Nana Obiri Yeboah’s “The Cursed Ones” wins big at AMAA 2016

The Africa Movie Academy Awards – AMAA 2016 which came off at the Obi Wali International Conference Center in Port Harcourt, Rivers State saw Ghanaian – UK based film director, Nana Obiri Yeboah’s “The Cursed Ones” win three awards out of the thirteen nominations.

The categories won were Best Director, Best Cinematography and Best in Production Design in Africa.

The movie so far has won several other awards in its short run, including the 2016 Canada International Film Festival for Foreign Feature Film and 2015 Ghana Movie Awards.

With its story revolving around a girl in a village who was branded a witch, ‘The Cursed Ones’ attacks and exposes some of the entrenched societal prejudices developed on the back of our grand obsession with superstition.

‘The Cursed Ones’ was written by Maximilian Claussen, directed by Nana Obiri Yeboah, and starred, amongst others; Oris Erhuero, Jimmy Jean-Lewis, Fred Amugi, Ophelia Dzidzornu, David Dontoh, as well as Ama K.

Check out full list of winners below.

BEST SHORT FILM Meet The Parents – Nigeria/Canada

BEST ANIMATION The Pencil – Burkina Faso

BEST DOCUMENTARY The Fruitless Tree – Niger

BEST DIASPORA SHORT Across The Track – USA

AWARD FOR BEST FILM BY AN AFRICAN LIVING ABROAD Lambadina – Ethiopia/USA

BEST DIASPORA FEATURE Ben & Ara – USA

BEST DIASPORA DOCUMENTARY Agents of Change

ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN Eye of the Storm

ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION DESIGN The Cursed One – Ghana

ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKE-UP Soldiers Story

ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUNDTRACK O-Town – Nigeria

ACHIEVEMENT IN VISUAL ARTS Oshimiri – Nigeria

ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY The Cursed One – Ghana

ACHIEVEMENT IN EDITING Hear me Move AMAA 2016 play AMAA 2016

ACHIEVEMENT IN SCREEN PLAY Tell me Something Sweet

BEST FILM IN AN AFRICAN LANGUAGE Missing God – Nigeria

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE Abidine Dioari – Eye of the Storm

BEST ACTRESS IN SUPPORTING ROLE Thishiwe Ziqubu – Tell Me Something Sweet

BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE Daniel K Daniel – Soldiers Story

BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE Fulu Mugovhani – Ayanda Best

FIRST FEATURE FILM BY A DIRECTOR Beyond Blood – Greg Odutayo

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Olu Jacobs and Joke Silva

BEST FILM Eye of the Storm – Burkina Faso

BEST DIRECTOR Nana Obiri -Yeboah – Ghana

BEST YOUNG / PROMISING ACTOR Zubaidat Ibrahim Fagge – Dry