Stakeholders in the African and Diaspora Filmmaking Industry are gearing up for the Annual African Film Development Awards to be held on June 29 2013 in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania. Pan African Film Development and Advancement Foundation, PAFDAF; through its registered project African Film Development Foundation, AFDF holds the African Film Development Awards, AFDA. The event marks a reawakening of the need for African sensitive filmmaking ventures. It will also further such sentiments in Diaspora Africa filmmaking projects from concept to exhibition practices. Africa Film Development Awards “In the spirit of Africa”, will run through Lectures/Symposium on African Cinema, June 28; African Cultural Night also on June 28 and Awards/Gala Night on the 29th. The awards after party will be on June 30 at Zanzibar Island. Below is the full list of nominees: 1. BEST AFRICAN ACTOR IN DIASPORA Chinwetel Ejiofor Djimon Hounsou Idris Elba Lazaro Ramos Yao B Nunoo 2. BEST AFRICAN ACTRESS IN DIASPORA Thandie Newton Charlize Theron Sophie Okonedo Gubourey Sidibe Rachel Mwanza   3. MOST SUPPORTIVE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IN AFRICA TOWARD FILM DEVELOPMENT Nigeria Tanzania South Africa Egypt Cameroon 4. MOST SUPPORTIVE BANK IN AFRICA United Bank of Africa Standard Chartered Access Bank Ecobank NMB   5. MOST OUTSTANDING FILM VENTURE IN AFRICA Iroko TV Africa Metropolis AMAA African Magic African Women in Cinema   6. MOST OUTSTANDING FILM FESTVAL IN AFRICA Abuja International Film Festival Durban International Film Festival Cairo International Film Festival Zanzibar International Film Festival FESPACO Festival Du Film Carthage   7. LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD IN FILM MAKING Sotigui Kouyate (Actor/Mali) Died 2010 Omar Seck (Actor/Senegal) Died 2010 Omar Sharif (Actor/Egypt) Steven Kanumbe (Actor/Tanzania) Died 2012 Moustafa Alassane (Director/Niger)   8. BEST AFRICAN ACTOR Wale Ojo (Nigeria) Phone Swap Mohammed Bastaoui (Morocco) Rough Hands Joseph Wairimu (Kenya) Nairobi Half Life Deon Lotz (RSA) Beauty Amr Waked (Egypt) Winter of Discontent   9. BEST AFRICAN ACTRESS Eva Mugalela (Mozambique)Virgin Margarida Houda Rihana (Morocco) Rough Hands Florence Masebe (RSA)Elelwani Omotola Jalade Ekeinde (Nigeria) Ije Ama K Abrese (Ghana) Ties That Bind   10. BEST AFRICAN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE John Dumelo (Ghana) Ties That Bind Salah Al- Hanafy (Egypt) Winter of Discontent Thomas Gumede (RSA) Otelo Burning Olwenya Maina (Kenya) Nairobi Half Life Joseph Benjamin (Nigeria) The Contract   11. BEST AFRICAN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE Patience Ozokwo (Nigeria) Turning Point Hermelinda Cimela (Mozambique)) Virgin Magarida Ada Ameh (Nigeria) Phone Swap Michelle Scott (RSA) Beauty Mame Astou Diallo (Senegal) La Pirogue   12. BEST AFRICAN FILM Otelo Burning (RSA) La Pirouge (Senegal) Ties That Bind (Ghana) Ninah’s Dowry (Cameroon) Nairobi Half Life (Kenya)   13. BEST AFRICAN DIRECTOR Moussa Toure (Senegal) La Pirouge Faouzi Bensaidi (Morocco) Death For Sale Leila Djansi (Ghana) Ties That Bind Kunle Afolayan ( Nigeria) Phone Swap Sara Bleacher (RSA) Otelo Burning   14. BEST AFRICAN PRODUCER Pedro Pimenta (Mozambique) Virgin