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The Burial of Kojo (Blitz Bazawule, 2018)

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The Burial of Kojo (2018)

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The Burial Of Kojo (Sam Blitz Bazawule, 2018)

cinematography: Michael Fernandez

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Cynthia Dankwa as Esi in The Burial of Kojo (2018)

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The Burial of Kojo (Sam Blitz Bazawule, 2018)

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The Burial of Kojo (2018)

Director - Blitz Bazawule, Cinematography - Michael Fernandez

"My father Kojo had had the same recurring dream for 7 years. The dream where the sea swallows the earth and a raging fire burns. He never told anybody about this dream. He never told anyone it wasnt a dream at all. It was more like a memory. A tragic memory he could never forget. My father believed only the water could cleanse the past. So before I was born, he moved to a village surrounded by nothing but water. A village far, far away. This is where my story begins.

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The Burial of Kojo

directed by Blitz Bazawule, 2018

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Inspirational Nugget Cynthia Dankwa is a young actress and she made Ghana proud at the 2019 Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA 2019) as she...

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1. Julius Amedume - Rattlesnakes (WINNER)

2. Tosin Coker - Lara and the Beats

3. Robert O. Peters – Makeroom

2. Best Diaspora Short Film

1. Bail (UK) (WINNER)

2. Oath Bound (UK)

3. Fevah (USA)

4. I Am Superman (Brazil)

3. Best Diaspora Documentary

1. Wax Print 1 FABRIC, 4 continent (UK)

2. The Guardian of No Return (Guadalope)

3. Dare to Dream (USA/CUBA)

4. Drugs as Weapons Against Us (USA)

5. My Friend Fela (Brazil) (WINNER)

4. Best Diaspora Narrative Feature

1. Nine Nights (UK)

2. Olympia (USA)

3. Traffik (US)

4. Hero (Trinidad and Tobago/Canada) (WINNER)

5. Sprinter (Jamaica)

5. Best Achievement in Production Design

1. Redemption (Mozambique) (WINNER)

2. Rafiki (Kenya)

3. Ellen, The Ellen Parkies Stories (S. Africa)

4. Urgent (Morroco)

                           Chuks Nwanne and co-hst, Lorenzo Menakaya at the AMAA 2019 [Instagram/AMAA]                          

Here are the winners of the 15th edition of the AMAAs.

1. Michael Anyiam Osigwe Award For Best Film by an African-Born Director Living Abroad

1. Julius Amedume - Rattlesnakes (WINNER)

2. Tosin Coker - Lara and the Beats

3. Robert O. Peters – Makeroom

2. Best Diaspora Short Film

1. Bail (UK) (WINNER)

2. Oath Bound (UK)

3. Fevah (USA)

4. I Am Superman (Brazil)

3. Best Diaspora Documentary

1. Wax Print 1 FABRIC, 4 continent (UK)

2. The Guardian of No Return (Guadalope)

3. Dare to Dream (USA/CUBA)

4. Drugs as Weapons Against Us (USA)

5. My Friend Fela (Brazil) (WINNER)

                           Some of the nominees at AMAA 2019. [Instagram/AMAA]                          

4. Best Diaspora Narrative Feature

1. Nine Nights (UK)

2. Olympia (USA)

3. Traffik (US)

4. Hero (Trinidad and Tobago/Canada) (WINNER)

5. Sprinter (Jamaica)

5. Best Achievement in Production Design

1. Redemption (Mozambique) (WINNER)

2. Rafiki (Kenya)

3. Ellen, The Ellen Parkies Stories (S. Africa)

4. Urgent (Morroco)

5. Burial of Kojo (Ghana)

6. Sew the Winter to My Skin (S. Africa)

7. Mercy of the Jungle (Rwanda)

8. Delivery Boy (Nigeria)

6. Best Achievement in Costume Design

1. Sew the Winter to My Skin (S. Africa)

2. Light in the Dark (Nigeria)

3. Rafiki (Kenya)

4. King of Boys (Nigeria)

5. Lara and the Beats (Nigeria)

6. Urgent (Morocco)

7. Mabata Bata (Mozambique)

Mercy of the Jungle (Rwanda) (WINNER)

