To Adaego With Love ati The Herd yoo ṣoju Naijiria ninu Best Film ni Africa Movie Academy Awards ti 22, gẹgẹ bi Punch ti Oṣu Kẹwa 24. A kede nominees ni Lagos, a si ṣeto ayẹyẹ fun Nọvemba 15 ni Marriott Hotel. Awọn iṣẹ Naijiria yoo ba fiimu orilẹ-ede Afirika miiran dije.
Fiimu mẹsan lati orilẹ-ede mẹfa wa ninu Best Film. Awọn ti iroyin darukọ ni The Trek ati Ben Made It ti South Africa, ati The Fisherman ti Ghana. Ẹka kọntinẹnti ni, kii ṣe Nollywood nikan, nitorina itan ati ipo iṣelọpọ oriṣiriṣi wa papọ.
Slum Bomber Uganda ati One Woman, One Bra Kenya gba nomination 14 kọọkan. To Adaego With Love ni 11, The Herd 10, Colours of Fire mẹsan. Nọmba wọnyi jẹ nomination kọja awọn ẹka, kii ṣe ẹbun ti wọn ti gba. Pupọ nomination ko pinnu esi ikẹhin funra rẹ.
Daniel Etim-Effiong, darí The Herd, ni nomination fun directing, debut feature ati leading actor. Awọn oṣere Naijiria miiran tun wa ninu eto naa. Awọn ẹka yatọ nitori wọn n ṣe ayẹwo ipa oriṣiriṣi, bi gbogbo wọn tilẹ le jẹ ti fiimu kan.
Oṣiṣẹ AMAA Raymond Anyiam-Osigwe pe yiyan naa ni ẹri oniruuru itan Afirika, o si ki nominees ṣaaju ipinnu ikẹhin. Eyi jẹ oju awọn oluṣeto. Ko ṣe ipo awọn ile-iṣẹ fiimu orilẹ-ede, ko si ṣe ileri pe fiimu to ni nomination pupọ yoo gba ẹbun akọkọ.
Ayẹyẹ Nọvemba ni aaye ipinnu atẹle ti a kede. Ṣaaju naa, atokọ le jẹ ọna fun olugbo lati mọ fiimu kọja ọja orilẹ-ede kan. Iṣẹ kọọkan ṣi nilo akiyesi tirẹ; nomination jẹ ẹnu-ọna awari, kii ṣe ohun to rọpo wiwo fiimu.