Kenyan film gets five nods from AMA Awards

This year’s African Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) held in Yenagoa, Bayelesha State, Nigeria, on Saturday night saw Kenyan movie director Wanuri Kahiu walk away with a total of five awards for the movie From a Whisper after receiving a total of eleven nominations.
From A Whisper is a movie that tells the story of the 1988 Embassy Bombings and was over the weekend screened on DSTV. The film walked away with Best Director, Best Picture, Best Original Soundtrack, Achievement and Best Screenplay.
An overwhelmed Wanuri said, “Hopefully I can make more movies and may make people take movie more seriously and also give a chance for local movies to be seen internationally and in the region and to be recognised by the continent and we were trying to raise money so that we can make DVD’s and released them.”
Wanuri was unable to be at the awards as she had a prior engagement in Nairobi where she attended the launch of Mnet’s Great Africans series at the National Museum on Friday night. Her documentary on Wangari Maathai was the premier episode of the TV seriesProf Maathai meanwhile couldn’t make it for the launch but sent a video message. Among those who attended the launch included the minister for Information and Communications Samuel Poghisio and M-Net’s Director of African Operations Biola Adekanbi

AMAA AWARDS 2009 Winners list
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Best Documentary (Short Subject)
Coming of Age (Kenya)

Best Documentary (Feature)
Joint winners:

For the Best and for the Onion (Niger)
Malcom's Echo (Nigeria)

Best Short Film
No winner announced

Best Animation
Lolo (Burkina Faso)

AMAA Achievement in Sound
Seventh Heaven (Egypt)

AMAA Achievement in Editing
From a Whisper (Kenya)

AMAA Achievement in Art Direction
Small Boy - Michelle Bello (Nigeria)

AMAA Achievement in Make-Up
Live to Remember (Nigeria)

AMAA Achievement in Visual Effect
Battle of the Soul (Uganda)

Best Original in Soundtrack
From a whisper (Kenya)

Most Promising Actor
Litha Booi - Gugu and Andile (South Africa)

Most Promising Actress
Lungelo Dhladha - Gugu and Andile (South Africa)

Best Performance by a Child Actor
Richard Chukwuma - Small Boy (Nigeria)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Farouk Alfishawi - Seventh Heaven (Egypt)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Funke Akindele - Jenifa (Nigeria)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Joel Okuyo Prynce - Battle of the Soul (Uganda)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Mercy Johnson - Live to Remember (Nigeria)

Best Film in African Language
Gugu and Andile (South Africa)
AMAA Achievement in Cinematography

Cindy's Note - Izu Ojukwu (Nigeria)
AMAA Achievement in Costume
Arugba (Nigeria)

Heart of Africa Award for Best Films from Nigeria
Arugba - Tunde Kelani
Best Screenplay
From a Whisper (Kenya)

Best Picture
From a Whisper (Kenya)

Best Director
Wanuri Kahiu - From a Whisper (Kenya)