The Special Movie Awards (SMA) virtual edition will be held on Saturday, March 27, 2021 live on Africa Young Voices (AYV), Wesley Street in Freetown. It is themed: ‘Promoting Sierra Leonean Culture and Tourism through Films’.
According to the WAARD management team, the aim of the celebration is to honour moviemakers from across Africa and generate incredible exposure for African films and filmmakers.
Special Movie Awards (SMA) is a platform where filmmakers in and outside the African continent will be celebrated, promoted, recognized. It will also give awards to films, cast and crew in films and filmmaking.
According to the management, its previous editions were a great success in the Gambia, where the event was graced by ministers, heads of institutions, members of the diplomatic corp, film makers, actors and actresses, traditional and religious leaders.
The management recalled that the second editions of the SMA generated fantastic exposure for movie makers in The Gambia and beyond, where out of 48 nominees, 16 outstanding winners went home with SMA awards from 16 different categories.
On the second edition, Sierra Leonean veteran actor, Desmond B. Finney received a life time achievement award, and six awards were also won for international category out of 18 nominees from Sierra Leone. His Excellency Adama Barrow, the President of the Republic of the Gambia, was also awarded Pillar of SMA 2017’.
The management also recalled the third edition on Saturday December 1, 2018 at Djembe hotel Senegambia, where the event’s Special Guest of Honor was H.E. Fatima Maada Bio, First Lady of the Republic of Sierra Leone, who was ably represented by the Sierra Leonean High Commissioner to the Gambia. On that day 16 lucky winners went home with awards out of 45 nominees from 16 different categories.
According to the management, any moviemaker, registered and resident in Africa and beyond is allowed to submit a completed application form, a complete copy of movie (attaches the soft copy on Google drive and to email address below), a trailer of the movie and production logo (attach the soft copy on Google drive to the email address below) to Email: afrinityproduction@gmail.com. Submission period is from 14th December 2020 to 14th January 2021.
A team of international and experienced Movie Jury will screen all submitted movies and categories for nomination. They would be looking for any genre and style of movie made in Africa and beyond, the management of the Award emphasized.
The management added that, the winner for any category would get the opportunity to media publicity and networking and also wins SMA Award and other exciting prizes, collaborate with international filmmakers, access SMA market etc.
By Ibrahim S.Bangura
7/01/2021. ISSUE NO:7974