Bayelsa Gov, Seriake Dickson |
After several months of meetings and strategic networking, the Bayelsa State Tourism
Development Agency (BSTDA) has concluded arrangements to host the tenth
edition of the African Movie Academy Awards in Yenagoa, the
capital of the oil rich state governed by Barrister Henry Seriake Dickson on May 24, 2014, at the newly refurbished
Dr. Gabriel Okara Cultural Centre.
SHOWBIZPLUSng learnt that this year’s event which
will attract a galaxy of celebrities and stars in the African movie industry
especially Nollywood, promises to be exciting and superlative
.
It will
definitely be a night of glitz, glamour and razzmatazz as the entire city of
Yenagoa will come alive as they roll out the drums to celebrate excellence in the
African movie world.
The awards ceremony
which is Africa’s answer to America’s Academy Awards is one of the
widely acclaimed awards on the African continent as it brings together a kaleidoscope
of movie producers and other practitioners from across
the globe to interface and share ideas and celebrate excellence on a regular
basis annually.
Mrs. Ebizi Ndiomu Brown,
the Director General of BSTDA, in an interview
with SHOWBIZPLUSng in Yenagoa said:
“AMAA awards this year is going to be unique
and special in several ways because we intend to use the occasion of the
event to showcase our rich cultural heritage and to promote the tourism and
investment opportunities in the state.”
According to the Director
General, this is the tenth year Bayelsa State is hosting AMAA, and that means
we will go the extra mile to ensure that we put together a grand ceremony which
will remain a reference point in the entertainment industry in Nigeria.
Mrs. Ebizi Ndiomu Brown
also reiterated the fact that this year’s event is being bankrolled by the
public sector and some public spirited individuals who share in the vision of
His Excellency, Gov. Henry Seriake Dickson in transforming Bayelsa State into
the tourism haven in Africa.
She stated further that the award has provided a veritable platform to train our youths in various
departments of movie making in line with the capacity building and empowerment
programme of Gov. Dickson. This year about 500 youths will again be trained as
cinematographers, producers, camera men, vision mixers, make-up artists, script
writers, directors, actors and many more.
The essence of the
training aspect, Mrs. Brown observed, is to provide Bayelsa youths the
opportunity to participate in the production of movies in Nigeria thereby
reducing the burden on government as the sole employer of labour in the state.
Mrs. Brown has admonished
Bayelsans to troop out in their numbers to welcome the galaxy of stars and also
be part of the award ceremony.
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