With the main awards ceremony almost upon us again, Her Excellency President Joyce Banda of Malawi announced to the world at a glittering ceremony hosted in Lilongwe the nominations for the 2013 AMAA Awards.

AMAA received 328 entries up from 220 in 2011, made up of 134 feature films, 88 short films, 57 documentaries and six animations. Entries came from America, Canada, France, Germany, Guadalupe, Italy, Jamaica, and the UK.

The Nominees are:

Best Short Film

1. Dead River : Namibia
2. Elegy For A Revolutionary : South Africa
3. Yellow Fever : Kenya
4. Kwaku Ananse : Ghana
5. Nhamo : Zimbabwe
6. Big Daddy : Nigeria
7. Release : South Africa
8. Burnt Forest : Kenya

Best Documentary

1. Fuelling Poverty : Nigeria
2. Gun To Tape : South Africa
3. Swimming The Zambezi : South Africa
4. Give Me Back My Home : Kenya
5. The African Cypher Fly On The Wall: South Africa

Best Diaspora Feature

1. Against The Grain : United States
2. Between Friends: Trinidad / Tobago
3. Stones In The Sun : Haiti / United States

Best Diaspora Documentary

1. Fan Do Brasil : Brazil / Guatamela
2. My Thiero Boys : United States
3. Red, White, Black And Blue : United States

Best Animation

1. Tageni’s Dol : Namibia
2. Adventure Of Zambezia : South Africa
3. Mission Impossible : Nigeria
4. Oba : Nigeria
5. Lion Of Judah : South Africa

Best Film By An Africans Abroad

1. Turning Point : United States / Nigeria
2. Assasins Practice : United Kingdom / Nigeria
3. Last Flight To Abuja: United Kingdom / Nigeria
4. Bianca : United States / Nigeria
5. Wolwich Boys : United Kingdom / Nigeria

Achievement In Production Design

1. Virgin Magarida
2. Elelwani
3. The Twin Sword
4. The Contract
5. Blood And Henna
6. Okoro The Prince

Achievement in Costume Design

1. Twin Sword
2. Elelwani
3. Virgin Magarida
4. Blood And Henna
5. The Meeting
6. Cobweb

Achievement in Makeup

1. The Meeting
2. Twin Sword
3. Elelwani
4. Ninah’s Dowry
5. Okoro The Prince
6. Uhlanga, The Mark

Achievement in Soundtrack

1. Journey To Self
2. Okoro The Prince
3. The Last Fishing Boat
4. Hoodrush
5. Nairobi Half Life
6. The Twin Sword

Achievement In Visual Effects

1. Okoro The Prince
2. The Twin Sword
3. Elelwani
4. Last Flight To Abuja
5. Uhlanga, The Mark
6. Awakening

Achievement In Sound

1. Last Flight To Abuja
2. Streets Of Calabar
3. Hereos And Zereos
4. Zama Zama
5. Virgin Magarida
6. Nairobi Half Life

Achievement In Cinematography

1. Virgin Magarida
2. Nairobi Half Life
3. Uhlanga, The Mark
4. Swirl In Bamako
5. The Twin Sword
6. Elelwani

Achievement in Editing

1. Last Flight To Abuja
2. The Contract
3. Elelwani
4. Nairobi Half Life
5. Uhlanga The Mark
6. Hereos And Zereos

Achievement in Lightning

1. Zama Zama
2. The Flower Girl
3. Moi Zaphira
4. Elelwani
5. Uhlanga The Mark

Achievement in Screenplay

1. The Contract
2. Ninah’s Dowry
3. Hereos And Zereos
4. Alan Poza
5. Blood And Henna
6. Zama Zama

Best Nigerian Film

1. Blood And Henna
2. Hereos And Zereos
3. The Meeting
4.confusion Na Wa
5. The Twin Sword
6. Kokomma
7. Okoro The Prince

Best Film in An African Language

1. Moi Zaphira : Burkina Faso
2. Elelwani : South Africa
3. The Last Fishing Boat : Malawi
4. Nairobi Half Life : Kenya
5. Blood And Henna : Nigeria
6. Sherifa : Togo
7. Kokomma: Nigeria

Best Child Actor

1. Cobweb
2. The Ugandan
3. Imbabazi, The Pardon
4. Ninah’s Dowry
5. Swirl In Bamako
6. Salimatu Traore (moi Zaphira)

Best Promising Actor

1. Belinda Effah : Kokomma
2. Sumela Maculuva : Virgin Magarida
3. Joseph Wairimu : Nairobi Half Life
4. Shonelo Mbutho : Ulanga The Mark
5. Karoumwi Olakunle : The Twin Sword

AMAA 2013 Prize For Best Actor In A Supporting Role

1. Gabriel Afolayan : Hoodrush
2. Ali Nuhu : Blood And Henna
3. Olwenya Maina : Nairobi Half Life
4. Alfred Atungu : Twin Sword
5. Ikponmwosa Gold : Confusion Na Wa

Best Actress in A Supporting Role

1. Hermelinda Cimela : Virgin Magarida
2. Patience Ozokwo : Turning Point
3. Linda Ejiofor : The Meeting
4. Crista Eka : Ninah’s Dowry
5. Foluke Daramola : Cobweb

Best Actor in A Leading Role

1. Oc Ukeje : Alan Poza
2. Bimbo Manuel : Hereos And Zereos
3. Lindani Nkosi : Zama Zama
4. Justus Esiri : Assasins Practice
5. Hlomla Dandala : The Contract
6. Femi Jacobs : The Meeting
7. Amurin Wumnembom : Ninah’s Dowry

Best Actress in A Leading Role

1. Yvonne Okoro : The Contract
2. Florence Masebe : Elelwani
3. Mariam Ouedraogo : Moi Zaphira
4. Rita Dominic : The Meeting
5. Mbutung Seikeh : Ninah’s Diary
6. Flora Suya : Last Fishing Boat

Best Director

1. Kenneth Gyang : Confusion Na Wah
2. Shemu Joyah : Last Fishing Boat
3. Shirley Frimpong Manso: Contract
4. Niji Akanni : Hereos And Zeroes
5. David Kitounga : Nairobi Half Life
6. Ntshavheni Wa Luruli : Elelwani

Best Film

1. Nairobi Half Life : Kenya
2. Ninah’s Dowry : Cameroon
3. Last Fishing Boat : Malawi
4. Virgin Margarida : Mozambique
5. Elelwani : South Africa
6. Last Flight To Abuja : Nigeria
7. Confusion Na Wa: Nigeria

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