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Golden Movie Awards Opens Entries For 2017 Edition

By Daily Guide
General News Yvonne Okoro
APR 27, 2017 LISTEN
Yvonne Okoro

Entries are being accepted for the third annual Golden Movie Awards Africa (GMAA) to be held on July 8 in Accra.

The deadline for submissions is May 10, 2017. The annual GMAA is an initiative by NMJ Ghana and its Ghanaian and international partners to reward excellence in filmmaking on the Africa continent and among Africans in the Diaspora.

GMAA gives opportunity to African filmmakers from around the world to receive praise, recognition and be awarded for their efforts at telling the African stories to both Africans and the rest of the world during the period under review.

The scheme is accepting films of all genres and lengths with any official language or subtitled in any official language. All films presented will be watched and shortlists made based on the awards' criteria for the consideration of the jury.

Award-winning films in the various categories of the scheme will be chosen based on merit and the content of the films by a jury made up of experienced filmmakers and film industry practitioners of different nationalities. Only films made between January 1, 2016 and January January 31, 2017 should be submitted for consideration in the 2017 edition of awards.

To make fair and just decisions in its choice for the various winners at the GMAA, the jury will consider relevant African stories, relevant methods of storytelling, technical excellence and other important factors of filmmaking.

Submissions should be made via the GMAA website: www.goldenmovieawards.com or delivered by courier to or by dropping copies of the film in MP4 format at the NMJ Ghana offices at Number 35 Akoofio Street, Adenta, Accra, Ghana.

Speaking at the Golden Movie Awards Africa (GMAA) launch ceremony at the International Guest Centre on Tuesday, Director Mimi Adani said the annual event seeks to award excellence in movie making on the African continent and the African Diaspora.

According to her, the theme for this year's event will be 'empowering the African filmmaker'. As a result, three film personalities who have contributed immensely to the growth of African film industry will be honoured by the award scheme.

Instituted and organised by NMJ Ghana and its partners, the GMAA brings together professionals in filmmaking in Africa once every year to celebrate, promote and reward those who have excelled in their area of the film industry. Organisers will soon announce the venue for the main event.

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