By Hassan Sanusi
And stating that the award maintains its status as the most prestigious and respected continental and transcontinental motion picture Awards on the African continent, they said over 800 films have already been received for the 2015 edition.
The films came from over 60 countries of the world, mostly within Africa, South America, United States and North America.
According to Shaibu Hussein, a film critic and the Chairman, College of Screeners, the organisers received a good number of entries from what could be considered new territories for AMAA, from such countries as Cuba, Brazil, Trinidad & Tobago and Jamaica.
‘The enthusiasm and interest of filmmakers from South America, Francophone countries and North Africa are increasing by the day, considering the amount of films submitted for the awards from the countries in these regions. We are quite excited about this development,’ Hussein said.
Already the pre-selection screening process (where the entries are screened in line with entry rules) has started. This is the stage where the films that comply with the entry requirements are sent to College of Screeners where the real job of adjudication starts
The Chairman of the Jury for this year’s awards is Keith Shiri, a Zimbabwean, film festival organizer and programmer. Two distinguished motion picture practitioners of international repute, Charles Burnett; an American and Filippe Savadogo, a former Minister of Culture, Tourism and Communications in Burkina Faso recently joined the current body of Jurors.
