and the closing film is "Garderie Nocturne - Night Nursery" directed by Moumouni Sanou. The film won the Best Documentary film grand prize at the 2021 Pan African Film Festival, FESPACO in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. 

The 2022 iREP Festival continues with it's conceptual framework of "Africa in Self-Conversation", exploring the theme ‘UNFILTERED: African Stories. Stories from Africa; to examine “how Africa is being represented or otherwise by filmmakers and storytellers who engage her issues.” 

"More satisfying is the fact that many African anglophone and francophone filmmakers converge annually at iREP to attend our Producers Roundtable events. We create the perfect opportunity for collaborations and co-productions through various networking events,” said Femi Odugbemi, Cofounder and Executive Director of iREP.

See the daily updates on https://irepfilmfestival.com

The Best Nigerian Female Filmmakers and the NOLLYWOOD MIRROR®Series

The Best Nigerian Female Filmmakers and the NOLLYWOOD MIRROR®Series.

Researching for and profiling the best Nigerian female filmmakers for the third edition of the NOLLYWOOD MIRROR®Series have been more tasking than selecting the best Nigerian filmmakers. I started with 10 accomplished Nigerian female filmmakers in Nigeria and the Diaspora and now I have 33 notable ones.

The publication of the NOLLYWOOD MIRROR®Series has been totally financed by me and the 10 complimentary copies of the second edition I gave out gratis cost me US$300, because I am the Publisher and Editor. But the international distributors sell a copy from US$40- US$70. The first edition with the young accomplished award winning filmmaker, Kenneth Gyang on the cover sells from US$40 to over US$900 on Amazon. Book traders have made it a collector's item. 

The third edition has more features and photographs, including rare photographs of the great Nigerian novelist, Chinua Achebe on the location of the making of the film adaptation of two of his novels, "Things Fall Apart" and "No Longer at Ease" as "Bullfrog in the Sun" directed by German filmmaker, Jason Hansjürgen Pohland and produced by Francis Oladele, the "Father of Nigerian Cinema".  Other features include the highest grossing Nollywood movies so far, the world premiere of Femi Odugbemi's "Gidi Blues", one of the best romantic dramas in Nigerian movies; the making of "Lagos in Motion" romantic documentary; profiles of some of the top Nigerian actors and actresses; Sam Zebba's"Fincho" (1957), the first film to be made in colour in Nigeria; Adamu Halilu, the first filmmaker to have made a film in Hausa and his other films; including "Baban Larai" (1954), "It Pays to Care" (1955), "Hausa Village" (1958), "Mama Learn a Lesson" (1963), "Child bride" (1971) and "Shehu Umar" (1979); 2019 Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF) and 2019 Nigerian International Film Summit (NIFS).

This is going to be a highly priced collector's item and if book traders sell a copy for more than US$1000, I will not be surprised.

Publishing such an important publication on contemporary art of filmmaking in a society where the majority of the people are intellectually challenged has been a herculean task, because many of the Nigerian filmmakers in Nigeria don't even know the importance and significance of the literature of motion picture and the appreciation of literary culture. Philistinism is widespread among majority of people in Nigeria. But I have to continue documenting and publishing the history of Nollywood and the Nigerian film industry for the benefit of Nigeria and the rest of the world.

- EKENYERENGOZI Michael Chima,

https://amazon.com/author/ekenyerengozimichaelchima…

2nd Eko International Film Festival opens in Lagos

The 2nd Eko International Film Festival (EKOIFF) opened Saturday morning in Lagos with the Nigerian premiere of Faruk Lasaki's romantic thriller Changing Faces at the Silverbird Galleria on Victoria Island. The feature of 92 minutes is on the psychological trauma of an illicit affair caused by the transference of spirits through sex.

Many people came for the opening day graced by top Nigerian entertainment journalists including Shaibu Husseini of The Guardian who was later joined by his boss Jahman Anikulapo, the Editor of The Guardian on Sunday, Victor Akande of The Nation, Wale Idowu Shadrach, the Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of Movietainment, the leading magazine on Nollywood and other sectors of the Nigerian entertainment industry; and notable stakeholders present were Femi Odugbemi, the multiple award winning Nigerian filmmaker and head of DVWORX, who is also the Founder/Festival director the iRepresent International Documentary Film Festival, Mrs. Duro Oni representing the Nigerian Film Corporation (NFC), famous Nollywood director Fidelis Duker who is the Founder/Festival Director of Abuja International Film Festival, Alex Onyogho, President of the Association of Nollywood Core Producers (ANCOP), Mrs. Busola Solanke, Chikezie Nkemdirim Donatus of Independent Field Advertisers Limited, Chris Nwankpa, the CEO of Fintel and an executive producer of the action movie Dangerous Men accompanied by the leading actress Onyekachi Anyajike with Kiki Deo, international award winning filmmaker Chike Ibekwe, and Bic Leu, a Fulbright Fellow at the University of Lagos, author of Finding Nollywood, who is in Nigeria to analyze Nollywood’s social impact through the Social Return on Investment (SROI). She has been liaising with Professor Duro Oni, Dean of the Faculty of Arts at the University of Lagos, who has agreed to support and supervise her project and having access to Professor Oni’s ongoing project with the Open University in the United Kingdom to build a multimedia archive of all Nollywood films and related literary materials.

