Road to AMAA 2016:  The award is a reward system for filmmakers….Peace Anyiam-Osigwe

In its twelfth edition, organisers of the African Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) have hinted that all is now in shape as we look forward to the award proper in April 2016.

The brain behind the award, Peace Anyiam-Osigwe noted that ‘in the twelfth edition of the award, we want to ensure all filmmakers in Africa that the Africa Movie Academy is an award reward system for all filmmakers of African descent from all over the world.“

One of the aims of the academy is to create a connection between Africans home and abroad. Organisers of the event kicked off a road show tagged ‘Road to AMAA’ on January 27, 2016. They visited cities across Nigeria including Asaba, Benin, Ibadan, Owerri, Kano, Kaduna and Jos.

Anyiam-Osigwe said training is key for filmmakers. She revealed that they had trained over 5,000 youths all over Africa in their ‘Script to screen’ programme.

The 2016 edition of the prestigious awards has been scheduled to hold on April 30, 2016 in Lagos, after unveiling the nominees on February 28, 2016 in Dubai.

The organisers had previously announced The Academy of Jurors President for 2016 as Mr. Shaibu Hussein.