Adjetey Anang to host 2023 AMVCA Nominees announcement

Award-winning Ghanaian actor, Adjetey Anang has been announced as the host of the 2023 Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards nominees announcement.

This is following the AMVCA press briefing to announce the scheduled broadcast of nominees on 16 April across all Africa Magic Channels on DStv and GOtv from 6 pm.

The movie stars will announce all categories except the MNET original category which will be presented by two child actors, Jasmine Olarotimi and Nifemi Lawal who are also actors in Africa Magic Original telenovelas, The Johnsons and Ajoche.

Dr Busola Tejumola, Executive Head of Content and West African Channels at MultiChoice Nigeria said, “We are happy to unveil the nominees for the 9th edition of the prestigious Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards.

“This year, we saw a 40% increase in the number of entries received and hundreds of hours have gone into painstakingly reviewing each of them to arrive at the nominees. Each of the nominees for this year’s awards are reflective of the abundant talent our continent boasts and we can’t wait to celebrate them.”

The call for entries which commenced on 20 February 2023 and ended on 17 March 2023 was open to filmmakers from across Africa whose made-for-television movies or television series fell within the specified timeline and were relevant to the categories available.

Of the 33 categories, 10 will be open to public voting, 2 categories will be decided by live voting at the event and 22 categories will be decided by the AMVCA panel of judges headed by veteran filmmaker, Femi Odugbemi.

The AMVCA jury is working alongside Deloitte to ensure the voting process is free and fair.

The ninth edition of the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards is brought to viewers by Africa Magic in partnership with Amstel Malta, and Zagg Energy Drink.

This edition is a 3-day event with the award show scheduled for 20 May 2023 with a live broadcast across all Africa Magic Channels on DStv and GOtv.

SOURCE: myjoyonline.com