By Abdi Ali
Published March 11, 2017
The 25th bi-annual Pan-African Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO) and the 5th annual Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA) have so far gone down in Burkina Faso and Nigeria arch 2017.
Here are the prize winners:
25th FESPACO Award Winners, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, March 4, 2017
Golden Stallion award: FELICITE by Alain Gomis, Senegal
Silver Stallion: UN ORAGE AFRICAIN (An African Storm) by Sylvestre Amoussou, Benin
Bronze StallionN MY SHOES by Said Khallaf, Morocco.
5th Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA) Winners, EKO Hotel & Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria, March 4, 2017:
Best Supporting Actress: Ebele Okaro – Four One Love
Best Supporting Actor Movie/TV series: Rotimi Salami – Just Not Married
Best Art Director: 76 (Pat Nebo)
Best Cinematographer: Happiness is a Four Letter Word (Lance Gewer)
Best Picture Director: 76 (Izu Ojukwu)
Best Writer: Vaya
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Best Actress in a Drama: Rita Dominic – 76
Best Actor in a Drama: Sambasa Nzeribe – Slow Country
Best Actress in a Comedy: Funke Akindele – Jenifa’s Diary
Best Actor in a Comedy: Imeh Umoh Bishop – The Boss is Mine
Best Movie West Africa: Oloibiri
AMVCA 2017 Industry Merit award: Chika Okpala
Trailblazer award: Somkele Iyamah-Idhalama
Best Movie South Africa: All About Love
Best Movie East Africa: Kati Kati
Best Overall Movie: 76
Best Short Film or Online Video: Cat Face (Ogu Okpue)
Best Documentary: Alison
Best TV series: Jenifa’s Diary
Best comedy series: The Johnsons
Best drama series:Tinsel
Best Costume Design: 76 (Pat Egwurube)
Best Make Up: Oloibiri (Hakeem Onilogbo Ajibola)
Best Sound Editing: Vaya (Guy Steer)
Best Picture Editing: Oloibiri (Nnodim Chigozie, Paula Petterson)
Best Lighting Designer: 93 Days (Elliot Sewape)
Best Soundtrack: The Encounter – Michael ‘The Truth’ Ogunlade
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Best Indigenous Language TV series/movies (Swahili): Zilizala
Best Indigenous Language TV series/movies (Yoruba): Somewhere in the dark
Best Indigenous Language TV series/movies (Hausa): Yaki Da Zuciya
Best Indigenous Language TV series/movies (Igbo): Amonye Buonye
Best Actress in a comedy: Deborah (Hustle)
Best Actor in a comedy:Samuel Ajibola (Johnsons)
Best Actress in a drama: Meg Otanwa (Hush)
Best Actor in a drama:David Jones David (Hotel Majestic)
