The Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) award gala in Kigali on Saturday night saw 27 black films/filmmakers win accolades in various film disciplines.
The 14th edition of the annual award took place at the Intare Conference Arena, a mega Conference and Events facility in Rusororo outside Kigali.
It was the first time that AMMA, founded in Nigeria in 2005, was coming to East Africa.
Winners:
Efere Ozako AMAA 2018 award for Best Short Film
Tikitat Soulima – Morocco
JubrilL Mailafia AMAA 2018 Award for Best Animation
Uncertain Future – Burundi
Ousmane Sembene AMAA 2018 Award for Best Film in an African Language
Five Fingers For Marseilles – South Africa
Michael Anyiam Osigwe AMAA 2018 Award for Best Film by an African living abroad
Alexandra – Nigeria/USA
AMAA 2018 Award for Best Diaspora Short
Torments of Love (Guadeloupe)
AMAA 2018 Award for Best Diaspora Documentary
Barrows: Freedom Fighter (Barbados)
AMAA 2018 Award for Best Diaspora Narrative Feature
Angelica (Puerto Rico)
AMAA 2018 Award for Achievement in Production Design
Five Fingers For Marseille
AMAA 2018 Achievement in Costume Design
Isoken
AMAA 2018 Award for Achievement in Make-up
Icheke Oku
AMAA 2018 Award for Achievement in Sound
Hotel Called Memory
AMAA 2018 Award for Achievement in Visual Effect
Lucky Specials
AMAA 2018 Award for Best Young/Promising Actor
Anine Lansari – The Blessed Vost (Les Bienheureux)
AMAA 2018 Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Gideon Okeke – Cross Roads
AMAA 2018- AYIAM OSIGWE FOUNDATION Award for Best Nigerian Film
Isoken
Tony Elumelu AMAA 2018 Award for Best Comedy
Banana Island Ghost – Nigeria
AMAA 2018 Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role
Dakore Egbuson – Isoken
AMAA 2018 Award for the Best First Feature Film by a Director
Five Fingers for Marseilles- Michael Mathews- South Africa
AMAA 2018 Award for Achievement in Cinematography
Five Fingers For Marseille
AMAA 2018 Award for Best Director
Frank Rajah Arase – In My Country
AMAA 2018 Award for Best Film
Five Fingers For Marseilles – South Africa
AMAA 2018 Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Joke Silva – Potato Potahto
AMAA 2018 Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
Richard Mofe Damijo – Cross Roads
AMAA 2018 Award for Achievement in Soundtrack
Hotel Called Memory
AMAA 2018 Award for Achievement in Editing
Hotel Called Memory
AMAA 2018 Award for Achievement in Screenplay
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