Winners Announced: British Independent Film Awards

The nominations are below, with the winner in red.

Best British Independent Film   

Best Director 

The Douglas Hickox Award (Best Debut Director) 

Best Screenplay 

Best Actress 

Best Actor 

Best Supporting Actress

Best Supporting Actor

Most Promising Newcomer

Best Achievement In Production

Best Technical Achievement

Best Documentary

Best British Short

Best International Independent Film

The Raindance Award

 

Awards

  • The Richard Harris Award
    (for outstanding contribution by an actor to British Film)
  • – Julie Walters
  • The Variety Award
  • – Paul Greengrass
  • The Special Jury Prize 
  • Sixteen Films and friends AKA Team Loach

The Jury:

Jury Chair – Penny Woolcock (Director), Antonia Campbell-Hughes (Actress), Art Malik (Actor), Ate de Jong (Director), Bart Layton (Director), James Floyd (Actor),  Jill McCullough (Dialect Coach), Julien Temple (Director), Liza Marshall (Producer), MyAnna Buring (Actress), Natascha McElhone (Actress), Pippa Harris (Producer), Roland Gift (Musician), Sally El Hosaini (Director), Sandy Powell (Costume Designer), Steve Hamilton Shaw (Producer).

 

Operation Libertad and 26 other films for EKOIFF 2012

Operation Libertad (Feature) – Switzerland/France

The Swiss film Operation Libertad has been selected as the Opening Film of the third Eko International Film Festival from November 5-10, 2012, at the Silverbird Cinemas of the prestigious Silverbird Galleria on Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria. The film was premiered at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival with good reviews. 26 other films including features and short films, short and long documentary films and short animations have also been selected for public screenings at the 6 day film festival. The following are some of the films of different genres and from outstanding filmmakers in Nigeria, Switzerland, France, Austria, Mozambique, Spain, UK, Germany, USA, Argentina, Korea, Brazil and other countries.

 

OPERATION LIBERTAD from Les Films d’Ici on Vimeo.

“The film is based on a fundamental concept that was fuming within small sub societies in Switzerland some 30 years ago. I experienced the film as so real that it leaves you with the question; it might still be a totally true story… Brilliant camera work and visual design was done, to give the viewer the idea that most of the film that existed of a flashback was shot indeed at the end of the Seventies. The characters in the film were each of them very typical in their own rights, which gave the group together the image of a spicy revolutionary group that started out pretty innocent, but got too destructive in the end.”

~ Vivian Van Dijk, Editor-in-Chief of EYES IN.

SYNOPSIS

In 1978, the members of a small revolutionary group break into a Swiss bank near Zurich. They film the entirety of the action so as to prove the collusion between the Helvetic financial system and dictators. Thirty years later, the tapes of the Operation Libertad resurface…

Directed by Nicolas Wadimoff

THE SUFFERING GRASSES: when elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers (Documentary Feature) – Korea/Brazil

SYNOPSIS
Over a year later, with thousands dead and counting, the ongoing conflict in Syria has become a microcosm for the complicated politics of the region, and an unsavory reflection of the world at large. Against the backdrop of the Arab Spring and the complicated politics of the region, this film seeks to explore the Syrian conflict through the humanity of the civilians who have been killed, abused, and displaced to the squalor of refugee camps. In all such conflicts, large and small, it is civilians—women and children, families and whole communities—who suffer at the leisure of those in power. When elephants go to war, it is the grass that suffers.

Directed by Iara lee

Iara Lee, a Brazilian of Korean descent, is an activist, filmmaker, and founder of the Cultures of Resistance Network, an organization that promotes global solidarity and supports peace with justice projects. Iara is currently working on a variety of initiatives, grouped under the umbrella of CulturesOfResistance.org, an activist network that brings together artists and change-makers from around the world. At the center of these initiatives is a feature-length documentary film entitled CULTURES OF RESISTANCE, released in 2011, which explores how creative action contributes to conflict prevention and resolution.

Iara’s most recent project is a short film entitled THE SUFFERING GRASSES, which explores the Syrian conflict through the humanity of the civilians who have been killed, abused, and displaced to the squalor of refugee camps. The film premiered in Kuwait in June 2012.