7. Best Achievement in Make-Up

1. Makeroom (Nigeria)

2. Gold Statue (Nigeria)

3. Veronica’s Wish (Uganda)

4. Sew the Winter to My Skin (S. Africa)

5. Before the Vows (GHANA)

6. Mercy of the Jungle (Rwanda) (WINNER)

7. The Burial of Kojo (Ghana)

8. Best Achievement in Soundtrack

1. Subira (Kenya)

2. Mabata Bata (Mozambique) (WINNER)

3. Farewell Ella Bella (S. AFRICA)

4. Mercy of the Jungle (Rwanda)

5. Sew the Winter to My Skin (S. Africa)

6. Lara and the Beats (Nigeria)

7. The Delivery Boy (Nigeria)

8. Redemption (Mozambique)

9. Best Achievement in Visual Effects

1. Makeroom (Nigeria)

2. Sew the Winter to My Skin (S. Africa)

3. Knockout Blessing (Nigeria) (WINNER)

4. Mabata Bata (Mozambique)

5. The Delivery Boy (Nigeria)

6. The King of Boys (Nigeria)

7. Burial of Kojo (Ghana)

10. NFVCB Award For Best Nigerian Film

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                           Here are the winners of the 2019 Africa Movie Academy Awards, which held on Sunday, October 27, 2019, at the Landmark Event Centre in Lagos.

AMAA 2019 kicked off with a red carpet at about 5PM at the Landmark Event Centre on Sunday, October 27, 2019.

Actress and producer, Kemi Lala Akindoju, Lorenzo Menakaya and comedian, Funnybone are the hosts of the 15th edition of the AMAAs.

                           Chuks Nwanne and co-hst, Lorenzo Menakaya at the AMAA 2019 [Instagram/AMAA]                          

Here are the winners of the 15th edition of the AMAAs.

1. Michael Anyiam Osigwe Award For Best Film by an African-Born Director Living Abroad

1. Julius Amedume - Rattlesnakes (WINNER)

2. Tosin Coker - Lara and the Beats

3. Robert O. Peters – Makeroom

2. Best Diaspora Short Film

1. Bail (UK) (WINNER)

2. Oath Bound (UK)

3. Fevah (USA)

4. I Am Superman (Brazil)

3. Best Diaspora Documentary

1. Wax Print 1 FABRIC, 4 continent (UK)

2. The Guardian of No Return (Guadalope)

3. Dare to Dream (USA/CUBA)

4. Drugs as Weapons Against Us (USA)

5. My Friend Fela (Brazil) (WINNER)

                           Some of the nominees at AMAA 2019. [Instagram/AMAA]                          

4. Best Diaspora Narrative Feature

1. Nine Nights (UK)

2. Olympia (USA)

3. Traffik (US)

4. Hero (Trinidad and Tobago/Canada) (WINNER)

5. Sprinter (Jamaica)

5. Best Achievement in Production Design

1. Redemption (Mozambique) (WINNER)

2. Rafiki (Kenya)

3. Ellen, The Ellen Parkies Stories (S. Africa)

4. Urgent (Morroco)

5. Burial of Kojo (Ghana)

6. Sew the Winter to My Skin (S. Africa)

7. Mercy of the Jungle (Rwanda)

8. Delivery Boy (Nigeria)

6. Best Achievement in Costume Design

1. Sew the Winter to My Skin (S. Africa)

2. Light in the Dark (Nigeria)

3. Rafiki (Kenya)

4. King of Boys (Nigeria)

5. Lara and the Beats (Nigeria)

6. Urgent (Morocco)

7. Mabata Bata (Mozambique)

Mercy of the Jungle (Rwanda) (WINNER)

7. Best Achievement in Make-Up

1. Makeroom (Nigeria)

2. Gold Statue (Nigeria)

3. Veronica’s Wish (Uganda)

4. Sew the Winter to My Skin (S. Africa)

5. Before the Vows (GHANA)

6. Mercy of the Jungle (Rwanda) (WINNER)

7. The Burial of Kojo (Ghana)

8. Best Achievement in Soundtrack

1. Subira (Kenya)

2. Mabata Bata (Mozambique) (WINNER)

3. Farewell Ella Bella (S. AFRICA)

4. Mercy of the Jungle (Rwanda)

5. Sew the Winter to My Skin (S. Africa)

6. Lara and the Beats (Nigeria)

7. The Delivery Boy (Nigeria)

8. Redemption (Mozambique)

9. Best Achievement in Visual Effects

1. Makeroom (Nigeria)

2. Sew the Winter to My Skin (S. Africa)

3. Knockout Blessing (Nigeria) (WINNER)

4. Mabata Bata (Mozambique)

5. The Delivery Boy (Nigeria)

6. The King of Boys (Nigeria)

7. Burial of Kojo (Ghana)

                           Nigerian Film and Videos Censors Board chairman, Thomas Adedayo at AMAA 2019 [Instagram/AMAA]                          

