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ROSE HAWA MARAH WINS THE MAIDEN SALONE CULTURE ALIVE
Rose Hawa Marah won the first-ever Reality Tv Show “Salone Culture Alive” hosted in Makeni and went home with the Fifty Million Leones Star Prize for being the standard performer throughout the show.
SPECIAL MOVIE AWARDS SMA 4.0 VOTE OF THANKS
On the 30th of December 2021, we made history together by organizing SMA 4.0 at the AYV Digital Studio in Freetown, Sierra Leone.
This hybrid virtual event was attended in-person by the nominees, Jurors and the Management of the SMA and broadcast live on the AYV Television and AfrinityTv YouTube channel.
The CEO of Afrinity Productions and the team wish to express their sincere gratitude to those who supported SMA 4.0 in partnership with AYV Media Empire, those who submitted Films, the nominees, the National SMA team, the Sierra Leone Film Guild and the entire Film Family in Sierra Leone.
Our Special thanks goes to Her Excellency Madam Fatima Bio, Hon. Dr. Memunatu Pratt, Minister of Tourism and Madam Patience Ozokwo.
We are indebted and grateful for the conducive atmosphere created by H.E The President Dr. Julius Maada Bio and the government of Sierra Leone for organizations such as ours to thrive and operate without hindrance.
We also want to thank the President of the Film Producers Association of The Gambia.
We look forward to building on the momentum and success of SMA 4.0, leveraging the connections built over this period while learning from the challenges. We are proud to have contributed to the growth of the Sierra Leone Film Industry and we hope that this event will help to put a spotlight on the incredible tourism industry of Sierra Leone.
In the coming weeks we will be making available content suitable for promoting Sierra Leone’s film and tourism industries.
We are proud of the film makers that submitted their films, winners and the nominees and we wish them all the success in their future endeavours.
We are open to more partnerships and collaborations.
Celebrating African Cinema Live in Sierra Leone 🇸🇱
Afrinity Productions in collaboration with AYV Media Empire presents
The Special Movie Awards 2021 under the patronage of Her Excellency the first lady of the Republic of Sierra Leone Fatima Bio.
A special night of glitz, glamour and paparazzi to celebrate movie makers, cast and crew in Sierra Leone and Africa
Send in your films now for nominations! @ www.afrinitypro.com/sma
Submission of films opens on the 14th of December 2020 and closes 14th January 2021
The Special Movie Awards (SMA) will be held on the 27th of March 2021 and will be graced by some of Sierra Leone and Africa’s biggest celebrities.
The Theme is ‘Promoting Sierra
Leone Culture and Tourism through films’.
For sponsorship, call +23276727744 or +23230816011
(Special Movie Awards)….. Celebrating excellence in films!
Celebrating African Cinema Live in Sierra Leone 🇸🇱
Afrinity Productions in collaboration with AYV Media Empire presents
The Special Movie Awards 2021 under the patronage of Her Excellency the first lady of the Republic of Sierra Leone Fatima Bio.
A special night of glitz, glamour and paparazzi to celebrate movie makers, cast and crew in Sierra Leone and Africa
Send in your films now for nominations! @ www.afrinitypro.com/sma
Submission of films opens on the 14th of December 2020 and closes 14th January 2021
The Special Movie Awards (SMA) will be held on the 27th of March 2021 and will be graced by some of Sierra Leone and Africa’s biggest celebrities.
The Theme is ‘Promoting Sierra
Leone Culture and Tourism through films’.
For sponsorship, call +23276727744 or +23230816011
(Special Movie Awards)….. Celebrating excellence in films!
SMA 2018 OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE
Special Movie Awards 3rd edition was a great success on Saturday 1st December 2018 at Djembe
hotel Senegambia. The event Special Guest of honour H.E Fatima Maada Bio, First Lady of the
Republic of Sierra Leone was ably represented by the Sierra Leonean High Commissioner to The
Gambia. The Gambia Government officials, The Nigerian High Commissioner, The Oba of Yoruba
community in The Gambia, Film Makers, Actors and Actresses, Heads of institution, Private/
cooperate bodies and other sophisticated guests. The memorable night was filled glitz, glamour
and paparazzi as it generated a fantastic exposure for movie makers in the Gambia and beyond.
Out of 45 nominees, 16 lucky winners went home with beautiful SMA 2018 awards for the 16
different categories. 9 SMA Honorary Awards and certificates of appreciation was also given on the
night.
