AFDF announces African Film Development Awards 2013

African Films Development Awards is a project of African Film Development Foundation aimed at celebrating and recognising outstanding individuals and bodies who have contributed towards the development of African Cinema.

The awards project is dedicated to promoting,identifying and celebrating excellence within the African Film Industry.

This year’s awards will be held in Dar es Salaam on Saturday 29 June 2013 at the prestigious Hyatt Regency with a lecture on African Cinema and Film Viewing prior to the awards day.

African Film Development Foundation is passionate at developing film culture in Nigeria, for an Africa film oriented audience and market niches.

SYNOPSIS

The awards will celebrate individuals/Governments/Corporate bodies with outstanding contributions towards sustaining and developing African Cinema.

30 awards will be presented to recipients from nomination category.

6 awards will be presented on special recognition from the non nomination category.

A lecture on African Cinema with a panel selected across Africa and hollywood consisting of top filmmakers,film promoters,distributors,critics and will take place at the US Embassy Tanzania on friday 28 june 2013.

This lecture will be divided into 2 sessions of 9am – 12noon (Lecture)

12noon – 1pm (Break)

1pm – 4pm (Interactive session with filmmakers) African Night A night of African music,food and cultures to entertain guests and will be hosted by the minister of culture,Tanzania at the residence of the minister.(Recipients and special guests only) Friday 28 june 2013 8pm – 11pm AWARDS CEREMONY/GALA NITE

Recipients and guests will be treated to a 5 star African hospitality.The event will begin at 6pm with Red Carpet and awards proper starts 8pm.

The event will honour filmmakers,government officials,corporate bodies and legendary black filmmakers Morgan Freeman and Whoopie Goldberg. Venue – Banquet hall,Hyatt Regency,Dar es Salaam,Tanzania. Hosts – Tracy Morgan (Hollywood)  and Kerry Washington 29 June 2013. Target Demographics:Film Making, and Culture and Tourism Stakeholders; Filmmaking Equipment and Accessories Dealers; Government Officials in the Ministries of Information, Culture and Tourism; and Finance organisations and corporate Africa. The curious General Public about AfricanFilm Development Foundation’s projects across Africa.

Target Audience

Finance and Connected Industries’ Stakeholders.

Touba’s target audience  and prospects.

Film Making, and Culture and Tourism Stakeholders/Practitioners,

Filmmaking Equipment and Accessories Dealers,

Government Officials in the Ministries of Information, Culture and Tourism, and Information and Communications; and Ministry of Finance and United nation agencies.

For further information on the African Development Film Foundation, visit www.theafricanfilmconsortium.org.  ]]>