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AFRICAN FILM DEVELOPMENT AWARDS TO HOLD ON AUGUST 31……..CHECK OUT THE LONG LOST OF NOMINEES AND NIGERIANS THAT MADE THE LIST

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President Goodluck Jonathan
The African Film Development Awards, previously
slated for June 29, 2013, will now hold on August
31, 2013
in Tanzania. It will take place at Mlimani Conference City
Centre in Dar Es
Salaam. The event will begin with Lectures/Symposium on African
Cinema; followed by African Cultural Night and then the Awards/Gala Night.

The AFDA will also award Nigerian Governors, Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta
and  Godswill Obot Akpabio of Akwa Ibom States respectively. The Senior
Special Assistant,  SSA, Oronto Douglas to President Jonathan and Youssou
N’Dour of Senegal
are also  billed for recognition.

According to AFDA, Tanzania Country Rep Jonathan
Mnyela, Gambian President and  H.E Yahya Jammeh will be the Special
Guest of Honour, while Nigeria’s
President  Goodluck Jonathan will receive an award for his outstanding
development of Nigeria’s
 film industry, Nollywood. Special Recognition Awards will go to Morgan
Freeman and  Whoopi Goldberg.
AFDA award categories include 30 categories including
one dedicated to Kiswahili films, to recognize Tanzania’s
hosting of  the event.
See the list of nominees below.
  
NOMINEES LIST
1. BEST AFRICAN ACTOR IN DIASPORA
 Chinwetel Ejiofor
 Djimon Hounsou
 Idris Elba
 Lazaro Ramos
 Yao B
Nunoo
2. BEST AFRICAN ACTRESS IN DIASPORA
 Thandie Newton
 Charlize Theron
 Sophie Okonedo
 Gubourey Sidibe
 Rachel Mwanza
3. MOST SUPPORTIVE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IN AFRICA
TOWARD FILM DEVELOPMENT
 Nigeria
 Tanzania
 South Africa
 Egypt
 Cameroon