Her Excellency Fatima Maada Bio, First Lady of the Republic of Sierra Leone our Special Guest of
honour was awarded “SMA 2018 Life time Award”
SPECIAL AWARD AWARDS (SMA 2018) 25 AWARDS GIVING AS FOLLOWS:
SMA 2018 Best Leading Male Actor ………JOHN JAITEH in Fatou 2
SMA 2018 Best Leading Female Actress…. MONICA DAVIES in Jangi Jollof
SMA 2018 Best Supporting Male Actor…….. ABOU MBYE in Beyond Greed
SMA 2018 Supporting Female Actress ……..MARIAMA BAJO in Don’t I Have A Right To Education
SMA 2018 Best Hair/Makeup Artist………….OMO IRABOR in Desperate of Wealth
SMA 2018 Best Costumier ………………….. MARIE MARENA in Why Me
SMA 2018 Best Sound ………………………..AYISATOU AIYEGBO in Beyond Greed
SMA 2018 Best Editor ………………………… ABEL MADU in Fatou 2
SMA 2018 Best Picture ……………………….. ALHAGIE MANKA in Sarata
SMA 2018 Best Documentary ………………… MY AFRICA Documentary
SMA 2018 Best Indigenous Film……………… KUBUKALABANG Movie
SMA 2018 Best Short Film …………………….. DESPERATE OF WEALTH Movie
SMA 2018 Best Feature Film …………………. SARATA Movie
SMA 2018 Best Comedy ………………………. AM FASTING Comedy
SMA 2018 Best Story/Screenplay……………. MOMODOU SABALLY in Jangi Jollof
SMA 2018 Best Director ………………………IBRAHIM CEESAY in Sarata
SMA 2018 HONORARY AWARDS
SMA LIFE TIME AWARD H.E FATIMA MAADA BIO. THE FIRST LADY OF THE REPUBLIC OF SIERRA
LEONE
SMA 2018 BEST INTERNATIONAL MEDIA AYV TV
SMA 2018 BEST MEDIA PARTNER PARADISE TV
SMA 2018 SPECIAL RECOGNITION PRINCE BUBACARR AMINATA SANKANU
SMA 2018 SPECIAL RECOGNITION AYODELE IYKE-IBEH
SMA 2018 ROYAL FATHER OF THE DAY HRH OBA (DR) MOSHOOD K.B ABOLADE (JP) ARIWAJOYE 1
SMA 2018 PARTNER AFRICELL
SMA 2018 PARTNER GAMCEL
SMA 2018 PARTNER AFRI ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION
Special Movie Awards Nominees 2018 SMA 3.0
| FILM CATEGORY | ||||
| No. | CATEGORY | NOMINEES | ||
| 1 | Best Documentary | Ø My Africa
Ø Pride of new Gambia |
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| 2 | Best Short Film | Ø Desperate of Wealth
Ø Democracy Ø Why me
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| 3 | Best Indigenous Film | Ø kubukalabang | ||
| 4 | Feature Film | Ø Sarata
Ø Fatou 2 Ø Jangi jollof
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| 5 | Best comedy | Ø Am fasting
Ø False representation Ø Cheque is money |
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| PERFORMING ARTS CATEGORY | ||||
| FILM | NOMINEES | |||
| 6 | Best Leading Male Actor | Ø Pain of sorrow
Ø Beyond greed Ø Fatou 2 |
Ø Bakary S. Sonko
Ø Momoud Bahsoon Ø John Jaiteh |
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| 7 | Best Leading Female Actress | Ø Beyond Greed
Ø Jangi jollof Ø sarata |
Ø Rohey Camara
Ø monica Davies Ø Vivi Amy Chris |
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| 8 | Best Supporting Male Actor | Ø Don’t I have the right to education
Ø My mistake
Ø Beyond Greed |
Ø Lamin Ceesay
Ø Daniel V. Okarie
Ø Abou Mbye |
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| 9 | Best Supporting Female Actress | Ø Don’t I have right to education
Ø In ya face Ø Fatou 2 |
Ø Mariama Bajo
Ø Sally Jobe Ø Ida Sambo
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| PRODUCTION CATEGORY | ||||
| 10 | Best Director | Ø Sarata
Ø In ya face Ø Desperate of wealth
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Ø Ibrahim Ceesay
Ø Sheikh omar Sawaneh Ø Okoha L. Joseph |
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| 11 | Best Hair/Makeup Artist | Ø Desperate of wealth
Ø Sarata Ø Pain of sorrow |
Ø Omo Irabor
Ø Faticia Gassama Ø Andy Trans |
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| 12 | Best Sound | Ø Beyond Greed
Ø Sarata Ø Democracy |
Ø Ayisatou AIyegbo
Ø Silver P Ø Alpha Omar Jallow |
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| 13 | Best Editor | Ø Sarata
Ø Fatou 2 Ø Jangi jollof |
Ø Lamin Manneh
Ø Abel Madu Ø Koolife |
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| 14 | Best Picture | Ø Beyond greed
Ø Sarata Ø In ya face |
Ø Abel Madu
Ø Alhagie Manka Ø Alieu B. Bittaye |
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| 15 | Best Screenplay | Ø Sarata
Ø Jangi jollof Ø The woman of my life |
Ø Aikay Osunbor
Ø Momodou Sabally Ø Aisha J. Jobe |
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| Ø | Ø | |||
| 16 | Best Costumier | Ø A day for the wicked
Ø Why me Ø Who is my mother |
Ø Ayodele Lyke Ibeh
Ø Marie Marena Ø Arts inspired muiltimedia |
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NOTE FOR SMA 3.0
To vote for your favorite Nominee in any of the Categories, please go to SMA Vote page on www.afrinitypro.com Voting officially opens 1st November and Closes 29th November 2018. Good Luck to all the Nominees!!!
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