Tobi Ijalana
The African Movie Academy Awards, popularly known as AMAA, has called for submission of films for its 15th edition.
The call by AMAA is coming two months after its first call for film submission in November 2018.
In a statement by the academy, film submissions for the 2019 edition of the AMAA are open to African filmmakers, enthusiasts, stakeholders or others with African narratives from across the world.
The organisers also urged filmmakers to submit their short, documentary or feature fiction films for the award.
The academy hosted the 14th edition in Kigali, the capital of Rwanda on October 20, 2018, amidst glitz and fanfare
The next is scheduled to hold between June 7, 2019 and June 10, 2019.
While the host country and city are yet to be disclosed, the theme of this year’s edition of AMAA has been revealed as “Engaging the Narrative.”
“This year, for the first time, there will be a mini showcase of films that make it to the final shortlist, prior to the main awards ceremony ,” they said.
The academy further disclosed that AMAA would be celebrating the 15th anniversary be highlighting and profiling 15 Best Directors and Best Films of the last 15 years of AMAA as an ode to where it all began.
The academy was founded by Peace Anyiam-Osigwe and the first award ceremony was conducted in 2005 , developed to recognise the hard work and excellence shown by people in the movie industry.
Entries can be made online at www.bit.ly/AMAA2019 and will close finally on the 26th january, 2019.