10. NFVCB Award For Best Nigerian Film

1. The Delivery Boy

2. Lara and the Beats

3. Makeroom

4. King of Boys (WINNER)

5. Gold Statute

6. Up North

7. Knockout Blessing

11. Best Documentary

1. Djambar, Sembene the Unsubmissive (Cameroun)

2. The State Against Mandela (South Africa)

3. Golden Fish, African Fish (Senegal)

4. Skin (Nigeria)

5. Khartoum Offside (Sudan) (WINNER)

6. Le loups d’or de Balole (Burkina Faso)

7. Sur Les Traces de Mamani Abdoulaye (Niger)

8. No Gold For Katsaka (Burkina Faso)

9. Mother, I am Suffocating, This Is My Last Film About You (Lesotho)

12. Ousmane Sembene Award For Best Film in an African Language

1. Makeroom (Nigeria)

2. Mabata Bata (Mozambique)

3. Rafiki (Kenya) (WINNER)

4. Bahasha -The Envelope (Tanzania)

5. Azali (Ghana)

13. Efere Ozako Award For Best Short Film

1. The Fisherman (Ghana)

2. A Tune of Kora (SENEGAL) (WINNER)

3. ICYASHA (Rwanda)

4. NAMOW2018 (KENYA)

5. Vagabond (GHANA)

6. Measure of a Woman (SA)

7. Mma Moeketsi (SA)

8. Motswakwa (BOTSWANA)

9. Tonight’s Opening Act (EGYPT)

10. Hello Rain (NIGERIA)

14. Best Achievement in Sound

1. The Last Victim (S. Africa)

2. Sew the Winter to My Skin (S. Africa)

3. Makeroom (Nigeria)

4. The Delivery Boy (Nigeria)

5. The Burial of Kojo (Ghana)

6. Urgent (Morocco)

7. Mabata Bata (Mozambique) (WINNER)

8. Redemption (Mozambique)

15. Best Achievement in Cinematography

1. Mabata Bata (Mozambique)

2. Sew the Winter to My Skin (S. Africa) (WINNER)

3. Mother, I am Suffocating, This Is My Last Film About You (Lesotho)

4. Redemption (Mozambique)

5. Rafiki (Kenya)

6. Delivery Boy (Nigeria)

7. The Burial of Kojo (Ghana)

8. Redemption (Mozambique)

16. Best Achievement in Editing

1. The Delivery Boy (Nigeria)

2. The Burial of Kojo (Ghana)

3. The Last Victim (S. Africa)

4. Rafiki (Kenya) (WINNER)

5. The Gold Statute (Nigeria)

6. Diamond in the Sky (Nigeria)

7. Mercy of the Jungle (Rwanda)

8. Sew The Winter To My Skin (S. Africa)

17. Best Achievement in Screenplay

1. The Delivery Boy (Nigeria)

2. The Last Victim (S. Africa)

3. Rafiki (Kenya)

4. Diamond in the Sky (Nigeria)

5. Gold Statute (Morocco)

6 Lara and the Beats (Nigeria)

7. Redemption (Mozambique) (WINNER)

8. Up North (Nigeria)

18. Best Animation

1. Kitwana Journey – Kenya

2. Choices – Nigeria (WINNER)

3. Isolated- Kenya

4. Afrogames – Burkina Faso

19. Best Young/Promising Actor

1. Youssef Alaoui (Ayoub) URGENT

2. Angel Onyinyechi Unigwe (Adaeze) LIGHT IN THE DARK

3. Cynthia Dankwa (Esi) BURIAL OF KOJO (WINNER)

4. Emilio Bilo (Azarias) Mabata Bata

