To Adaego With Love and The Herd go represent Nigeria for Best Film contest at 22nd Africa Movie Academy Awards, according to Punch October 24 report. Dem announce nominees for Lagos and schedule ceremony for November 15 at Marriott Hotel. Nigerian productions dey compete with work from other African film industries.
Nine titles from six countries enter Best Film field. Reported contenders include South Africa The Trek and Ben Made It, plus Ghana The Fisherman. Na continental category, no be only Nollywood contest, so Nigerian entries join wider range of storytelling and production backgrounds.
Uganda Slum Bomber and Kenya One Woman, One Bra get 14 nominations each. To Adaego With Love get 11, The Herd 10 and Colours of Fire nine. Those numbers na nominations across categories, no be trophies wey dem don win. Plenty nominations no automatically settle final result.
Daniel Etim-Effiong, wey direct The Herd, get nominations for directing, debut feature and leading actor. Other Nigerian performers appear across programme too. These categories assess different contributions, even when actor, director and first-feature recognition connect to the same production.
AMAA executive Raymond Anyiam-Osigwe describe selection as evidence of different African storytelling and congratulate nominees before final decisions. Na organisers view of the field. E no rank whole national industries or guarantee that film with highest nomination count go take main award.
November ceremony na next announced decision point. Before then, nominations give viewers way to discover films beyond one national market. Each title still deserve attention on its own; award recognition fit open door to discovery, but e no replace actually watching the film.