Africa Movie Academy announces full list of 2016 Nominations

amaa The president of this year’s AMAA jury, Shaibu Husseini, announced the nominations in 26 categories at a media event in Lagos.

According to Husseini, AMAA received over 420 films from filmmakers across 25 African countries of which 250 feature films and eight short films were nominated by the jury.

However, competing for the best film slot are Dry (Nigeria), Ayanda (South Africa), Tell Me Sweet Something (South Africa), The Cursed One (Ghana), Fifty (Nigeria), Eye of the Storm (Burkina Faso), La Pagne (Niger) and Behind Closed Doors (Morocco).

On 14 May, 2016 Mr Shaibu Hussein announced the AMAA 2016 Nominations in Ikeja Lagos. The Board of Jurors will meet in June 2016 to decide winners of each category.

1. EFERE OZAKO AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR BEST SHORT FILM
1. Encounter – Nigeria
2. Le Chemin – Cote De Voire
3. Blood Taxi – Nigeria
4. Meet The Parents – Nigeria/Canada
5. Nourah The Holy Light – Burkina Faso
6. Ireti – Nigeria
7. Life of a Nigerian Couple – Nigeria

2. AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR BEST ANIMATION
1. The Pencil – Burkina Faso
2. The Peculiar Life of a Spider – Ghana
3. Funsie Fast Fingers – Nigeria
4. Lazare Sie Pale – Burkina Faso

3. AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY
1, My Fathers Funeral – Cameroon
2. Nollywood – Nigeria
3. Tchindas- Cape Verde
4. The Fruitless Tree – Niger
5. Runs ‘I too Seek The Horizon’ – Nigeria/UK
6. Camera/Woman – Morocco

4. OUSMANE SEMBENE AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR BEST FILM IN AN AFRICAN LANGUAGE
1. Brotherhood Eye – Mali
2. Bala Bala Sese – Uganda
3. Missing God – Nigeria
4. Cursed Treasure – Ghana
5. Wako – Uganda
6. Daggers of Life (Agbe Fe Akumehewo) – Ghana

5. MICHAEL ANYIAM OSIGWE AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR BEST FILM BY AN AFRICAN LIVING ABROAD:
1. Lambadina – Ethiopia/USA
2. Skinned – Liberia/USA
3. LAPD African Cop – USA/Nigeria
4. Boxing Day – USA/Nigeria
5. MONA – Nigeria/UK

6. AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR BEST DIASPORA SHORT
1. Lines – USA
2. Raptors – USA
3. Across The Track – USA

7. AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR BEST DIASPORA DOCUMENTARY
1. Can You Dig This- USA
2. America’s Blues – USA
3. Spirits of Rebellion – USA

8. AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR BEST DIASPORA FEATURE
1. America Is Still the Place – USA
2. Ben & Ara – USA
3. Luv Don’t Live Here – USA

9. AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION DESIGN
1. The Cursed One – Ghana
2. Soldiers Story – Nigeria
3. Ayanda- South Africa
4. Missing God – Nigeria
5. Out of Luck- Nigeria

10. AMAA 2016 ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN
1. Eye of the storm
2. Oshimiri
3. The Cursed One
4. Ayanda
5. Soldiers Story

11. AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKE-UP
1. Oshimiri
2. The Cursed One
3. Missing God
4. Soldiers Story

12. AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUNDTRACK
1. O-Town – Nigeria
2. Tell Me Sweet Something – South Africa
3. The Cursed One – Ghana
4. Hear me Move – South Africa
5. Le Pagne- Niger

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13. AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN VISUAL EFFECT
1. Hear me Move – South Africa
2. Oshimiri – Nigeria
3. Stupid Movie – Nigeria
4. House Arrest – Uganda
5. Soldiers Story – Nigeria

14. AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND
1. Eye of the Storm- Burkina Faso
2. Fifty – Nigeria
3. The Cursed One – Ghana
4. Behind Closed Doors – Morocco
5. Falling – Nigeria
6. Rebecca- Ghana

15. AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY
1. The Cursed one
2. Eye of the Storm
3. Ayanda
4. Tell me Sweet Something
5. Fifty

16. AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN EDITING
1. Behind Closed Doors
2. Rebecca
3. The Cursed One
4. Eye of the Storm
5. Hear me Move

17. AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN SCREEN PLAY
1. The Cursed One
2. Tell me Sweet Something
3. The Visit
4. Eye of the Storm
5. Beyond Blood