5. Jamma Ibrahim (Amir) The Delivery Boy

6. Catherine Credo (Neema) Fatuma

20. Best Actor in a Supporting Role

1. Remilekun “Reminisce” Sarafu (Makanaki) King of Boys

2. Jarrid Geduld 9 (Abie) Ellen, The Ellen Parkies Story (WINNER)

3. Zolisa Xaluva (Wyatt Earp) Sew the Winter to my Skin

4. Kanayo O. Kanyayo (Chief Otuekong) Up North

5. Kobina Amissah-Sam (Kwabina) The Burial of Kojo

6. Bucci Franklyn (Dagogo) Knockout Blessing

21. Best Actress in a Supporting Role

1. Eniola Shobayo (Vivian) Knockout Blessing

2. Linda Ejiofer (Oby) Knockout Blessing

3. Kandyse McClure (Golden Eyes) Sew the Winter to My Skin

4. Adesua Etomi (Kemi) The King of Boys (WINNER)

5. Joke Silva (Mama Jumoke) Light in the Dark

6. Arlete Bombe (Mia) Redemption

22. Best Actor in a Leading Role

1. Gabriel Afolayan Gold Statue

2. Joseph Otsiman (Kojo) The Burial of Kojo

3. Chinedu Ikedieze (Big Chi) Lara and the Beats

4. Jimmy Jean Louis (Robert McQueen) Rattlesnakes

5. Gil Alexandre (Bruno) Redemption

6. Marc Zinga ( )Mercy of the Jungle) (WINNER)

7. Ezra Mabengeza (Samson) Sew The Winter To My Skin

8. Ayoub Bombwe ( Mwanyusi ) Fatuma

23. Best Actress in a Leading Role

1. Sheila Munyiva (Ziki) Rafik

2. Rita Dominic (Jumoke Arinze) Light in the Dark

3. Jill Levenberg (Ellen) The Ellen Parkies Story

4. Beatrice Taisamo (Fatuma) Fatuma

5. Seyi Shay (Lara) Lara and the Beats

6. Sola Sobowale (Eniola) King of Boys (WINNER)

7. Jemima Osunde (Nkem) The Delivery Boy

8. Samantha Mugatsia (Kena) Rafiki

24. Best Director-First Feature Film

1. Blitz Bazawule - The Burial of Kojo (Ghana) (WINNER)

2. Adekunle “Nodash” Adejuyigbe - The Delivery Boy (Nigeria)

3. Sippy Chadha – Subira (Tanzania)

4. Nicole Amarteifo – Before the Vows (Ghana)

25. Best Director

1. Wanuri Kahui – Rafiki (Kenya)

2. Adekunle “Nodash” Adejuyigbe - The Delivery Boy (Nigeria)

3. Daryne Joshua -Ellen, The Ellen Parkies Story (S. Africa)

4. Jahmil X. Qubeka - Sew the Winter to My Skin (S. Africa) (WINNER)

5. Kemi Adetiba – King of Boys (Nigeria)

6. Mohcine Besri – Urgent (Morocco)

7. Mickey Fonseca – Redemption (Mozambique)

8. Joël Karekezi- Mercy of the Jungle (Rwanda)

26. Best Film

1. Rafiki (Kenya)

2. Mercy of the Jungle (Rwanda) (WINNER)

3. The Delivery Boy (Nigeria)

4. Ellen, The Ellen Parkies Story (S. Africa)

5. Sew the Winter to My Skin (S. Africa)

6. Redemption (Mozambique)

7. King of Boys (Nigeria)

8. Urgent (Morocco)

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AMAA Awards 2019: Here's the complete list of winners