Foreign Love (Feature) – Nigeria/USA

SYNOPSIS
Jason has always been the smartest guy in his classes. He was always confident he would be the valedictorian of his graduating class until he met an equally brilliant girl from West Africa, Funmi, who came to America to get her college education. What Funmi doesn’t count on was finding lasting love with Jason a Caucasian boy in her college. But with strong opposition from their friends and then their families, is their relationship strong enough to overcome the challenges?
Foreign Love is a romantic drama filled with relationship trials and how two people who truly love one another eventually overcame their challenges.

Directed by Michael Oke and Jay Wiggs

VOTE FOR THE NOLLYWOOD DIVA OF THE YEAR


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Eko International Film Festival (EKOIFF) presents the first ever Nollywood Divas Awards.

WHO IS YOUR DIVA OF THE YEAR?

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…And the 20 nominees are the following Nollywood divas in no particular order.
 

  • Rita Dominic,
  • .Genevieve Nnaji
  • Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde
  • Stephine Okereke Linus.
  • Kate Henshaw
  • Funke Akindele.
  • Monalisa Chinda
  • Omoli Oboli,
  • Stella Damasus.
  • Lillian Bach
  • Joke Silva-Jacobs
  • Ngozi Ezeonu
  • Clarion Chukwura.
  •  Ini Edo
  •  Uche Jumbo
  • Bimbo Akinbola.
  • Tonto Dike
  • Mercy Johnson
  • Nse Ikpe Esim
  • Fathia Balogun

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VOTE FOR THE NOLLYWOOD DIVA OF THE YEAR 2012!

The annual Eko International Film Festival (EKOIFF), Nigeria’s leading international film festival is honoring Nollywood divas with the launch of the annual Nollywood Divas Awards to be unveiled at the 3rd Eko International Film Festival which opens on November 5, 2012, in the coastal mega city of Lagos in south western Nigeria.

The Nollywood Divas Awards is a celebration of the accomplished actresses in Nollywood, the Nigerian film industry,” said Mr. Hope Obioma Opara, the President of Eko International Film Festival and CEO of Nollywood Divas Awards as he released the maiden NOLLYWOOD DIVAS AWARDS MAGAZINE ® with the announcement of the 20 nominees for the inaugural Nollywood Divas Awards in Lagos.

The top nominees include the most popular Nigerian actress Genevieve Nnaji, multiple awards winning actresses Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, Rita Dominic, Kate Henshaw, Stephanie Okereke-Idahosa, Omoni Oboli, Monilisa Chinda, Funke Akindele, Stella Damasus, Ini Edo, Mercy Johnson, Bimbo Akkintola, Nse Etim Ekpe, Uche Jumbo, Tonto Dike, Lillian Bach, Fathia Balogun, Ngozi Ezeonu, Joke Silva-Jacobs and Clarion Chukwurah who is the most accomplished Nigerian Nollywood diva to date.

VOTING OPENS ON SEPTEMBER 1.
You will soon receive the alert to vote on your mobile phones from September 1.
VOTE FOR THE NOLLYWOOD DIVA OF THE YEAR 2012!

Tracy Obonna is the Sexiest Black Woman Alive ®

Tracy Obonna is the Sexiest Black Woman Alive

Supple magazine is proud to name Tracy Obonna as the Sexiest Black Woman Alive after a comprehensive survey of all the celebrated past and present living beautiful and voluptuous black women on earth, including winners of the global beauty pageants and supermodels in the annual Sports Illustrated Calendars.

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The celebrated selection of Esquire’s Sexiest Woman Alive has been based on the skewed statistics of narrow-minded American tabloid journalists and deliberately skewed towards the American world view.
Tracy Obonna is hotter, prettier and sexier than Rihanna, Esquire’s Sexiest Woman Alive and will humble Tulisa Contostavlos of FHM’s 100 Sexiest Women In The World 2012:. The American born Nigerian sex symbol is the epitome of beauty with brains whose amazing voluptuous body makes Rihanna and every other Esquire’s Sexiest Woman Alive look ordinary from head to toe, because Tracy Obonna, aka the Nigerian Bombshell is actually sexier than them all. And it is also necessary to correct the erroneous notion of the narrow-minded selection of Esquire over the years, because it is generally wrong to name any woman sexiest woman alive without any consideration for the most eligible women outside America, which is what American tabloids have been doing in discrimination and disregard of other exotic beautiful and voluptuous women who are not recognized by the narrow-minded American news media. The American news media wants to dictate trends to the rest of us, but this is unacceptable, because the rest of the world is different from America and not inferior to America. What is hot or not in America is different from what is hot or not in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Australia and Europe.