Faruk Lasaki spoke on the making of Changing Faces after the screening. The film critics praised the exceptional quality of his movie which they rated above the other movies in Nollywood. They wanted the movie to be shown at the various cinemas in Nigeria.

Hope Obioma Opara, President of the film festival and the Founder/Festival Director Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima were happy with the impressive turn out and agreed that with more sponsors the EKOIFF will attract more international filmmakers and tourists to Lagos for the benefit of the Nigerian film industry and boost tourism.

The five days film festival continues tomorrow Sunday with the African premiere of Emmanuel Itier's multiple award winning spiritual documenatary "The Invocation" narrated by Sharon Stone, the famous Hollywood actress of the Basic Instinct fame.


~ By Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima

Taking Nollywood to the next level

The most famous Nollywood star Genevieve Nnaji


Taking Nollywood to the next level

Recently stakeholders in the Nigerian film industry met at the last quarterly stampede of the Committee for Relevant Art (CORA) to discuss “The New Trend in Nollywood”. The event was held on Sunday May 22, 2011, at the Freedom Park on Broad Street, Lagos. The forum was convened by CORA and Mr. Femi Odugbemi’s iRepresent International Documentary Film Festival (iREP).

It was well coordinated and well attended by most of the notable personalities in Nollywood and related fields. Celebrated actors Richard Mofe-Damijo, Joke Silva-Jacobs, Francis Onwochei and other Nollywood stars sat quietly without any sort of fanfare or glamour in the audience.

The invited filmmakers identified as leaders of the new trend had an interactive session on their movies. Mahmood Ali-Balogun discussed his matrimonial drama “Tango With Me”, Kunle Afolayan spoke on his horror thriller “The Figurine 'araromire'”, Stephanie Okerereke on her romantic comedy “Through the Glass”, Chidi Nwokobia on his family drama “Champions Of Our Time”, Emem Isong said she is excited about the successes she has made screening her videos in cinemas, Lilian Amah-Aluko had more to address than her “Jungle Ride”, Vivian Ejike talked about the challenges of making her “Private Storm”, appreciating the local talents and professionals she found worthy in making good movies, but Chineze Anyaene was absent and the young man Kelechi Ikata she sent to represent her could not say much on her outstanding thriller “IJE - The Journey”.

The filmmakers, journalists and other contributors had a common resolution that with the provision of adequate resources by all the stakeholders and a conducive environment the Nigerian film industry will make more impact in the world.

The moderator was the notable film critic and journalist Steve Ayorinde who is now the Managing Editor of The National Mirror Newspaper. The coordinators Shaibu Husseini and his senior colleague Jahman Anikulapo, Editor of The Guardian on Sunday Nespaper and Programme Chairman of CORA deserve commendation for making sure that the event went well and recognizing the presence of Mr. Hope Obioma Opara, the Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of Supple magazine and President of Eko International Film Festival and Chike Ibekwe whose movie “Eternal” was a co-winner of the Golden Screen Best Film award with “An Unusual Woman” by Burkinabe director Abdoulaye Dao at the 14th annual Ecrans noirs Film Festival in Yaounde, Cameroon, last year. And thanks to Toyin Akinosho, Secretary-General of CORA and Femi Odugbemi and their organizing committee for hosting the laudable forum.


~ By Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima

Femi Odugbemi’s Bariga Boy Wins AfroPop Prize for Best film

Femi Odugbemi

Femi Odugbemi’s Bariga Boy Wins AfroPop Prize for Best film


Femi Odugbemi’s short documentary Bariga Boy has won another international award at the 5th Real-Life Documentary Film Festival (May 18th to 25th /Screening May 21st to 25th) in Accra, Ghana. Last Wednesday, it was awarded the AfroPop Prize for Best film. In April, Bariga Boy was given the award for the Best Documentary at the AMAA 2010 in Bayelsa state, Nigeria.


The AfroPop Prize of the Real Life Documentary Festival is sponsored by the National Black Programming Consortium, in the United States. The prize is connected to the US-based public television show featuring independent documentaries and short films about life art and culture from the contemporary African Diaspora.


“For Africa to catch up with the world infrastructurally, politically and economically, artistes of all shades must stand up to be counted. Our talent must speak out to challenge power and inspire change,” Odugbemi said while receiving the prize.


“I am very happy that Femi Odugbemi got the AfroPop Prize. He did a beautiful work and I really enjoyed the way he portrayed a young gifted Nigerian artiste and its neighborhood. The awards are for me very important because it is a great opportunity for the festival to give recognition to contemporary African visual productions,” said Lydie Diakhate, Co-Founder and Co-Director of the Real Life Festival.