The AMA Awards is presented annually and is aimed at recognising, honouring and promoting excellence in the African movie industry as well uniting the continent through arts and culture. It is considered to be Africa's most important film event even dubbed the "African Oscars".
At this year's ceremony, one film that made a huge impact especially on the Jury was Ninah's Dowry - a Cameroon produced film by Victor Viyouh and his crew starring Anurin Nwunembom as Memfi, Mbufung Seikeh as Ninah and Christa Eka as Clarise.
The film recounts the life of a 20 year old mother of 3 stuck in an abusive relationship. Hope finally comes in the form of an escape against her husband's orders to visit her gravely ill father who finally dies. Ninah refuses to return home to her husband and instead chooses to run a small restaurant 'Ninah's Eatery'. When news of her pregnancy reaches her husband, he comes to recover the dowry he paid or take the woman he 'owns' by any means necessary.
The film won Best Actor, Best Actress and Best Film on the Special Jury Award and has also gone on to win the Dikalo Award for the Best Feature Length Film at the Festival International du Film PanAfricain in Cannes last weekend too.
Some images from the film shoot below
Check out the trailer too below
We are extremely proud of the director and the cast and crew for their great achievement. We hope to see many more Cameroonian films breaking boundaries!!
For more information: www.ninahsdowry.com. Follow them on Twitter: @Ninahsdowry
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Dulce
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i was so glad when I found out about this yesterday. Petite a petite, the industry grows.
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