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In fact we know from the records of all the winners of the Miss World, Miss Universe and other global beauty pageants that there are prettier and sexier women in other countries than America. Therefore, the Esquire cannot make an American selection of sexy women and name them sexiest women alive without the consideration and inclusion of sexy women outside their purview. There is more to the beauty and sexuality of femininity than what is seen through the rosé tinted spectacles of Hollywood. The beauty of any woman being the sexiest woman alive is more than meets the eye of the Esquire of America and their Hollywood. We have made our own inquiries online and offline and have stumbled upon our own epitome of the sexiest woman alive who is black, bold and beautiful enough to be named the Sexiest Black Woman Alive in the world Tracy Obonna and you are welcome to compare her to every woman Esquire has named Sexiest Woman Alive and see if she is not sexier than them all. Enjoy!

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Omo Sandra Rocks the World of Stardom

Standing 5 feet, 9 inches tall Omo Sandra makes heads turn in her direction wherever she appears. This UK based Nigerian born supermodel and actress is one of the most accomplished upcoming black models in the world with modelling contracts in the UK, Holland, Germany and South Africa under the management of acclaimed agencies like Topco International models & Shine Models, where she walked internationally. And she has also done some of the biggest commercials in Africa.

Omo on the runway of London Fashion Week
Omo at the London Fashion Week.

• In July 2007, Omo became the first black model to win the prestigious Face of Brighton modelling competition in UK, being the only black girl among twelve contestants that same year.
• In early 2008, Omo made headlines in England when she did a two day shoot for a small role in the Bond 22 movie (Quantum of Solace). Although all the parts shot in London were not in the final cut of the movie, the fact that she was part of such a movie was a huge achievement.
• In 2008 Omo became the first Nigerian in Diaspora to win the MBGN Model/ Nigerian Model of the Year 2008, winning the right to represent Nigeria at an international modelling competition.

Omo wins MBN Model of the Year Pageant
Omo is also a writer, the author of the highly rated column, Model City published in the Latest 7 Magazine UK; a glossy magazine read by over 100,000 people weekly. Model City has received numerous high ratings including being featured on Gossip TV UK, and enjoyed a speculated appearance in the Oprah Winfrey show in early 2009.

She is also the official campaign face of Mode Kendis Bag Label, Netherlands, and has featured in campaigns for Levis.

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With her captivating strut on the catwalk, which she is well known for, Omo has walked the runways of the London Fashion Week, Culture 2 Couture, Arise Fashion Week, BBC, Black Beauty & Hair, Adebayo Jones, Jerry Ribbon, Roberto Cavalli, Jaeger, Levis, Black History Month, London Diversity Fashion week, Cape Town Fashion week, The Best of Nigeria Fashion Shows UK, Ovation Red Carpet, International Style Week Nigeria, etc. She has also featured in Gossip TV UK, BBC’s documentary on Black Beauty 2008, Channel 4 UK, SABC 3 South Africa, etc. Magazine appearances include BB&H, Pride, Oh Yes, Every Model, and Ebony, to mention a few.

Omo receives award from Nigerian High Commissioner to the UK
In April 2008, Omo received an achievement award from the Nigerian High Commissioner to the UK, HE Dr Dalhatu Sarki Tafida OFR, in recognition of her contributions to the enhancement of the image of Nigerians, and Nigeria in the UK.

