By Ogova Ondego
Published March 28, 2011
The seventh annual Africa Movie Academy Awards gala night was held at the Gloryland Cultural Centre, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria, on the night of March 27, 2011. Among those who attended the ceremony presided over by Chief Timpre Sylva, the executive governor of Bayelsa State, were more than 20 guests from Eastern Africa: Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Congo-Kinshasa.
As predicted, Congo-Kinshasa’s VIVA RIVA emerged the biggest winner. South Africa appeared to outdo all other countries as the following results by the jury whose report was read by Zimbabwean Keith Shiri, indicate:
Best Short Film: DINA, Mickey Fonseca, Mozambique
Best Short Documentary: AFTER THE MINE, Congo-Kinshasa
Best Long Documentary: KONDI ET LE JEUDI NATIONALE, Cameroun
Best Diaspora Feature: SUICIDE DOLLS, USA
Best long Diaspora Documentary: STUBBORN AS A MULE, USA
Best Diaspora Short Film: PRECIPICE, UK
Best Film by an African Filmmaker Abroad: OLADIGBOLU, Nigeria/USA
Achievement in Sound: SHIRLEY ADAMS, South Africa
Achievement in Editing: SOUL BOY, Germany/Kenya
Achievement in Production Design: VIVA RIVA, Congo-Kinshasa
Achievement in Make-up: SINKING SANDS, Ghana
Best Actress in a Leading Role: Ama Abebresse (SINKING SANDS), Ghana
Best Actor in a Leading Role: Themba Ndaba (HOPEVILLE), South Africa
Best Film in an African Language: IZULU LAMI, South Africa
Best Screenplay: SINKING SANDS, Ghana
Best Cinematography: VIVA RIVA, Congo-Kinshasa
Best Director: Djo Tunda wa Munga (VIVA RIVA), Congo-Kinshasa
Best Film: VIVA RIVA, Congo-Kinshasa
Achievement in Costume: ARAMOTU, Nigeria
Best Nigerian Film: ARAMOTU
Best Child Actor: Sobahle Mkhabase, Tschepang Mohlomi, Sibonelo Malinga (IZULU LAMI), South Africa
Best Visual Effects: A SMALL TOWN CALLED DESCENT, South Africa
Best Young Actor: Edward Kagutuzi, Nigeria/UK
Special Jury Prize: SHIRLEY ADAMS, South Africa
RELATED: South African Metaphysical Drama Wins First Prize at Africa in Motion (AiM) Short Film Competition
ArtMatters.Info shall publish an analysis of the performance in subsequent reports on the 7th AMA Awards later.