The 2019 Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) took place Sunday night at the Landmark Event Centre in Lagos, with actress Kemi Lala Akindoju, Lorenzo Menakaya and comedian, Funnybone as hosts. See the full list of winners at AMAA 2019 below.... 1. Michael Anyiam Osigwe Award For Best Film by an African-Born Director Living Abroad 1. Julius Amedume – Rattlesnakes (WINNER) 2. Tosin Coker – Lara and the Beats 3. Robert O. Peters – Makeroom 2. Best Diaspora Short Film 1. Bail (UK) (WINNER) 2. Oath Bound (UK) 3. Fevah (USA) 4. I Am Superman (Brazil) 3. Best Diaspora Documentary 1. Wax Print 1 FABRIC, 4 continent (UK) 2. The Guardian of No Return (Guadalope) 3. Dare to Dream (USA/CUBA) 4. Drugs as Weapons Against Us (USA) 5. My Friend Fela (Brazil) (WINNER) 4. Best Diaspora Narrative Feature 1. Nine Nights (UK) 2. Olympia (USA) 3. Traffik (US) 4. Hero (Trinidad and Tobago/Canada) (WINNER) 5. Sprinter (Jamaica) 5. Best Achievement in Production Design 1. Redemption (Mozambique) (WINNER) 2. Rafiki (Kenya) 3. Ellen, The Ellen Parkies Stories (S. Africa) 4. Urgent (Morroco) 5. Burial of Kojo (Ghana) 6. Sew the Winter to My Skin (S. Africa) 7. Mercy of the Jungle (Rwanda) 8. Delivery Boy (Nigeria) 6. Best Achievement in Costume Design 1. Sew the Winter to My Skin (S. Africa) 2. Light in the Dark (Nigeria) 3. Rafiki (Kenya) 4. King of Boys (Nigeria) 5. Lara and the Beats (Nigeria) 6. Urgent (Morocco) 7. Mabata Bata (Mozambique) Mercy of the Jungle (Rwanda) (WINNER) 7. Best Achievement in Make-Up 1. Makeroom (Nigeria) 2. Gold Statue (Nigeria) 3. Veronica’s Wish (Uganda) 4. Sew the Winter to My Skin (S. Africa) 5. Before the Vows (GHANA) 6. Mercy of the Jungle (Rwanda) (WINNER) 7. The Burial of Kojo (Ghana) 8. Best Achievement in Soundtrack 1. Subira (Kenya) 2. Mabata Bata (Mozambique) (WINNER) 3. Farewell Ella Bella (S. AFRICA) 4. Mercy of the Jungle (Rwanda) 5. Sew the Winter to My Skin (S. Africa) 6. Lara and the Beats (Nigeria) 7. The Delivery Boy (Nigeria) 8. Redemption (Mozambique) 9. Best Achievement in Visual Effects 1. Makeroom (Nigeria) 2. Sew the Winter to My Skin (S. Africa) 3. Knockout Blessing (Nigeria) (WINNER) 4. Mabata Bata (Mozambique) 5. The Delivery Boy (Nigeria) 6. The King of Boys (Nigeria) 7. Burial of Kojo (Ghana) 10. NFVCB Award For Best Nigerian Film 1. The Delivery Boy 2. Lara and the Beats 3. Makeroom 4. King of Boys (WINNER) 5. Gold Statute 6. Up North 7. Knockout Blessing 11. Best Documentary 1. Djambar, Sembene the Unsubmissive (Cameroun) 2. The State Against Mandela (South Africa) 3. Golden Fish, African Fish (Senegal) 4. Skin (Nigeria) 5. Khartoum Offside (Sudan) (WINNER) 6. Le loups d’or de Balole (Burkina Faso) 7. Sur Les Traces de Mamani Abdoulaye (Niger) 8. No Gold For Katsaka (Burkina Faso) 9. Mother, I am Suffocating, This Is My Last Film About You (Lesotho) 12. Ousmane Sembene Award For Best Film in an African Language 1. Makeroom (Nigeria) 2. Mabata Bata (Mozambique) 3. Rafiki (Kenya) (WINNER) 4. Bahasha -The Envelope (Tanzania) 5. Azali (Ghana) 13. Efere Ozako Award For Best Short Film 1. The Fisherman (Ghana) 2. A Tune of Kora (SENEGAL) (WINNER) 3. ICYASHA (Rwanda) 4. NAMOW2018 (KENYA) 5. Vagabond (GHANA) 6. Measure of a Woman (SA) 7. Mma Moeketsi (SA) 8. Motswakwa (BOTSWANA) 9. Tonight’s Opening Act (EGYPT) 10. Hello Rain (NIGERIA) 14. Best Achievement in Sound 1. The Last Victim (S. Africa) 2. Sew the Winter to My Skin (S. Africa) 3. Makeroom (Nigeria) 4. The Delivery Boy (Nigeria) 5. The Burial of Kojo (Ghana) 6. Urgent (Morocco) 7. Mabata Bata (Mozambique) (WINNER) 8. Redemption (Mozambique) 