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.
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