Margarida Sara Blecher(RSA) Otelo Burning Chineze Xandria Anyaene (Nigeria) Ije Leila Djansi (Ghana) Ties That Bind Amr Waked, Ibrahim El Batout, Salah Al Hanafy(Egypt)Winter of Discontent   15. MOST OUTSTANDING AFRICAN FILM MAKER Izu Ojukwu (Nigeria) Steven Markovitz (RSA) Moussa Toure (Senegal) Fawzi Ben Saidi (Morocco) Shirley Frimpong-Manso (Ghana)   16. MOST ACCESSIBLE FILM FUND PROJECT Nigerian Entertainment Intervention Fund National Film and Video Foundation (RSA)   17. MOST OUTSTANDING FILM PROMOTER Mariama Sylla (Senegal) Thierno Ibrahima Dia (Senegal) Victor Okhai (Nigeria) Hans Christian Mahnke (Namibia) Lilian Baksalevowicz (RSA)   18. MOST OUTSTANDING FILM DISTRIBUTION COMPANY Indigenous Films Silverbird Cinemas Arab Film Distribution Cote Ouest Audio Visual Steps Entertainment Limited   19. MOST PROMISING AFRICAN FILMMAKER Joel Karekazi (Rwanda) Tosh David Gitonga (Kenya) Chineze Xandria Anyaene (Nigeria) Victor Viyuoh (Cameroon) Sherrif L. Bandary (Egypt)   20. BEST AFRICAN FILMMAKER IN DIASPORA Alain Gomis Newton Aduaka Gavin Hood Akosua Adoma Owusu Mahamat Saleh Haroun   21. BEST AFRICAN CINEMATOGRAPHER Thomas Letellier (Niger) La Pirouge Jonathan Kovel (RSA) Of Good Report Lance Gewer (RSA) Otelo Burning Yinka Edwards (Nigeria) Phone Swap Victor Credi (Egypt) Winter of Discontent   22. BEST AFRICAN EDITOR Meagan Gill (RSA) Otelo Burning Hisham Saqr (Egypt) Winter of Discontent Avril Beukes (RSA) Ties That Bind Mkaiwawi Mwakaba (Kenya) Nairobi Half Life Achille Brice (Cameroon) Obsession   23. BEST SCREENPLAY IN AN AFRICAN FILM Sheila Frimpong Manso (Ghana) A Perfect Picture Ibrahim El Batout, Ahmed Amer, Yasser Naeem, Habi Seoud (Egypt) Winter of Discontent Potash Charles Matathia, Samuel Munene, Serah Mwihaki (Kenya) Nairobi Half Life James Whyle, Sara Blecher, The Cast Workshop (RSA) Otelo Burning Victor Viyuoh (Cameroon) Ninah’s Dowry   24. BEST MUSIC SCORE IN AN AFRICAN FILM Alan Ari Lazar (RSA) Otelo Burning Ahmed Mostafa Saleh (Egypt) Winter of Discontent Wasis Diop (Senegal) A Screaming Man Chris Letcher (RSA) Elelwani Ben Ludik (RSA) Beauty   25. BEST AFRICAN ANIMATED FILM Haza Lambo (Madagascar) Omnimon (Comoros) Mzee Wa Kibajaji (Tanzania) What a Big Birthday Party (Nigeria) Boom Boom (Egypt)   26. BEST SHORT FILM BY A FILM STUDENT Category still open till 1st of June. Duration Max: 15mins   27. BEST DOCUMENTARY BY AN AFRICAN African Cypher (RSA) Brian Little The Kachikally Code (The Gambia) Efe Omo Igori Touba (Senegal) Elizabeth Chai Vasarhely Fuelling Poverty (Nigeria) Ishaya Bako Mkwawa (Tanzania) Alkemist Media   28. MOST OUTSTANDING FILM JOURNALIST Claire Diao Chiaka Orjiako Azuh Amatus Gerald Langiri   29. BEST KISWAHILI FILM Chumo – Jordan Riber Network – John Kallage Mdundiko – Jackson Kabirigi Sunshine – Karabani Zamora – Shams Bhanji   30. SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARD OF EXCELLENCE AS AN ACTOR ™ Morgan Freeman ™ Whoopi Goldberg   31.SPECIAL RECOGNITION LIST ™ The President of Gambia ™ The President of Tanzania ™ The President of Nigeria ™ Governor Godswill Akpabio (Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria) ™ Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan (Governor Delta State, Nigeria) ™ Oronto Douglas ™ Youssou N’ Dour (Senegal)]]>