Awards ceremony set to hold on 30 April 2016

January 5, 2016 11:53 AM

The organisers of the continental awards have called for entries for the 2016 edition of the global reward system for filmmakers of African Descent all over the world

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After a successful 11 anniversary of the Africa Movie Academy Awards, the organisers of the continental awards have called for entries for the 2016 edition of the global reward system for filmmakers of African Descent all over the world.

Entries for the 2016 edition opened on October 10, 2015 and will be open till January 7th, 2016, according to the Director of Administration, Mr. Tony Anih. He enjoined film makers and their representatives across Africa to submit their works for the 2016 awards. ‘’We have given a three-month window to enable entries to come from all parts of Africa and from the Diaspora" he said. This, he further explained, will give Film Makers the room to accommodate for the logistics involved in sending to our Regional Offices in Ghana, Nairobi , Johannesburg, Lagos , as well as via the Pan African Film Festival Los Angeles.

Film makers are expected to send in their works produced and or released between 1 December, 2014 and December 2015 for consideration for the awards. Such works, including full length feature films which should not exceed 120 minutes, must also not carry any commercial of any product or service.

For works produced in any language other than English, most especially where the language of dialogue is an African indigenous language, they must be sub-titled in English, according to Mr. Anih. Speaking further on the awards, Mr. Anih noted that the acceptance of the awards, which celebrate professionals in the motion picture industry, has been remarkable across all regions in Africa, with entries coming from North Africa, Central Africa, East Africa, West Africa and Southern Africa Regions.