The organisers of the African Movie Academy Awards (AMAA)
have said that they will give special recognition awards to her jury members at
Mandela Bay, Port Elizabeth today.
In an evening tagged a Night of Gratitude and Tributes the
jury members will receive special awards alongside former President Goodluck
Jonathan and Chairman of Heirs Holding, Mr. Tony Elumelu among others. They
will be honoured for their support for the Awards and the creative industry
generally.
The jury members to be honoured are June Givanni, Asantewa
Olatunji , Dorothee Wenner, Keith Shiri, Steve Ayorinde, Shaibu Husseini,
Charles Burnett, Professor Hygnius Ekwuazi and Bernie Goldbatt.
Tomorrow, September 26, which is the awards night, will also
see filmmakers of African descent honoured in the Wall of Fame category. Those
to be celebrated are Horace Ovi, Harry Belafonte, Melvine Van Pebbles and Tony
Verne while post-humors awards will be for Oronto Douglas and a Ghanaian, Cofie
Ammuako-Annan.