And the 2010 AMAA nominees are

Written by Ameyaw Debrah | March 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment

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Stakeholders of the African movie industry were on tenterhooks on March 6, as all attention shifted to Accra, Ghana for the announcement of nominees for the 2010 Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA). The glitzy nominations party brought together some of the crème in the industry from all over Africa to celebrate the growth of African movies in the past year and to observe which movies, actors and technical players were deemed fit by the Academy for laurels this year. » Read more…

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Shirley Frimpong-Manso’s Perfect Picture

Written by Ameyaw Debrah | March 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Shirley Frimpong-Manso, a film writer/director/producer is emerging as the biggest force to reckon with in terms of quality Ghanaian movies. She has already produced two amazing movies that have enjoyed critical and commercial success across Africa, Europe and North America. She stunned movie buffs with the amazing picture and story quality of ‘Life and Living It’, and confirmed her grasp on the industry with the much-talked drama, ‘Scorned’, a movie about a woman fighting to keep her sanity in a marriage of abuse. The lead actress in that movie, Lydia Forson has been nominated for the most promising actor award in the 2009 Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA).

Vashti Jones – A Promising Light Snuffed Out

Written by Shirlene Alusa-Brown | June 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Jamati sends it’s condolences to the family of actress Vashti Jones who passed away in Ghana on June 17, 2008 from complications due to a sinus and cold infection.

Africa Movie Academy Awards not yet truly African

Written by Ameyaw Debrah | April 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment

have always had a problem accepting the AMAA to be a truly African award scheme due to its overabundant Nigerian influence. A lot has changed since the inception of the awards including a change in the size and design of the award trophy but one thing that hasn’t changed from day one to date is the undeniable fact that most of the nominees and eventual winners are Nigerian. As the countdown to the 2008 edition heats up, Nigerian actors and movies AGAIN seem more favoured to win the major categories. » Read more…

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