Since her return to the UK, she has become a household name with numerous invitations to grace fashion shows and events, and speak to Nigerian youths on issues of life. In April 2008, Omo received an achievement award from the Nigerian High Commissioner to the UK, HE Dr Dalhatu Sarki Tafida OFR, in recognition of her contributions to the enhancement of the image of Nigerians, and Nigeria in the UK. Omo has been featured in commercials worldwide, including World Cup adverts for MTN (popularly known as the Ayoba World Cup commercial) in SA, Canal France TV’s World Cup advert for all of Europe, Vodacom advert for all Francophone countries in Africa among others and shooting numerous magazine spreads for European and South African Magazines all in a space of one year! Still in 2010, Omo returned to Nigeria in October to grace the catwalk of the International Style Week where she opened and closed the show of international designer Adebayo Jones to raise Funds for charity. As a result of her works so far, Omo was nominated for two categories; Most Outstanding Model and Most Outstanding Runway Model, at the Nigerian Models Achievers Awards 2010, where she emerged NMAA’s Most Outstanding Model.

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In 2011, Omo followed her passion for acting and attended the New York Film Academy. She has since featured in the Oscar nominated film Secrets of the Dead: Slave Ship Mutiny, which was shot for, and aired on PBS America. She has also starred in several Nollywood movies to be released in 2012.

Kiki Omeili, The Captivating New Nollywood Diva

Kiki Omeili made her film debut in the much talked about movie Married But Living Single directed by Tunde Olaoye and produced by KAP. She played the role of the antagonistic and opportunistic Titi Haastrup alongside Joseph Benjamin, Funke Akindele, Joke silva, Femi Brainard and Tina Mba.

MARRIED BUT SINGLE

The Nimo, Anambra state born actress graduated from the College of Medicine, University of Lagos, did her houseman ship at the prestigious University College Hospital Ibadan, and her National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) at the Health Centre, Ajeromi Ifelodun Local Govt. Thereafter, she worked as a business manager at Pathcare International, before following her passion and delving into acting and television presenting. She started auditioning for roles and kept snapping them up.

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Kiki has a host of TV series to her credit, including behind the Smile, The Valley Between
, Footprints, Nesrea Watch, and Gidi Culture to name a few. She’s also the host of the popular TV reality show Dance 234 produced by KOGA Entertainment, which aired on Africa Magic world and several local TV stations last year.

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This multi talented young lady is also hosting the weekly health segment of the popular breakfast show on Smooth FM 98. 1 every Saturday morning called “Balancing life” and writes articles for various on line blogs.

Last Flight To Abuja Première On August 3 in Lagos

The Last Flight To Abuja opens at the cinemas next month with the official African première on Friday August 3, 2012, at the Genesis Deluxe Cinema, Lekki, Lagos.

The thriller directed by Obi Emelonye (the writer/producer/director of The Mirror Boy); is a star-studded blockbuster movie with the leading Nollywood diva Omotola Jalade Ekeinde and other top flight Nollywood stars and celebrities including Hakeem Kae-Kazim, Jim Iyke, Ali Nuhu, Jide Kosoko, Anthony Monjaro, Uru Eke, Olumide Bakare, Jennifer Oguzie, Uche Odoputa and Celine Loader.

The movie is based on true events…

 
A set of everyday Nigerian travelers’s board the last Flamingo Airways flight scheduled to fly from Lagos to Abuja on a fateful Friday night in 2006.
 
The plane cruises at 30,000 feet, tranquil and on schedule. 
But like a bolt out of the blue, through a mixture of human error, technical failure and sheer bad luck, the plane rapidly develops major difficulties that sends it teetering on the brink of disaster.
 
As the pilots fight with the controls of the stricken aero plane, a series of flashbacks unravel the twists, turns and leaps of fate that put each passenger on the fateful flight. 

Young lovers, an elderly couple, a corporate party, a sportsman on the threshold of greatness; all the passengers are caught up in the nightmare scenario and sense the final moments of their lives approach. All…except one! 
What does he know?
 
Will they survive…The last flight to Abuja?

The movie will be showing at the Ozone Cinemas, Silverbird Cinemas, Genesis Deluxe and other cinemas in Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt and Enugu.

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Nominees and Winners of the 65th Cannes Film Festival

The highly gifted Austrian filmmaker Michael Haneke won his second Palme d’Or at the 65th Cannes Film Festival with his romantic thriller Amour (Love). His first Palme d’Or was for his film The White Ribbon in 2009. Thousands of filmmakers, distributors, movie buffs, tourists and others thronged the festival from May 16 to May 27, 2012. The President of the Jury for the main competition was the notable Italian director Nanni Moretti while British actor Tim Roth was the President of the Jury for the Un Certain Regard and the event was hosted by French screen diva Bérénice Bejo.

