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Kyeiwaa, Prince David, Roselyn Ngissah, Nadia Buari, John Dumelo, Others Nominated For ZAFAA


It is another awards year and Ghana has bagged a number of nominations in this year’s Zulu African Film Awards (ZAFAA).
Ghanaian actors Prince David Osei and John Dumelo have been nominated for ZAFAA Best Actor for their roles in ‘Government Babes’ and ‘For Better For War’ respectively.
They are competing with top Nigerian actors Olu Jacobs and Joseph Benjamin in that category.
Nadia Buari, Roselyn Ngissah, James Gardner, Martha Ankomah, Rose Mensah, popularly known as Kyeiwaa, and Rahim Banda, among others,  all had nominations.   
Nollywood’s Funke Akindele, Ini Edo, Nse Ikpe Etim, Monalisa Chinda, Lancelot Imasuen, Ruke Amata and Desmond Elliot are all competing with their Ghanaian counterparts in some of the categories.
ZAFAA is aimed at rewarding exceptional talents in the African film industry and promoting African values through the films they reward.
This year’s edition is the fifth and it will be held in London on Friday, October 19, 2012 and Saturday, October 20, 2012.

 Below is the full list of nominees:

1. BEST LEAD ACTOR
•      OLU JACOBS.              ADESUWA                                    NGR
•       JOHN DUMELO.         FOR BETTER FOR WAR.            GHA
•      BENJAMIN JOSEPH.  KISS AND TELL               NGR
•      PRINCE DAVID OSEI. GOVERNMENT BABES            GHA/NGR 

2. BEST LEAD ACTRESS
•      MICHELLE IKEGULU.       GOVERNMENT BABES       NGR/GHA
•      FUNKE AKINDELE.                   MARRIED BUT LIVING SINGLE.    NGR
•      MONALISA CHINDA.       SILVER LINNING.                            NGR
•      FATIMA JABBE.               SHATTERED HEART.                         GAM
•      NADIA BUARI.                 DIE WITH ME.                                      GHA

3. BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
•      MUNA OBIEKWE.           SAMANTHA.          NGR
•      JAMES GARDINER.                     DIE WITH ME.       GHA
•      TEJAN GABAR BARRIE    PERFECT PLAN             SIERRA LEONNE
•      BOB MANUEL UDOKWU.                     ADESUWA.            NGR

4. BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
•      ROSELINE NGISSAAH      FOR BETTER FOR WAR            GHA
•      NSE IKPE ETIM.                KISS AND TELL.                          NGR
•      MARTHA ANKOMAH                  GOVERNMENT BABES           GHA
•      PENELOPE BOUCHOT-HUMBERT THE PAST CAME CALLING      UK             

5. BEST INDIGENOUS ACTOR
•      EMMA ETUKUDOH.                 IYIP OWO.                      NGR
•      NDIANGANG EMMANUEL.      SHEMBEH.                   CAM 
•      FEMI ADEBAYO.                      JELILI.                 NGR
•      BABATUNDE OMIDINA.        OHUN OWO SE TI         NGR
•      ALEX KOFI ADU.                     EMMANUEL.      GHA

6. BEST INDIGENOUS ACTRESS
•      INI EDO.                                IDOMO                                 NGR
•      GLORIA HANDSON.          IYIP OWO                            NGR
•      SENDE BENDE.                   SHEMBEH                             CAM
•      ROSE MENSAH.                  FATHIA FATA NKRUMAH.          GHA

7. BEST DIRECTOR
•      LANCELOT ODUWA IMASUEN.             ADESUWA .              NGR
•      DESMOND ELLIOT                         KISS AND TELL.    NGR
•      TANWIE ELVIS (De dadies).                       THE DECISION.      CAM 
•      RUKE AMATA.                 THE PAST CAME CALLING UK
•      UBONG BASSEY NYA       GOVERNMENT BABES.  GHA/NGR

8. BEST PRODUCER
•      KALEJAIYE ADEBOYE PAUL.         MARRIED BUT LIVING SINGLE.                                                                                          NGR
•      COLLINS ARCHIE - PEARCE.            PERFECT PLAN.            SIERRA LEONE
•      LILIAN EMEFIELE ALIEMEKE.    NIGHT SHIFT         USA
•      UCHENNA MBUNABO/JOE I.
•      GYAMFI                                      GOV. BABES      GHA