15. Best Achievement in Cinematography 1. Mabata Bata (Mozambique) 2. Sew the Winter to My Skin (S. Africa) (WINNER) 3. Mother, I am Suffocating, This Is My Last Film About You (Lesotho) 4. Redemption (Mozambique) 5. Rafiki (Kenya) 6. Delivery Boy (Nigeria) 7. The Burial of Kojo (Ghana) 8. Redemption (Mozambique) 16. Best Achievement in Editing 1. The Delivery Boy (Nigeria) 2. The Burial of Kojo (Ghana) 3. The Last Victim (S. Africa) 4. Rafiki (Kenya) (WINNER) 5. The Gold Statute (Nigeria) 6. Diamond in the Sky (Nigeria) 7. Mercy of the Jungle (Rwanda) 8. Sew The Winter To My Skin (S. Africa) 17. Best Achievement in Screenplay 1. The Delivery Boy (Nigeria) 2. The Last Victim (S. Africa) 3. Rafiki (Kenya) 4. Diamond in the Sky (Nigeria) 5. Gold Statute (Morocco) 6 Lara and the Beats (Nigeria) 7. Redemption (Mozambique) (WINNER) 8. Up North (Nigeria) 18. Best Animation 1. Kitwana Journey – Kenya 2. Choices – Nigeria (WINNER) 3. Isolated- Kenya 4. Afrogames – Burkina Faso 19. Best Young/Promising Actor 1. Youssef Alaoui (Ayoub) URGENT 2. Angel Onyinyechi Unigwe (Adaeze) LIGHT IN THE DARK 3. Cynthia Dankwa (Esi) BURIAL OF KOJO (WINNER) 4. Emilio Bilo (Azarias) Mabata Bata 5. Jamma Ibrahim (Amir) The Delivery Boy 6. Catherine Credo (Neema) Fatuma 20. Best Actor in a Supporting Role 1. Remilekun “Reminisce” Sarafu (Makanaki) King of Boys 2. Jarrid Geduld 9 (Abie) Ellen, The Ellen Parkies Story (WINNER) 3. Zolisa Xaluva (Wyatt Earp) Sew the Winter to my Skin 4. Kanayo O. Kanyayo (Chief Otuekong) Up North 5. Kobina Amissah-Sam (Kwabina) The Burial of Kojo 6. Bucci Franklyn (Dagogo) Knockout Blessing 21. Best Actress in a Supporting Role 1. Eniola Shobayo (Vivian) Knockout Blessing 2. Linda Ejiofer (Oby) Knockout Blessing 3. Kandyse McClure (Golden Eyes) Sew the Winter to My Skin 4. Adesua Etomi (Kemi) The King of Boys (WINNER) 5. Joke Silva (Mama Jumoke) Light in the Dark 6. Arlete Bombe (Mia) Redemption 22. Best Actor in a Leading Role 1. Gabriel Afolayan Gold Statue 2. Joseph Otsiman (Kojo) The Burial of Kojo 3. Chinedu Ikedieze (Big Chi) Lara and the Beats 4. Jimmy Jean Louis (Robert McQueen) Rattlesnakes 5. Gil Alexandre (Bruno) Redemption 6. Marc Zinga ( )Mercy of the Jungle) (WINNER) 7. Ezra Mabengeza (Samson) Sew The Winter To My Skin 8. Ayoub Bombwe ( Mwanyusi ) Fatuma 23. Best Actress in a Leading Role 1. Sheila Munyiva (Ziki) Rafik 2. Rita Dominic (Jumoke Arinze) Light in the Dark 3. Jill Levenberg (Ellen) The Ellen Parkies Story 4. Beatrice Taisamo (Fatuma) Fatuma 5. Seyi Shay (Lara) Lara and the Beats 6. Sola Sobowale (Eniola) King of Boys (WINNER) 7. Jemima Osunde (Nkem) The Delivery Boy 8. Samantha Mugatsia (Kena) Rafiki 24. Best Director-First Feature Film 1. Blitz Bazawule – The Burial of Kojo (Ghana) (WINNER) 2. Adekunle “Nodash” Adejuyigbe – The Delivery Boy (Nigeria) 3. Sippy Chadha – Subira (Tanzania) 4. Nicole Amarteifo – Before the Vows (Ghana) 25. Best Director 1. Wanuri Kahui – Rafiki (Kenya) 2. Adekunle “Nodash” Adejuyigbe – The Delivery Boy (Nigeria) 3. Daryne Joshua -Ellen, The Ellen Parkies Story (S. Africa) 4. Jahmil X. Qubeka – Sew the Winter to My Skin (S. Africa) (WINNER) 5. Kemi Adetiba – King of Boys (Nigeria) 6. Mohcine Besri – Urgent (Morocco) 7. Mickey Fonseca – Redemption (Mozambique) 8. Joël Karekezi- Mercy of the Jungle (Rwanda) 26. Best Film 1. Rafiki (Kenya) 2. Mercy of the Jungle (Rwanda) (WINNER) 3. The Delivery Boy (Nigeria) 4. Ellen, The Ellen Parkies Story (S. Africa) 5. Sew the Winter to My Skin (S. Africa) 6. Redemption (Mozambique) 7. King of Boys (Nigeria) 8. Urgent (Morocco) Read the full article