There were 22 films in the Official Selection and Egypt was the only African country in competition this year, but her entry Yousry Nasrallah’s Baad El Mawkeaa (After The Battle) did not win any prize.
The following are all the selected films and winners, including winners of other awards.

Synopsis
Georges and Anne are in their eighties. They are cultivated, retired music teachers.
Their daughter, who is also a musician, lives abroad with her family.
One day, Anne has an attack.
The couple’s bond of love is severely tested.

Credits

Actors

In Competition :

Feature films

Short Films

Un Certain Regard :

Cinefondation :

Golden Camera :

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Rita Dominic Wins the Best Actress Award at 2012 AMAA

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Rita Dominic acknowledges the honour of winning the African Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) for the Best Actress in a Leading Role.

Top Nollywood diva Rita Dominic won the African Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) for the Best Actress in a Leading Role for her awesome role in the Kenyan movie Shattered. It was a Sunday night of glamour at the 8th AMAA at the prestigious Expo Hall of the luxury Eko Hotel and Suites on Victoria Island in Lagos. The top prizes were won by South Africans and Nigerians.

The following is the complete list of the winners.

AMAA 2012 BEST SHORT FILM

Braids On Bald Head – Nigeria – Winner
JAMAA – Uganda
Look Again – Kenya
Maffe Tiga – Guinea
Hidden Life – South Africa
Mwansa The Great – Zimbabwe
Chumo – Tanzania
The Young Smoker – Nigeria

AMAA 2012 BEST DOCUMENTARY

African Election – Nigeria / Germany – Winner
Beyond The Deadly Pit – Rwanda
Awa Ogbe An African Adventure – Algeria
Dear Mandella – South Africa
White & Black, Crime And Colour – Tanzania
The Niger Delta Struggle – Ghana
There Is Nothing Wrong With My Uncle – Nigeria
How Much Is Too Much – Kenya

AMAA 2012 BEST DIASPORA FEATURE

Toussanat Louverture – France – Winner
Ghetta Life – Jamaica
High Chicago – Canada
Elza – Guadelupe
Better Must Come – Jamaica
Kinyanrwanda – USA

AMAA 2012 BEST DIASPORA DOCUMENTARY

The Education of Auma Obama – Germany – Winner
White Wash – USA
Almendron Mi Corazon – Guadeloupe
All Me The Life And Times Of Winfred Hubert – USA

AMAA 2012 BEST DIASPORA (SHORT FILM)

White Sugar In A Black Pot – USA-Winner
John Doe – USA
The Lost One – USA

AMAA 2012 BEST ANIMATION
The Legend Of Ngog Hills – Kenya – Winner
Oba – Nigeria
Climate Change Is Real – Kenya
Egu – South Africa
Chomoka – Kenya

AMAA 2012 BEST FILM BY AN AFRICAN LIVING ABROAD

Mystery Of Birds – USA / Nigeria – Winner
Housemates – United Kingdom / Nigeria
Ben Kross – Italy / Nigeria
Paparezzi Eye In The Dark – USA / Nigeria / Ghana

AMAA 2012 ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION DESIGN

Phone Swap – Nigeria- Winner
Somewhere In Africa – Ghana
Otelo Burning – South Africa
Adesuwa – Nigeria
How To Steal 2 Million – South Africa

AMAA 2012 ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN

Adesuwa – Nigeria – Winner
The Captain Of Nakara
Rugged Priest – Kenya
Somewhere In Africa – Ghana
Queens Desire

AMAA 2012 ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKE-UP

Shattered – Kenya – Winner
Rugged Priest – Kenya
State Research Bureau – Uganda
Adesuwa – Nigeria
Somewhere in Africa – Ghana

AMAA 2012 ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUNDTRACK

Alero’s Symphony – Nigeria – Winner
Otelo Burning – South Africa
Adesuwa – Nigeria
How To Steal 2 Million – South Africa
Somewhere In Africa – Ghana

AMAA 2012 ACHIEVEMENT IN VISUAL EFFECTS

Adesuwa – Nigeria – Winner
Behind The Mask
Somewhere In Africa – Ghana
State Research Bureau – Uganda
Otelo Burning – South Africa

