AMAA: Eyimofe Wins Five Awards- Best Director, Best Nigerian Film

Eyimofe (This Is My Desire) has won five awards at the 2021 Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA), including the prestigious Best Director and Best Nigerian Film awards.

Nominated in seven of the 26 categories, prior to Sunday’s AMAA, the film also came out tops in the Best Editing, Best Sound, and Best First Film by a Director categories.

And present to pick up the awards was Chuko Esiri, who directed the award-winning Nigerian feature film alongside his twin brother Arie Esiri.

In the Best Director category, the Esiri brothers beat Gilbert Lukalia (Mission To Rescue), Ryan Kruger (Fried Barry), Khadar Ahmed (The Gravedigger’s Wife), Morris Mugisha (Stain), Oshoveli Shipoh (Hairareb), Ram Ally Kasongo (Nyara/The Kidnapping), and Youssef Chebbi & Ismael’s film to the award.

In the award for Best Nigerian Film, Eyimofe, produced by Toke Alex Ibru, Melissa Adeyemo, and the Esiri brothers, emerged tops ahead of Rattlesnake: The Ahanna Story, Ayinla, The Citation, Omo Ghetto: The Saga, La Femme Anjola, Collission Course, and Shadow Parties.

Organised by the Africa Film Academy, the AMAA 2021 Gala and award took place at the Marriot Hotel, Ikeja, Nigeria.

The AMAA is the biggest gathering of filmmakers and other creatives in Africa, and has been taking place annually since its inaugural event in 2005.