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THE BURIAL OF KOJO

Sometimes simpler is better.

The key event and surprise in The Burial of Kojo, which will be ruined for you if you read just about any description of the film, is not what the film is about.

Suffice to say, Esi (Cynthia Dankwa), a young Ghanan woman, recounts tumultuous events in her and her family’s life, including those affecting her guilt-ridden father Kojo (Joseph Otsiman) and his brother Kwabena (Kobina Amissah-Sam). Helped and hindered along the way by the appearance of creatures and fantastical figures, much seems to take place, if outwardly focused, within the confines of Esi’s mind.

The story enveloping The Burial of Kojo is not original nor especially remarkable; the conspicuous placement of a television melodrama in one sequence blithely mirroring much that recurs in Esi’s own world. What does make this film remarkable is what first time feature Writer, Director, Producer and if this wasn’t enough Composer Sam Blitz Bazawule has done with evidently limited resources.

The Burial of Kojo is not dissimilarly creative or innovative from the likewise low budget Girl Asleep which also used masks, considered lighting, natural environments and practical effects to connote a dreamlike world persisting not too beyond our own. The emergence of the film’s darkest visage on horseback is but one instance of traditionalist, classical filmmaking effective for it’s dependence not on budget-heavy or computer-generated effects but mood, stylistic flourishes and the intended deployment of both ours and the filmmakers’ imaginations.

Similar touches are seen with the striking image of the burning of a car, the consummate staging of Esi running through what is in every respect a normal set of fields and the use of a drone to too capture this action and Esi’s growing sense of alienation. One of the film’s action sequences (a foot chase) is more memorable than many for being distinctly and so intimately shot, with filmmakers operating on a larger scale or budget prone to withdrawing the lens to focus on the breadth of a major set piece.

Effective at times, here that rendered conversely and shrewdly within the production’s constraints is all the more engaging and personal.

The Burial of Kojo is now streaming on Netflix

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#Repost @jive_africa • • • • • #JiveBoxOffice - ‘THE BURIAL OF KOJO’ SET TO DEBUT ON NETFLIX ON MARCH 31st . . . ‘The Burial of Kojo‘ movie by Ghanaian artiste and filmmaker, @BlitzTheAmbassador will debut on @Netflix on March 31, 2019. It follows the acquisition of the drama by independent distribution company, ARRAY owned by award-winning film maker, @ava . . . . The company acquired distribution rights for the film in United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand. “Through his fantastic film, director Samuel “Blitz” Bazawule weaves African mythology and socio-political issues into a stunning tapestry punctuated by both drama and dreams,” says ARRAY’s Vice President Tilane Jones. “We are proud to present the gorgeous Ghanaian film, The Burial of Kojo, as our 22nd ARRAY acquisition.” . . . The movie tells the story of a man trapped in a mine shaft by his vengeful brother while his wife and a troubled detective race against time to find him. . . The 2018 Urbanworld Film Festival Best Narrative Feature Winner stars Ama K Abebrese, Anima Misa, Henry Adofo, Joseph Otsiman, Mamley Djangmah, Joe Addo, Cynthia Dankwa and Kobina Amissah-Sam. . source : @live919fm @gahmeli . #JiveAfrica #VibeWithJive #jackblack #film #filmphotography #filmmaking #netflix #filmmaker #avaduvernay  #filmcamera #films #filmcommunity #filmphoto #filmfestival #filming #shootfilm #filmisalive #movie #movienight #moviestar #goodmovie #movies #movietime #instamovies #moviedate #favoritemovie #bestmovie  #movieday #theburialofkojo I https://www.instagram.com/p/Bt_vVYSAOs4/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1km52fc5kr9e

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AMAA 2019: Sola Sobowale is Best Actress Nollywood veteran actress Sola Sobowale won the ‘Best Actress’ award at the Africa Movie Academy Awards, which held on Sunday at the Landmark Event Centre in Lagos. Shobowale defeated Rita Dominic, Sheila Munyiva, Jill Levenberg, Beatrice Taisamo, Seyi Shay, Jemima Osunde, and Samantha Mugatsia to emerge Africa’s Best Actress. Kemi Adetiba, the director and co-producer of ‘King Of Boys’ was rewarded with an award as the movie was adjudged the Best Nigerian film. The category, which was endowed by the Nigerian Films and Videos Censors Board, had Kemi Adetiba defeating ‘The Delivery Boy’, ‘Lara and the Beats,’ ‘Makeroom,’ ‘Gold Statute,’ ‘Up North,’ and ‘Knockout Blessing’. Read Also: Mama G, others seek for Star’s Estate with Adron Homes Below is the full list of the winners: 1. Michael Anyiam Osigwe Award For Best Film by an African-Born Director Living Abroad: Julius Amedume – Rattlesnakes 2. Best Diaspora Short Film: Bail (UK) 3. Best Diaspora Documentary: My Friend Fela (Brazil) 4. Best Diaspora Narrative Feature: Hero (Trinidad and Tobago/Canada) 5. Best Achievement in Production Design: Redemption (Mozambique) 6. Best Achievement in Costume Design: Mercy of the Jungle (Rwanda) 7. Best Achievement in Make-Up: Mercy of the Jungle (Rwanda) 8. Best Achievement in Soundtrack: Mabata Bata (Mozambique) 9. Best Achievement in Visual Effects: Knockout Blessing (Nigeria) 10. NFVCB Award For Best Nigerian Film: King of Boys 11. Best Documentary: Khartoum Offside (Sudan) 12. Ousmane Sembene Award For Best Film in an African Language: Rafiki (Kenya) 13. Efere Ozako Award For Best Short Film: A Tune of Kora (SENEGAL) 14. Best Achievement in Sound: Mabata Bata (Mozambique) 15. Best Achievement in Cinematography: Sew the Winter to My Skin (S. Africa) 16. Best Achievement in Editing: Rafiki (Kenya) 17. Best Achievement in Screenplay: Redemption (Mozambique) 18. Best Animation: Choices – Nigeria 19. Best Young/Promising Actor: Cynthia Dankwa (Esi) BURIAL OF KOJO 20. Best Actor in a Supporting Role: Jarrid Geduld 9 (Abie) Ellen, The Ellen Parkies Story (WINNER) 21. Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Adesua https://www.instagram.com/p/B4KHTHUlci0/?igshid=1myry4150n53p