AMAA 2012 ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND
State Of Violence – South Africa – Winner
Otelo Burning – South Africa
How To Steal 2 Million – South Africa
Man On Ground – South Africa
Algiers Murder – South Africa

AMAA 2012 ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY

Othelo Burning – South Africa – Winner
How To Steal 2 Million – South Africa
Rugged Priest – Kenya
Masquerades – Ghana
Man On Ground – South Africa / Nigeria

AMAA 2012 ACHIEVEMENT IN EDITING

How To Steal 2 Million – South Africa – Winner
Algiers Murder – South Africa
Man On Ground – South Africa / Nigeria
Unwanted Guest – Nigeria
Otelo Burning – South Africa
Alero’s Symphony – Nigeria

AMAA 2012 ACHIEVEMENT IN SCREENPLAY

Ties That Bind – Ghana – Winner
Mr & Mrs – Nigeria
How To Steal 2 Million – South Africa
Otelo Burning – South Africa
Unwanted Guest – Nigeria
Two Brides And A Baby – Nigeria

AMAA 2012 BEST NIGERIAN FILM

Adesuwa – Winner
Unwanted Guest
Family On Fire
Alero’s Symphony
Phone Swap

AMAA 2012 BEST FILM IN AN AFRICAN LANGUAGE
State Of Violence – South Africa – Winner
Chumo – Tanzania
Family On Fire – Nigeria
Otelo Burning – South Africa
Asoni – Cameroun

AMAA 2012 BEST CHILD ACTOR

Tsepang Mohlomi (Ntwe) – Otelo Burning – Winner
Rahman Junior Bande (Greg) – Behind The Mask
Reginna Danies (Jenny) – Bank Job
Benjamin Abemigisha and Racheal Nduhukire (Derick and Margaret) – JAMAA
Ayinla O Abdulaheem – ZR-7

AMAA 2012 BEST YOUNG / PROMISING ACTOR

Ivie Okujaye (Alero) – Alero’s Symphony – Winner
Neo Ntatleno (OJ) – State Of Violence
Iyobosa Olaye (Adesuwa) – Adesuwa
Martha Ankomah – Somewhere In Africa
Thomas Gumede and Sihle Xaba – Otelo Burning

AMAA 2012 BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Fano Mokoena – Man On Ground – Winner
Rapuldna Seiphemo (Twala) – How To Steal 2 Million
Hafiz Oyetoro – Phone Swap
Okechukwu Uzoesi – Two Brides And A Baby
Godfrey Theobejane – 48
Lwanda Jawar – Rugged Priest

AMAA 2012 BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Terry Phetto – How To Steal 2 Million – Winner
Ebbe Bassey – Ties That Bind
Empress Njamah – Bank Job
Ngozi Ezeonu – Adesuwa
Thelma Okoduwa – Mr & Mrs
Omotola Jalade Ekeinde – Ties That Bind

AMAA 2012 BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

Majid Micheal – Somewhere In Africa – Winner
Menzi Ngubane – How To Steal 2 Million
Chet Anekwe – Unwanted Guest
Jafta Mamabolo – Otelo Burning
Karabo Lance – 48
Wale Ojo – Phone Swap
Hakeem Kae-Kazim – Man On Ground

AMAA 2012 BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

Rita Dominic – Shattered – Winner
Nse Ikpe Etim – Mr & Mrs
Yvonne Okoro – Single Six
Ama K. Abebrese – Ties That Bind
Uche Jombo – Damage
Millicent Makheido – 48
Kudzai Sevenzo-Nyarai – Playing Warriors

AMAA 2012 BEST DIRECTOR

How To Steal 2 Million – Charlie Vundla – Winner
Adesuwa – Lancelot Oduwa Imaseun
Ties That Bind – Leila Djansi
Rugged Priest – Bob Nyanja
State Of Violence – Khalo Matabane
Man On Ground – Akin Omotoso
Otelo Burning – Sara Bletcher

AMAA 2012 PRIZE FOR BEST FILM

How To Steal 2 Million – South Africa – Winner
State Of Violence – South Africa
Adesuwa – Nigeria
Otelo Burning – South Africa
Rugged Priest – Kenya
Ties That Bind – Ghana
Man On Ground – South Africa / Nigeria