18. AMAA 2016- RIVERS STATE GOVERNMENT ENDOWED AWARD FOR BEST NIGERIAN FILM
1. Beyond Blood
2. Dry
3. Fifty
4. Missing God
5. Falling
6. O’Town

19. AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR BEST YOUNG/ PROMISING ACTOR
1. Nyanso Dzedze – Hear Me Move
2. Ophelia Klenam Dzidzornu – The Cursed One
3. Zubaidat Ibrahim Fagge – Dry
4. Ifu Ennada – O’Town
5. Eve Esin – Oshimiri

20. AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
1. Joseph Otsiman – The Cursed One
2. Uti Nwachukwu – Breathless
3. Abidine Dioari – Eye of the Storm
4. Odunlade Adekola – Taxi Driver
5. Kenneth Nkosi – Ayanda
6. Thomas Gumede- Tell Me Sweet Something

21. AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
1. Thishiwe Ziqubu – Tell me Sweet Something
2. Maureen Okpoko – Missing God
3. Ijeoma Grace Agu – Jimi Bendel/ Taxi Driver
4. Bontte Modiselle – Hear Me Move
5. Nthati Moshesh – Ayanda
6. Linda Ejiofor– Out of Luck

22. AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
1. Oris Erhuero – The Cursed One
2. OC Ukeje – Ayanda
3. Fragass Assande – Eye of the Storm
4. Masego ‘Maps’ Maponyane – Tell me Sweet Something
5. Daniel k. Daniel – Soldiers Story
6. Biuferi Yakoubi – La Pagne

23. AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
1. Zineb Odeib – Behind Closed Doors
2. Adesua Etomi- Falling
3. Fulu Mugovhani – Ayanda
4. Maimouna N’Daiye – Eye of the Storm
5. Iretiola Doyle, Dakore Egbuson, Nse Ikpe Etim, Omoni Oboli – Fifty
6. Nomzamo Mbatha – Tell me Sweet Something

24. AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR BEST FIRST FEATURE FILM BY A DIRECTOR
1. MONA – Anthony Abuah
2. Beyond Blood – Greg Odutayo
3. 8 Bars and A Clef- Chioma Onyenwe

25. AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTOR
1. Nana Obiri-Yeboah- The Cursed One
2. Biyi Bandele- Fifty
3. Sekou Toure- Eye of the Storm
4. Sara Blecher- Ayanda
5. Moussa Hamadou Djingarey- La Pagne
6. Stephanie Linus – Dry
7. Akin Omotoso – Tell me Sweet Something
8. Mohammed Ahed Bensouda – Behind Closed Doors

26. AMAA 2016 AWARD FOR BEST FILM
1. The Cursed One – Ghana
2. Fifty – Nigeria
3. Eye of the Storm – Burkina Faso
4. Ayanda – South Africa
5. La Pagne- Niger
6. Dry – Nigeria
7. Tell me Sweet Something- South Africa
8. Behind Closed Doors- Morocco

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The Movie Jalam Produced by Sohan Roy

Jalam

Synopsis
Jalam is based on a feature that appeared in one of the most popular Indian daily, about a landless family, that took shelter under a bridge in Kochi, India. They sought this shelter to protect the woman from the city dwellers to avoid the risk of sexual abuse.
A popular magazine in the country stated that “Indian women find herself unsafe till the time she returns back home.” When safety for women in the country is hotly debated, Jalam makes a strong statement as a woman oriented movie that deals with the struggles of a landless woman and her child in the midst of a roaring city. The movie also throws light at land struggles that happen in the country but are often neglected by the government. Jalam also reflects the red tapism in India and the failure of the bureaucracy to provide helping hand to the needy.

 

Sohan_RoySohan Roy (The Producer of the movie Jalam)

Jalam got 6 selections at the 88th Academy Awards including Best Picture, Original Score and 4 Selections for Original Songs.
Above all, Jalam stands for a cause.In a country where the audience prefers the stars rather than the subject of the film, the movie has however faced neglect from the distributors. It is a relief that the film gained appreciations from the film festivals and the lead actress was short listed for the final round of the state awards in the best actress category.

OFFICIAL SELECTION CANNES FILM FESTIVAL 2016

selection-art-ENIN COMPETITION
Opening Film

Woody ALLEN (USA) CAFÉ SOCIETY Out of Comp.

