It wasn’t simply by accident but by dint of hard work that earned Ama Konadu Abebrese the role to be the official Ambassador of Accra Indie Film Festival (AiF). As one of the best actresses on the African continent, and as far as AiF is concerned, Ama K. Abebrese was plainly a good choice to corporately represent the face of the festival.
The British-Ghanaian actress who is additionally a TV moderator and a producer has won incalculable entertainment awards especially in the film industry including the 2011 Best Actress for a Leading Role at the AMAA Awards for her heavenly exhibition in ‘Sinking Sands’ and some more.
She has also produced and hosted several TV shows, and is a stickler who enjoys the best things done contrasted with simply the quantity.
With the Accra Indie FilmFest which is scheduled to commence from the 20th – 26th July, 2020, Ama K. is depended upon to crusade for the event to reach the majority of people before the headliner commences.
Accra Indie FilmFest is a celebration of short movies from all genres and from everywhere throughout the world. AiF warmly accepts highest quality of short films that are all independently created and carefully selected and held at the central capital of the Republic of Ghana, Accra.
So Why Accra? The capital of Ghana is the central hub for urban culture and remains the greatest city for the growing of Ghana film industry just as the environment for most locally and universally delivered films from Ghana.
It is probably the best place for arts and entertainment in West Africa. It has effectively situated itself as a helpful zone for multiculturalism and masterful presentations.
AiF is a progressive platform for the free youthful and not all that youthful movie producers over the world to explore the diversities of recounting to our own stories. The outfit accepts and celebrates the struggles that accompany being an independent movie producer.
For the most part, Short movies are embraced by AiF, to give the rising producers enough innovative space to explore their imaginativeness.
Accra Indie Filmfest (AiF) is a universal short film celebration made to provide the required platform so as to enhance the necessary consideration for rising movie producers to be prepared through sorted out workshops and to feature their innovative movies to the rest of the world.
One of the focal point of AiF is to have a selective round-table conversation called “Filmmakers Connect” which centers around the future and development of the African film.
This is available to both local and global producers. It is planned to cultivate conceivable co-production avenues and creative projects from a typical front since information with respect to different societies are shared.
AiF entries for this year’s short movies has been shut. The official choice will cautiously be picked by a selected board of expert judges after chosen films are screened.
Chosen movies will receive a digital award confirmation of certification and can be framed later by the producers.
Aside from the digital award confirmation, official festival selection shrub will be accessible to every single chosen film. Wonderfully structured plaques will be given out to all movies that successes any of the classes at the celebration.
The award categories for the 2020 edition will include:
- Best Short Narrative
- Best Short Documentary
- Best Short Animation
- Best Student Film
- Best Music Film
- Best Digital Story
Besides this, there will also be two special jury award mentions as a major aspect of the celebration for certain exceptional true to life accomplishments or exhibitions. Nonetheless, there were Rules and Terms to entries.
The theme for the 2020 Virtual access edition is: A Tool For Peaceful Social Activism.