The grand spectacle of the Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards (AMVCA) unfolded on Saturday, 11th May 2024, at the prestigious Eko Hotel and Suites in Lagos State. It was a night dedicated to honoring excellence and celebrating the remarkable talent within the African film and television industry.

Hosted by the seasoned master of ceremonies, IK Osakioduwa, for the remarkable tenth consecutive year, the event radiated with excitement and anticipation as the winners of the coveted awards were announced.

Among the highlights of the evening, Chimezie Imo was honored with the Trailblazer Award, a testament to his innovative contributions to the industry. Additionally, the esteemed Industry Merit Awards were bestowed upon two legends of Nigerian cinema: Richard Mofe Damijo and Idowu Philips, affectionately known as Iya Rainbow, in recognition of their profound impact and enduring legacies.

From Best Digital Content Creator to Best Lead Actor and Actress, the stars of the African entertainment scene shone brightly as they were recognized for their outstanding contributions to movie production and storytelling.

Here’s the full list of the 10th edition of the AMVCA winners:

BEST DIGITAL CONTENT CREATOR

MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE

ISAAC AYOMIDE OLAYIWOLA ( LAYI WASABI)

BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE (WEST AFRICA)

JAGUN JAGUN (THE WARRIOR)

FEMI ADEBAYO

BEST SHORT FILM

BROKEN MASK

KAGHO IDHEBOR

BEST SCRIPTED MNET ORIGINAL

SLUM KING

CHINENYE NWORAH

BEST UNSCRIPTED MNET ORIGINAL

NWUYEE BEKEE (FOREIGN WIVES)

NNODIM CHIGOZIE GEORGE

BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE (EAST AFRICA)

ORMOILAA OGOL (THE STRONG ONE)

LAVERA NDANUNGA

BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE (SOUTHERN AFRICA)

MOTSHAMEKO O KOTSI

MOLEBOGENG MAPOTLAKELE MAMAKOKO & JOSEPH MERLIN TAFOU WAMBO

BEST MULTICHOICE TALENT FACTORY MOVIE

HER DARK PAST

BEST INDIGENOUS M-NET ORIGINAL

IRORA IYA

ADENIYI JOSEPH OMOBULEJO & ALLEN ONYIGE

Non – Voting categories

MOVIE CATEGORIES

SERIES/FILM
WINNER

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

JAGUN JAGUN

LOLA AWE

BEST MOVIE

BREATH OF LIFE

BB SASORE, DERIN ADEYOKUNNU & EKU EDEWOR

BEST WRITING MOVIE

FUNMILAYO RANSOME-KUTI

TUNDE BABALOLA

BEST MAKE UP

MAMIWATA

CAMPBELL PRECIOUS AREBAMEN

BEST WRITING TV SERIES

VOLUME

MONA OMBOGO

BEST ART DIRECTION

OVER THE BRIDGE

ABISOLA OMOLADE

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

BREATH OF LIFE

ADEMOLA ADEDOYIN

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

OVER THE BRIDGE

KC OBIAJULU

BEST DIRECTOR

BREATH OF LIFE

BB SASORE

BEST DOCUMENTARY

LOBOLA, A BRIDE’S TRUE PRICE?

SIHLE HLOPHE

BEST EDITING

THE BLACK BOOK

ANTONIO RIBEIRO

BEST SERIES (SCRIPTED)

ITURA

JAMES KALU OMOKWE

BEST SERIES (UNSCRIPTED)

GH QUEENS

AYEBEA ‘BZ’ DARKO

BEST SOUND DESIGN

BLOOD VESSEL

GRAY JONES OSSAI & FISAYO ADEFOLAJU

BEST SUPPORT ACTRESS

BREATH OF LIFE

GENOVEVA UMEH

BEST LEAD ACTRESS

ADIRE

KEHINDE BANKOLE

BEST LEAD ACTOR

WALE OJO

BREATH OF LIFE

On Friday 5th April 2024, Double Tees Productions premiered and screened the movie Aiyefele at the iconic Odeon Imac Cinema in Greenwich London.

The premiere red carpet was graced by hosts of Nollywood celebrities, from one of the lead actors Biola Adebayo, Bimbo Oshin. To celebrity guests Rykado Agbor and a host of others.

Aiyefele Movie (A Community on the Brink) is a riveting feature film that follows the journey of a community always on the brink of desolation; it struggles to find a cure for the plague killing its citizens as its beliefs and practices conflict with the new faith brought by missionaries. The people are threatened by a self-destructive culture,
assaulted by an endemic disease and oppressed by some evil forces until an unexpected visitor arrives to lead them from the drumbeats of sorrow to a vibrant tune of freedom.

Aiyefele features a respected ensemble cast in the industry, including Odun Adekola, Mercy Aigbe, Femi Branch, Bimbo Oshin, Biola Adebayo, Rotimi Salami, Lara Aiyeomoni and Akinola Akano. It is directed by
the award-winning Seun Olaiya.

Set in 18th Century Nigeria and England, Aiyefele takes its audiences on an emotional journey of sacrifice, reflection, and redemption.
Executive Producers are Toyin Moore and Omotayo Utomi.

Feedback from the Premiere in London has been hugely positive, with the audience describing the movie as interesting, funny, emotional, with a wow effect and an immersive experience.

AIYEFELE Movie will be showing at Bluepictures cinema in City Mall Lagos from Friday 3rd May 2024.

Check out pictures from the London Premiere below.

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A release by Secretary of the BarryFest, Asiwaju Ademola Adesingbin indicated that the event would hold between February 9, 2024 when Barrister would have clocked 76 and February 10, 2024.

“We are going to observe a special birthday Jumat Prayer at the Muftau Lanihun Mosque, Ibadan. Later, we are going to unveil a Cenotaph in memory of Barrister on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway,” he said.

According to Adesingbin, a gala night would wrap up the Day One at the Ilaji Hotel and Resort, Akanran, Ibadan.

“On Day Two, that is, February 10, we are going to host invited guests such as Senator Sharafadeen Abiodun Alli, Yeye Adunola Oredolapo Adesuyi while Director General of the National Orientation Agency (NOA), Mallam Lanre Issa Onilu will deliver a paper as guest Speaker.”

After the lecture, premiere of the first episode of Fuji documentary titled “Mr Fuji Barry Wonder” by a US-based Professor Saheed Aderinto will hold; followed by presentation of award and live performances by fuji musicians.

“We have done all we should to host yet another historic event in honour of Alhaji Barrister who remains our source of joy 13 years after his death,” Adesingbin said