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Maren ADE (Germany) TONI ERDMANN

Pedro ALMODÓVAR (Spain) JULIETA

Andrea ARNOLD (United-Kingdom) AMERICAN HONEY

Olivier ASSAYAS (France) PERSONAL SHOPPER

Jean-Pierre DARDENNE, Luc DARDENNE (Belgium) LA FILLE INCONNUE

Xavier DOLAN (Canada) JUSTE LA FIN DU MONDE (IT’S ONLY THE END OF THE WORLD)

Bruno DUMONT (France) MA LOUTE (SLACK BAY)

Asghar FARHADI (Iran) FORUSHANDE (THE SALESMAN)

Nicole GARCIA (France) MAL DE PIERRES (FROM THE LAND OF THE MOON)

Alain GUIRAUDIE (France) RESTER VERTICAL (STAYING VERTICAL)

Jim JARMUSCH (USA) PATERSON

Kleber MENDONÇA FILHO (Brazil) AQUARIUS

Ken LOACH (United-Kingdom) I, DANIEL BLAKE

Brillante MENDOZA (Philippines) MA’ ROSA

Cristian MUNGIU (Romania) BACALAUREAT (GRADUATION)

Jeff NICHOLS (USA) LOVING

PARK Chan-Wook (South Korea) AGASSI (THE HANDMAIDEN)

Sean PENN (USA) THE LAST FACE

Cristi PUIU (Romania) SIERANEVADA

Paul VERHOEVEN (Netherlands) ELLE
Nicolas WINDING REFN (Denmark) THE NEON DEMON

UN CERTAIN REGARD
Opening Film

Mohamed DIAB (Egypt) ESHTEBAK (CLASH)

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Behnam BEHZADI (Iran) VAROONEGI (INVERSION)

BOO Junfeng (Singapore) APPRENTICE

Delphine COULIN, Muriel COULIN (France) VOIR DU PAYS (THE STOPOVER)

Stéphanie DI GIUSTO (France) LA DANSEUSE (THE DANCER) 1st film

Michael DUDOK DE WIT (Netherlands) LA TORTUE ROUGE (THE RED TURTLE) 1st film

FUKADA Kôji (Japan) FUCHI NI TATSU (HARMONIUM)

Maha HAJ (Israel) OMOR SHAKHSIYA (PERSONAL AFFAIRS) 1st film

Eran KOLIRIN (Israel) ME’EVER LAHARIM VEHAGVAOT (BEYOND THE MOUNTAINS AND HILLS)

KORE-EDA Hirokazu (Japan) UMI YORIMO MADA FUKAKU (AFTER THE STORM)

Juho KUOSMANEN (Finland) HYMYILEVÄ MIES (THE HAPPIEST DAY IN THE LIFE OF OLLI MÄKI) 1st film

David MACKENZIE (United-Kingdom) HELL OR HIGH WATER

Francisco MÁRQUEZ, Andrea TESTA (Argentina) LA LARGA NOCHE DE FRANCISCO SANCTIS (FRANCISCO SANCTIS’S LONG NIGHT) 1st film

Bogdan MIRICA (Romania) CÂINI (DOGS) 1st film

Stefano MORDINI (Italy) PERICLE IL NERO (PERICLE)

Michael O’SHEA (USA) THE TRANSFIGURATION 1st film

Matt ROSS (USA) CAPTAIN FANTASTIC

Kirill SEREBRENNIKOV (Russia) UCHENIK (THE STUDENT)

OUT OF COMPETITION

Shane BLACK (USA) THE NICE GUYS

Jodie FOSTER (USA) MONEY MONSTER

NA Hong-Jin (South Korea) GOKSUNG (THE WAILING)

Steven SPIELBERG (USA) THE BFG

MIDNIGHT SCREENINGS

Jim JARMUSCH (USA) GIMME DANGER

Jean-François RICHET (France) BLOOD FATHER

YEON Sang-Ho (South Korea) BU-SAN-HAENG (TRAIN TO BUSAN)

SPECIAL SCREENINGS
Thanos ANASTOPOULOS (Greece) L’ULTIMA SPIAGGIA
Davide DEL DEGAN (Italy) (THE LAST RESORT)

Karim DRIDI (France / Tunisia) CHOUF

Mahamat-Saleh HAROUN (Chad) HISSEIN HABRÉ, UNE TRAGÉDIE TCHADIENNE (HISSEIN HABRÉ, A CHADIAN TRAGEDY)

Grégoire LEPRINCE-RINGUET (France) LA FORÊT DE QUINCONCES (FOOL MOON 1st film
Jonathan LITTELL (USA) WRONG ELEMENTS 1st film
Rithy PANH (Cambodia) EXIL (EXILE)

