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| Fred Amata |
Another
feather has been added to the already filled cap of accomplished entertainer
Fred Amata.
The
Board and Management of the 11th Abuja International Film Festival (AIFF),
in a press statement sent to SHOWBIZPLUSng said it is pleased to announce the
appointment of Mr. Amata, as its acting Festival Director.
“Amata,
is a Nigerian-born film actor, director, media personality and cultural icon.
Amata is a 1986 graduate of theatre arts from
the University of Jos. He was the second director of the longest running TV
soap of the 80s, Ripples.
An
award winning actor; for his heart rendering role in the 1996 sensational movie,
Mortal Inheritance with Omotola Jalade Ekeinde.
He
has worked with several TV stations among them NTA, Clapperboard TV and DBN
Television.”
One
of the most recognized screen figures in Nigeria, Fred is a scion of the
renowned Amata film dynasty that has produced some of the most recognized and
celebrated names in African Film.
He
made his debut as an actor in the Award–winning TV series, Legacy in
1986. In a career spanning almost three decades, Fred has earned
directorial, acting and performance credits in over 150 productions spanning
almost the entire genre of film, theatre and cinema.
He
has won the coveted Nigerian Best Actor Award (Mortal Inheritance,
1997), Best Director Award (Light and Darkness, 2002), and several other
awards and recognitions including: The Afro-Hollywood Awards for
Outstanding Performance, London (1999); Outstanding Performance and
Contribution to the Nigeria Film Industry, Washington DC (April 2004) and
Nollywood Ambassadors Award, Kenya (May 2010).
Amata
has consulted for the UNFPA on the use of Nollywood (Film) Content for advocacy
and was inducted into the Movie Makers Hall of Fame, USA in October 2009.
When
off set, Fred is an ardent football, scrabble and chess player who loves music
and dancing, traveling and discovering peoples of the world and their culinary
delights!
He
will be receiving the baton of leadership from Mr. Fidelis Duker who founded
the film festival almost 11 years ago and whose role will be in advisory
capacity.
It
must be noted that Duker has over the last 11 years developed AIFF to an
enviable height globally as the foremost and longest running independent film
festival in West Africa.
According
to the head of Media Communications of AIFF, Mr. Louis Okpoto, Mr. Amata will
be leading a team of creative individuals to the 11th edition of the
festival
The theme for this year’s festival is: 100 Years of Films in Nigeria...A
Retrospective. It has been scheduled to hold between September 23 and 26, 2014.
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