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Anti-graft Measures: What is the role of the Special Prosecutor?

The decision to appoint a special prosecutor rests with the attorney general or with the president.

In some countries the Special Prosecutor is appointed to fight the menace of corruption where government officials and civil service engage.

The Special Prosecutor is a lawyer appointed to investigate, and potentially prosecute, a particular case of suspected wrongdoing for which a conflict of interest exists for the usual prosecuting authority. Other jurisdictions have similar systems.

For example, the investigation of an allegation against a sitting president or attorney-general might be handled by a special prosecutor rather than by an ordinary prosecutor who would otherwise be in the position of investigating their own superior.

In some countries, the decision to appoint a special prosecutor rests with the attorney general or with the president.

READ MORE: Woyome will still cough GH¢51 judgment debt - Attorney General

In the case of Ghana, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has assured that his government will surely create the office of the Special Prosecutor which he has created despite stiff opposition.

The New Patriotic Party in its 2016 manifesto promised to set up such controversial office to fight corruption in the country.

The "Office of the Special Prosecutor, who will be independent of the Executive, to investigate and prosecute certain categories of cases and allegations of corruption and other criminal wrongdoing, including those involving alleged violations of the Public Procurement Act and cases implicating political officeholders and politicians," the NPP said its manifesto on page 39.

The issues of constitutionality that arise are:

Will the Act of Parliament be an Act to amend the constitution or an ordinary Act of Parliament?

 Can an ordinary Act of Parliament confer the power to investigate and prosecute cases of corruption?

Nana Addo appointed Martin Amidu as the Special Prosecutor of Ghana. He was vetted and approved by Parliament and sworn-in by the president.

In July, a nine (9) member Governing Board of the Office of the Special Prosecutor was sworn into office pursuant to section five of the special prosecutor act 2017 Act 959.

Section five (5) of the Office of the Special Prosecutor Act, 2017, (Act 959) provides that the Governing Body of the Office is a Board consisting of the Special Prosecutor, Deputy Special Prosecutor, one Representative of the Audit Service not below the rank of a Director nominated by the Auditor General, one Representative of the Police Service not below the rank of Assistant Commissioner of Police nominated by the Inspector General of Police, one Representative of the Economic and Organized Crime Office not below the rank of a Director nominated by the Executive Director, one Representative of the Financial Intelligence Centre not below the rank of a Director nominated by the Chief Executive Officer of the Financial Intelligence Centre, one Representative of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice not below the rank of a Director nominated by the Commissioner of Human Rights and Administrative Justice.

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They are the Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu, the Deputy Special Prosecutor, Cynthia Lamptey, Representative of the Audit Service - Addae Wireko-Tawiah, Representative of the Police Service/ Director of Police CID- Maame Tiwaa Addo Danquah.

The others are Representative of the Economic and Organized Crime Office- Charles Nana Antwi, Representative of the Financial Intelligence Centre- Kofi Boadi Boakye, Representative of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative- Charles Ayamdoo.

The rest are the nominee of the Minister responsible for National Security, Kwaku Domfeh and the female representative of the Anti-Corruption Civil Society Organizations, Linda Ofori-Kwafo.

source http://www.newssplashy.com/2018/08/anti-graft-measures-what-is-role-of.html

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The Burial of Kojo (Sam Blitz Bazawule, 2018)

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The Burial of Kojo (Sam Blitz Bazawule, 2018)