Albert SERRA (Spain) LA MORT DE LOUIS XIV (LAST DAYS OF LOUIS XIV)

Paul VECCHIALI (France) LE CANCRE

 

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THE 2016 SHORT FILMS COMPETITION 
This year, the selection committee received 5,008 short films – 458 more than in 2015.
The 2016 Short Films Competition comprises ten films, mostly from Europe and Latin America, with one representative from Asia and one from Africa.
These films are all in the running for the 2016 Short Film Palme d’or, to be awarded by Naomi Kawase, President of the Jury, at the official award ceremony of the 69th Festival de Cannes on 22th May.

THE SHORT FILMS COMPETITION

Lotfi ACHOUR LA LAINE SUR LE DOS
(Law of Lamb) 
Tunisia, France 15’
Sara DUNLOP DREAMLANDS United-Kingdom 14’
Juanjo GIMENEZ TIMECODE Spain 15’
Raymund RIBAY
GUTIERREZ
IMAGO Philippines 15’
Simón MESA SOTO MADRE
(Mother)
Sweden, Colombia 14’
João Paulo MIRANDA MARIA A MOÇA QUE DANÇOU COM O DIABO
(The Girl who Danced with the Devil)
Brazil 14’
Félix MOATI APRÈS SUZANNE France 15’
Catalin ROTARU,
Gabi Virginia SARGA
4:15 P.M. SFARSITUL LUMII
(4:15 P.M. The End of the World)
Romania 15’
Farnoosh SAMADI,
Ali ASGARI
IL SILENZIO
(The Silence)
Italy 15’
Simon VAHLNE FIGHT ON A SWEDISH BEACH!! Sweden 14’

THE 2016 CINÉFONDATION SELECTION 
To mark its 19th year, the Cinéfondation Selection has chosen 18 films (14 works of fiction and 4 animations), from among the 2,300 works submitted this year by film schools from all over the world. Fifteen countries from three continents are represented.

Seven of the films selected come from schools taking part for the first time, and it is also the first time that a film school from Venezuela has reached the selection stage. More than half of this edition’s movies are directed by women, with 10 out of the 18 films selected.

The three Cinéfondation prizes will be awarded at a ceremony preceding the screening of the prize-winning films on Friday 20th May in the Buñuel Theatre.

 

THE CINÉFONDATION SELECTION

Hamid AHMADI IN THE HILLS The London Film School
UK
21′
Mounia AKL SUBMARINE  Columbia University School of the Arts
USA
21′
Nadja ANDRASEV A NYALINTÁS NESZE 
(The Noise of Licking)
Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design
Hungary
09′
Alexandru BADEA TOATE FLUVIILE CURG ÎN MARE
(All Rivers Run to the Sea)
UNATC “I. L. Caragiale”
Romania
24′
Mélody
BOULISSIÈRE
AILLEURS 
(Somewhere)
École nationale supérieure des Arts Décoratifs
France
06′
Anna CAZENAVE CAMBET GABBER LOVER La Fémis
France
13′
Jac CLINCH THE ALAN DIMENSION NFTS
UK
08′
Alexandre GILMET POUBELLE
(Trash)
INSAS
Belgium
19′
Marta HERNAIZ PIDAL DOBRO
(Fine)
Sarajevo Film Academy – film.factory programme

Bosnia and Herzegovina

15′
Michael LABARCA LA CULPA, PROBABLEMENTE
(The Guilt, Probably)
Universidad de Los Andes

Venezuela

14′
Ernesto MARTÍNEZ BUCIO LAS RAZONES DEL MUNDO
(The Reasons in the World)
Centro de Capacitación Cinematográfica

Mexico

37′
PARK Young-ju 1 KILOGRAM Korea National University of Arts

Republic of Korea

29′
Fereshteh PARNIAN  ARAM Université Lumière Lyon 2
France
17′
Saurav RAI GUDH
(Nest)
Satyajit Ray Film & Television Institute
India
28′
Laura SAMANI LA SANTA CHE DORME
(The Sleeping Saint)
Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia
Italy
19′
Remo SCHERRER BEI WIND UND WETTER

(Whatever the Weather)

Hochschule Luzern – Design & Kunst
Switzerland
11′
Or SINAI ANNA The Sam Spiegel Film & TV School
Israel
24′
Malena VAIN BUSINESS Universidad del Cine

Argentina

20′