4. MOST SUPPORTIVE BANK IN AFRICA
 United Bank of Africa
 Standard Chartered
 Access Bank
 Ecobank
 NMB
5. MOST OUTSTANDING FILM VENTURE IN AFRICA
 Iroko TV
 Africa Metropolis
 AMAA
 African Magic
 African Women in Cinema
6. MOST OUTSTANDING FILM FESTVAL IN AFRICA
 Abuja
International Film Festival
 Durban
International Film Festival
 Cairo
International Film Festival
 Zanzibar
International Film Festival
 FESPACO Festival Du Film Carthage
7. LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD IN FILM MAKING
 Sotigui Kouyate (Actor/Mali) Died 2010
 Omar Seck (Actor/Senegal) Died 2010
 Omar Sharif (Actor/Egypt)
 Steven Kanumbe (Actor/Tanzania) Died 2012
 Moustafa Alassane (Director/Niger)
8. BEST AFRICAN ACTOR
 Wale Ojo (Nigeria)
Phone Swap
 Mohammed Bastaoui (Morocco)
Rough Hands
 Joseph Wairimu (Kenya)
Nairobi Half Life
 Deon Lotz (RSA) Beauty
 Amr Waked (Egypt)
Winter of Discontent
9. BEST AFRICAN ACTRESS
 Eva Mugalela (Mozambique)Virgin
Margarida
 Houda Rihana (Morocco)
Rough Hands
 Florence
Masebe (RSA)Elelwani
 Omotola Jalade Ekeinde (Nigeria)
Ije
 Ama K Abrese (Ghana)
Ties That Bind
10. BEST AFRICAN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
 John Dumelo (Ghana)
Ties That Bind
 Salah Al- Hanafy (Egypt)
Winter of Discontent
 Thomas Gumede (RSA) Otelo Burning
 Olwenya Maina (Kenya)
Nairobi Half Life
 Joseph Benjamin (Nigeria)
The Contract 
11. BEST AFRICAN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
 Patience Ozokwo (Nigeria)
Turning Point
 Hermelinda Cimela (Mozambique))
Virgin Magarida
 Ada Ameh (Nigeria)
Phone Swap
 Michelle Scott (RSA) Beauty
 Mame Astou Diallo (Senegal)
La Pirogue
12. BEST AFRICAN FILM
 Otelo Burning (RSA)
 La Pirouge (Senegal)
 Ties That Bind (Ghana)
 Ninah’s Dowry (Cameroon)
 Nairobi
Half Life (Kenya)
13. BEST AFRICAN DIRECTOR
 Moussa Toure (Senegal)
La Pirouge
 Faouzi Bensaidi (Morocco)
Death For Sale
 Leila Djansi (Ghana)
Ties That Bind
 Kunle Afolayan ( Nigeria)
Phone Swap
 Sara Bleacher (RSA) Otelo Burning
14. BEST AFRICAN PRODUCER
 Pedro Pimenta (Mozambique)
Virgin Margarida
 Sara Blecher(RSA) Otelo Burning
 Chineze Xandria Anyaene (Nigeria)
Ije
 Leila Djansi (Ghana)
Ties That Bind
 Amr Waked, Ibrahim El Batout, Salah Al Hanafy(Egypt)Winter
of
Discontent
15. MOST OUTSTANDING AFRICAN FILM MAKER
 Izu Ojukwu (Nigeria)
 Steven Markovitz (RSA)
 Moussa Toure (Senegal)
 Fawzi Ben Saidi (Morocco)
 Shirley Frimpong-Manso (Ghana)
16. MOST ACCESSIBLE FILM FUND PROJECT
 Nigerian Entertainment Intervention Fund
 National Film and Video Foundation (RSA)
17. MOST OUTSTANDING FILM PROMOTER
 Mariama Sylla (Senegal)
 Thierno Ibrahima Dia (Senegal)
 Victor Okhai (Nigeria)
 Hans Christian Mahnke (Namibia)
 Lilian Baksalevowicz (RSA)
18. MOST OUTSTANDING FILM DISTRIBUTION COMPANY
 Indigenous Films
 Silverbird Cinemas
 Arab Film Distribution
 Cote Ouest Audio Visual
 Steps Entertainment Limited
19. MOST PROMISING AFRICAN FILMMAKER
 Joel Karekazi (Rwanda)
 Tosh David Gitonga (Kenya)
 Chineze Xandria Anyaene (Nigeria)
 Victor Viyuoh (Cameroon)
 Sherrif L. Bandary (Egypt)
 20. BEST AFRICAN
FILMMAKER IN DIASPORA
 Alain Gomis
 Newton
Aduaka
 Gavin Hood
 Akosua Adoma Owusu
 Mahamat Saleh Haroun
 21. BEST AFRICAN
CINEMATOGRAPHER
 Thomas Letellier (Niger)
La Pirouge
 Jonathan Kovel (RSA) Of Good Report
 Lance Gewer (RSA) Otelo Burning
 Yinka Edwards (Nigeria)
Phone Swap
 Victor Credi (Egypt)
Winter of Discontent
 22. BEST AFRICAN EDITOR
 Meagan Gill (RSA) Otelo Burning
 Hisham Saqr (Egypt)
Winter of Discontent
 Avril Beukes (RSA) Ties That Bind
 Mkaiwawi Mwakaba (Kenya)
Nairobi Half Life
 Achille Brice (Cameroon)
Obsession
23. BEST SCREENPLAY IN AN AFRICAN FILM
 Sheila Frimpong Manso (Ghana)
A Perfect Picture
 Ibrahim El Batout, Ahmed Amer, Yasser Naeem, Habi
Seoud (Egypt)
Winter of Discontent
 Potash Charles Matathia, Samuel Munene, Serah Mwihaki
(Kenya)
Nairobi Half
Life
 James Whyle, Sara Blecher, The Cast Workshop (RSA)
Otelo Burning
 Victor Viyuoh (Cameroon)
Ninah’s Dowry
24. BEST MUSIC SCORE IN AN AFRICAN FILM
 Alan Ari Lazar (RSA) Otelo Burning
 Ahmed Mostafa Saleh (Egypt)
Winter of Discontent
 Wasis Diop (Senegal)
A Screaming Man
 Chris Letcher (RSA) Elelwani
 Ben Ludik (RSA) Beauty
25. BEST AFRICAN ANIMATED FILM
 Haza Lambo (Madagascar)
 Omnimon (Comoros)
 Mzee Wa
Kibajaji (Tanzania)
 What a Big Birthday Party (Nigeria)
 Boom Boom (Egypt)
26. BEST SHORT FILM BY A FILM STUDENT
 Category still open till 1st of June. Duration Max:
15mins 
27. BEST DOCUMENTARY BY AN AFRICAN
 African Cypher (RSA) Brian Little
 The Kachikally Code (The Gambia)
Efe Omo Igori
 Touba (Senegal)
Elizabeth Chai Vasarhely
 Fuelling Poverty (Nigeria)
Ishaya Bako
 Mkwawa (Tanzania)
Alkemist Media
28. MOST OUTSTANDING FILM JOURNALIST
 Claire Diao
 Chiaka Orjiako
 Azuh Amatus
 Gerald Langiri
 Samuel Firul Maitahya
 29. BEST KISWAHILI
FILM
 Chumo – Jordan Riber
 Network – John Kallage
 Mdundiko – Jackson Kabirigi
 Sunshine – Karabani
 Zamora –
Shams Bhanji
30. SPECIAL JURY AWARD TO A FILMMAKER
 WILL BE DECIDED BY THE JURY DURING SELECTION OF THE
RECIPIENTS
31. SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARD OF EXCELLENCE AS AN
ACTOR
 Morgan Freeman
Whoopi Goldberg
32. SPECIAL RECOGNITION LIST
The President of Gambia
 The President of Tanzania
 The President of Nigeria
 Governor Godswill Akpabio (Akwa
Ibom State, Nigeria)
 Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan (Governor
Delta State, Nigeria)
 Oronto Douglas
 Youssou N’ Dour (Senegal)

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