Over 220 short films have been shortlisted for the AMAA-StarTimes Short Film Festival, which started on April 25, 2022.
The short films selected from over 500 entries across Africa and African Diaspora are aired daily at 8pm on ST Nollywood Plus channel on StarTimes.
The short films will be shown from April 25 to May 25 with over $10,000 to be won in prizes for outstanding movies, decided by viewers’ votes.
AMAA’s founder, Peace Anyiam-Osigwe, noted that the festival aims to celebrate talents on the continent. She said, “Africa day is May 25. So, we will take this period to celebrate the amazing film talents on the continent.
“Aside from enjoying these short films, Nollywood fans can also vote for their best films. This is to make sure fans are part of the process of encouraging emerging and diverse talents in Africa.
“The first prize is $3000 and a laptop; the second prize is $2000 and a phone; while the third prize is $1000 and a phone. We have also added a special prize of $1000 for the best documentary.”
On his part, the Chief Executive Officer of StarTimes, Alex Jian, stated that the collaboration with AMAA was very crucial and strategic with the growing demand for quality local content by Nigerian and African film practitioners.
He added that the company wass glad to strengthen its partnership with AMAA to bring significant impact to the African film industry.
