Founder of the African Academy Movie Awards AMAA, Peace Anyiam-Osigwe
has announced that Nigeria’s commercial and entertainment capital,
Lagos will host the prestigious movie awards in April 30 while Dubai,
the capital of the United Arab Emirates will host the 2016 edition of
the Nomination and Conference.
The conference in conjunction with the African Cinemas Roundtable in
Duba is aimed at creating at identifying, discussing the wealth in
African cinemas and how to harness them. AMAA in the past twelve years
have rewarded African films talents and exposed them to professional
practices and opportunities abroad.
On AMAA’s achievement over the years, Peace said it had sponsored over
15,000 flights for Nigerians to expose them to the film circles around
the world, “Because we believe the more they go out, the more they
learn, network and more wealth comes to our African cinemas.”
Peace Anyiam-Osigwe is a lawyer by training; she is passionate about
films. She started the African Movie Academy Award (AMAA) in 2005. It
aims at facilitating the development and relevance of African films and
cinema by providing a rewards and recognition platform for filmmakers in
the continent. Peace will also be marking 30 years of undiluted service
to the creative industry.