African film stars including Nigeria’s Femi Adebayo, Kep­py Ekpeyong Bassey, Osita Iheme, Ghana’s Jackie Appiah, Kenya’s Kenneth Ambani, and Burkina Faso’s Charles Kout­ou will lead a galaxy of African film stars and creatives to the 20th edition of the Africa Mov­ie Academy Awards, AMAA, scheduled to be held in Lagos, Nigeria on Saturday, Novem­ber 2, 2024. This was recently confirmed by Mr. Raymond Anyiam-Osig­we, the Chief Executive Officer of AMAA, and communicated by the Chief Operating Officer, Mr Tony Anih, after a recent meeting of the board of the Africa Film Academy, owners of AMAA.

According to Anyiam-Osig­we, the outcome of the board meeting revealed that over 60 African film stars will attend the event as well as a long list of activities lined up for the celebration of the 20th anniver­sary of the continental awards ceremony. “The 20th edition of the AMAA is a big deal and the board of AFA, owners of the continental film awards have concluded to roll out drums and make this edition memo­rable to all African filmmakers, creatives, nominees, and every­one who had ever been on the AMAA stage. “We are not just going to be rolling out in a big way, we are intentional about making the 20th edition one of the best AMAAs that Africans will cel­ebrate the gathering of over 60 African film practitioners and creatives.

This has always been what our late sister and found­er, Peace Maria Ogechi Any­iam-Osigwe had been planning and wished for before he.