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The Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) has extended to August 10th the deadline for film entries for its 20th edition. The AMAA awards are aimed at honoring and promoting excellence in the African movie industry as well as uniting the African continent through arts and culture.
Connie Chiume (b.5 June 1952), a South African filmmaker and actress, died on August 6th. She was known for her film roles in Black Panther, Black Is King, and Blessers and in South African television series that includedYizo Yizo 2, Zone 14, Rhythm City, and Gomora.
Idris Elba has been allocated land in Zanzibar to set up a film studio according to comments by Zanzibar's Minister for Investment at the Zanzibar International Film Festival. The government granted Elba 80 hectares (about 200 acres of land) in Fumba, on the island of Unguja.
Côte d’Ivoire celebrates its Independence Day on August 7th. Check out two films from Philippe Lacôte, one of the country's most celebrated directors. Run (2014) is a drama and fictionalized account of the 2011 post-election upheaval in the Ivory Coast that killed 3000 people. It was first ever-film from the country selected for Cannes. Night of the Kings is a 2020 fantasy drama taking place in the notorious Ivorian MACA Prison. It was selected as the Ivory Coast's entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards, making the shortlist of fifteen films.
The Nigerian drama I Do Not Come To You By Chance (2023) by Ishaya Bako, had its US premiere at the BlackStar Film Festival in Philadelphia, on August 3rd. An adaptation of Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani's award-winning novel of the same name, the film stars Paul Nnadiekwe and Blossom Chukwujekwu and is executive produced by Genevieve Nnaji and Chinny Carter.
The Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF)has extended the submission deadline for its 45th edition to September 1. The 45th edition will be held in Cairo from the 13th to the 22nd of November 2024 at the Cairo Opera House. CIFF is the only international competitive feature film festival recognized by the FIAPF in the Arab world and Africa, as well as the oldest in this category.