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African Movie Academy Awards nominations: Sou African films feature prominently

04/04/2014

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African Movie Academy Awards nominations: South African films feature prominently --

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The African Movie Academy Awards (AMAA), has announced the 2014 nominees for the 10th edition of this pan-African event.

Various South African films feature prominently on the list of the continents prestigious awards for filmmakers of the African Diaspora.

Writer and director Jahmil X.T. Qubeka s Of Good Report has been nominated in 13 categories; The Forgotten Kingdom, directed by Andrew Mudge and produced by ZenHQ Films in Cape Town, has been nominated for nine awards, while feel-good movie Felix, directed by Roberta Durrant and written by South African Writers Guild Muse Award winner Shirley Johnston received eight nominations.

Of Good Report and The Forgotten Kingdom are in the running for Best Feature Film; Mudge and Qubeka have both been nominated in the Best Director of a Feature Film category, with Mudge and Durrant receiving nominations for Best First Feature Film by a Director.

Highly successful South African animated feature film Khumba by Triggerfish Animation Studios on Cape Town has been nominated in the Best Animation category.

The full list of nominees:

EFERE OZAKO AMAA 2014 AWARD FOR BEST SHORT FILM

Haunted Soul Kenya

Siriya Mtungi Tanzania

Dialemi Gabon

New Horizon Nigeria

Nandy l orpheline Mali

Living Funeral Nigeria

Phindile s Heart South Africa

AMAA 2014 AWARD FOR BEST ANIMATION

The Hare and the Lion Burkina Faso

Thank God it s Friday Morocco

Leila Nigeria

Khumba South Africa

The Brats and Toy Thief Mozambique

AMAA 2014 AWARD FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY

Hamu Beya - The Sand Fishers Mali

Potraits of a Lone Farmer Nigeria / Denmark

Kushaya Ingagasi South Africa

Daughters of the Niger Delta Nigeria

Sincerely Ethiopia Ethiopia

OUSMANE SEMBENE AMAA 2014 AWARD FOR BEST FILM IN AN AFRICAN LANGUAGE

The Forgotten Kingdom South Africa

B for Boy Nigeria

Omo Elemosho Nigeria

Onye Ozi Nigeria

Ni Sisi Kenya

AMAA 2014 AWARD FOR BEST FILM BY AN AFRICAN LIVING ABROAD

The jury decided there would be no nomination this year for this category.

AMAA 2014 AWARD FOR BEST DIASPORA SHORT

Passage Bahamas

Heaven USA

Tickle Me Rich Trinidad and Tobago

Red USA

AMAA 2014 AWARD FOR BEST DIASPORA DOCUMENTARY

Finding Samuel Lowe: From Harlem to China USA / CANADA

Freedom Summer USA

No Bois Man, No Frad Trinidad and Tobago

Through the Lens Darkly: Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People USA

AMAA 2014 AWARD FOR BEST DIASPORA FEATURE

Tula The Revolt Curacao

AZU Venezuela

Kingston Paradise Jamaica

Retrieval USA

AMAA 2014 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION DESIGN

Northern Affair Ghana

Of Good Report South Africa

Ni Sisi Kenya

Good Old Days: Love of AA Ghana

Apaye Nigeria

AMAA 2014 ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN

Good Old Days: Love of AA Ghana

Apaye Nigeria

Omo Elemosho Nigeria

Ni Sisi Kenya

The Forgotten Kingdom South Africa

AMAA 2014 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKE-UP

A Mile from Home Nigeria

Apaye Nigeria

Once Upon a Road Trip South Africa

Felista Fable Uganda

Potomanto Ghana

AMAA 2014 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUNDTRACK

Once Upon a Road Trip

Onye Ozi

Felix

Of Good Report

Potomanto

AMAA 2014 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN VISUAL EFFECT

A Mile from Home

Omo Elemosho

Secret Room

Ni Sisi

Of Good Report

AMAA 2014 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND

Felix

Northern Affair

Nothing for Mahala

Of Good Report

The Forgotten Kingdom

AMAA 2014 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY

Once Upon a Road Trip

Good Old Days: Love of AA

Of Good Report

The Forgotten Kingdom

The Children of Troumaron

AMAA 2014 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN EDITING

Of Good Report

Accident

Once Upon a Road Trip

Potomanto

Felix

AMAA 2014 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN SCREENPLAY

B for Boy

Of Good Report

Accident

Potomanto

Felix

AMAA 2014 BAYELSA STATE GOVERNMENT ENDOWED AWARD FOR BEST NIGERIAN FILM

Apaye

B for Boy

Accident

Murder at Prime Suites

Omo Elemosho

AMAA 2014 AWARD FOR BEST CHILD ACTOR

Tobe Oboli Brothers Keeper

Lebohang Ntsane The Forgotten Kingdom

Hlayani Junior Mabasa Felix

AMAA 2014 AWARD FOR BEST YOUNG / PROMISING ACTOR

Evelyn Galle Ansah Good Old Days: For the Love of AA

Petronella Tshuma Of Good Report

Tope Tedela A Mile from Home

Kitty Phillips The Children of Troumatron

Shawn Faqua Lagos Cougar

AMAA 2014 AWARD FOR BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Desmond Elliot Finding Mercy

Thapelo Mofekeng Felix

Yomi Fash-Lanso Omo Elemosho

Aniekan Iyoho Potomanto

Tshamano Sebe Of Good Report

AMAA 2014 AWARD FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Vinaya Sungkur The Children of Troumaron

Patience Ozokwo After the Proposal

Marie Humbert Potomanto

Barbara Soky Brothers Keeper

Lee-Ann van Rooi Of Good Report

AMAA 2014 AWARD FOR BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

Zengo Ngqobe The Forgotten Kingdom

Kanayo Kanayo Apaye

Mothusi Magano Of Good Report

Joseph Benjamin Murder at Prime Suites

Adjatey Annan Potomanto

Majid Michel Brothers Keeper

AMAA 2014 AWARD FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

Uche Nnadili B for Boy

Linda Sokhulu Felix

Chioma Chukwuka Akpotha Accident

Clarion Chukwura Apaye

Uche Jombo, Rodriquez, Monalisa Chinda and Daniella Okeke Lagos Cougar

Joselyn Dumas Northern Affair

AMAA 2014 AWARD FOR BEST FIRST FEATURE FILM BY A DIRECTORbr>

Roberta Durrant Felix

Chika Anadu B for Boy

Andrew Mudge The Forgotten Kingdom

Harrikrishna and Sharvan Anenden The Children of Troumaron

Dilman Dila Felista s Fable

Joyce Mhango Chavula No More Tears

AMAA 2014 AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTOR

Harrikrishna and Sharvan Anenden Children of Troumaron (Mauritius)

Shirley Frimpong Manso Potomanto (Ghana)

Andrew Mudge The Forgotten Kingdom (South
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