Zylofon Ghana Film Industry Awards set to come off in March 2019

Entertainment giants Zylofon Media in collaboration with stakeholders in the Ghanaian movie Industry has finalized preparations to hold the maiden edition of the Ghana Film Industry Awards in March 2019.

ZYLOFON GHANA FILM INDUSTRY AWARDS is an annual event organized to recognize, reward and honor excellence in the Ghanaian Film Industry and also appeal to the international film community to exhibit our rich Ghanaian culture through films, for the purpose of tourism and economic gains.

The ZYLOFON GHANA FILM INDUSTRY AWARDS is adjudged by a Jury Academy featuring prestigious members of the Ghanaian Film and Creative Arts Industry and the public, with the aim to give fair judgment and honor to the most deserving industry players who have been featured in films within the year under review.

According to the board communications directors Frank Kwabena Owusu

Ken Fiati who spoke to Attractivemustapha.com the main Awards categories are the Legendary Honorary Awards that highlight the crucial roles of carefully selected legends in the industry who have contributed to the development and shaping of the Ghana Film industry.

See the full list of Categories:

CATEGORIES NAME OF HONOUREES

1. OUTSTANDING ACTOR OF THE YEAR - GRACE NORTEY AWARD
2. CHILD ACTOR OF THE YEAR - JOHN DUMELO AWARD
3. OUTSTANDING PRODUCER - KING AMPAW AWARD
4. OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR - ERNEST ABBEYQUAYE AWARD
5. CINEMATOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR - CHRIS HESSE AWARD
6. OUTSTANDING FEATURE FILM - KWAW ANSAH AWARD
7. OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION MANAGER
8. OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION ASSISTANT
9. OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGNER
10. ORIGINAL SOUND SCORE OF THE YEAR
11. SOUND TECHNICIAN OF THE YEAR
12. OUTSTANDING EDITOR
13. OUTSTANDING SCREENPLAY
14. STORY OF THE YEAR
15. PRODUCTION DESIGNER OF THE YEAR
16. OUTSTANDING MAKEUP ARTISTE
17. OUTSTANDING WELFARE PERSONEL
18. OUTSTANDING CONTINUITY PERSONEL
19. OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS
20. SHORT FILM OF THE YEAR
21. ANIMATION FILM OF THE YEAR
22. OUTSTANDING LOCATION MANAGER
23. DOCUMENTARY FILM OF THE YEAR
24. OUTSTANDING CASTING DIRECTOR
25. OUTSTANDING SPECIAL EFFECTS
26. DISCOVERY ACTOR OF THE YEAR

LEGENDARY CATEGORIES

1. CHRIS HESSE
2. GRACE NORTEY
3. ERNEST ABBEQUAYE
4. KING AMPAW
5. KWAW ANSAH

The maiden Zylofon Ghana Film Industry Awards sees the introduction of the Legendary Awards categories which is set to honour legendary industry players and also to put a prestigious tag on their immense contribution to the Ghanaian film Industry.

ZFA ‘2018 Timelines;

14TH DECEMBER 2018

• LAUNCH

17TH DECEMBER 2018

• ZYLOFON MEDIA
• SUBMISSION OF ENTRIES START

11TH JANUARY 2018

• ZYLOFON ARTS FUND OFFICE & ONLINE
• SUBMISSION OF ENTRIES DEADLINE

1ST FEBRUARY 2019

• NOMINATIONS RELEASE

1ST FEBRUARY MARCH 2019

• VOTING STARTS

MARCH 2019

• AWARDS NIGHT