BEST INDIGENOUS DIRECTOR
•      TAIWO ODUALA.               OHUN OWO SE TI. NGR
•      NFOR LAWRENCE NFOR.            SHEMBEH.                CAM
•       FRANK FIFI GHARBIN     EMMANUEL                         GHA
•      DESMOND ELLIOT             IDOMO                      NIG

10. BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
•      FRANCIS AND ADEYEMI LARDNER.        PERFECT PLAN.                                                                                              SIERRA LEONE
•      FRIDAY ESSIET.                 IYIP OWO.                            NIG
•      MUTSA MAWOKO.                         CHOICE.                                ZIM
                                                                                     
•      LANRE OLUWOLE/EJIM FORTUNE KEZI.        ADESUWA    NGR 

11. BEST UPCOMING ACTOR
•      OROK ETIM.             IYIP OWO.                            NGR
•      ANTHONY MONJARO.      SHATTERED HEARTS.                   UK 
•      EDOSA IMASUEN.              OKORO THE PRINCE.                    NGR 

12. BEST UPCOMING ACTRESS

•      IYOBOSA OLAYE               ADESUWA.                           NIG
•      ANNABELLA ZWYNDILA.           SAMANTHA                         NIG
•      LISA ASOR AWUKU          WANNA BE                          GHA

13. BEST AFRICAN FILM OF THE YEAR

•      ADESUWA                                        NIG 
•      PERFECT PLAN.                                          SIERRA LEONE 
•      SILVER LINNING.                                      NIG
•      ON THE BRIM.                                             CAMEROON 
•      GOVERNMENT BABES                             NGR/GHA

14. BEST MALE CHILD ACTOR
•      OBIORA OLIFE SAMUEL. SILVER LINNING.  NIG                                                    
•      RAHIM BANDA.                              DIE WITH ME.          GHA  


15. BEST FEMALE CHILD ACTRESS
•      ENIOLA OGUNMEFUN   MARRIED BUT LIVING SINGLE.  NIG 
•      LISA ASOR AWUKU.         WANNA BE.                                     GHA
•      NADIA KHALFAN.                         THE PAST CAME CALLING.         UK 

16. BEST SOUND EDITOR
•      WOLE AKINGBUWA.        DIE WITH ME.                                  GHA
•      TIBELROS TARPONWEH.             NIGHT SHIFT.                                  USA
•      OGHENEKOME                   OKORO THE PRINCE                  NGR

17. BEST SHORT MOVIE
•      UDUAK ISONG OGUAMANAM      TO LIVE AGAIN        NGR
•      WAA MUSI                             LOST EGO.                            CAM 
•      TIKUM TITUS AKURO         THE CHEQUE BOOKLET   CAM
•      EMEM ISONG                        SILVER LINNING.                 NGR
•      TEKONG DELVIS NJODZIKA                     SUPPLICATION                    CAM

18. BEST SCREENPLAY
•      FOLAKE AMANFO               FOR BETTER FOR WAR.     GHA
•      FELIX ODION.                      IDOMO                                   NGR
•      ADEYEMI LARDNER            PERFECT PLAN                              S/LON
•      UDUAK ISONG OGUAMANAM.     TO LIVE AGAIN.       NGR
•      GILDA AMATA.                     THE PAST CAME CALLING.           UK

19. LIGHTING
•      JACOB DAVID.                    ADESUWA.               NGR
•      REX PERBI.                          DIE WITH ME.                      GHA 
•      ROBERT PETERS.                NIGHT SHIFT.                      USA

20. BEST FILM EDITOR
•      VICTOR EHI - AMEDU.      ADESUWA.                           NGR
•      LARRY MUTASA.               CHOICE.                                ZIM 
•      RUKE AMATA .                   THE PAST CAME CALLING.         UK
•      AFRA MARLEY/PETER MENSAH WANNA BE                        GHA

21. LIFE TIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
•      CHIEF DEJUMO LUISE (Village Headmaster)





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