'I EXPECTED MORE AWARDS FOR PHONE SWAP' - KUNLE AFOLAYAN

Award winning Nigerian film maker Kunle Afolayan has expressed disappointment at not winning more awards at this year’s African Movie Academy Awards.

Afolayan, whose newest movie, ‘Phone Swap’ picked up the award for the Best Achievement in Production Design, said he’d have liked the movie to have won more awards based on the quality of its production.

To him, the movie picked ‘Less than’ was expected: ‘I think the film deserves more but they know better. The jury have their parameters so it’s their call, but I believe strongly that the film deserves more’ he stated.

However, the jury for this year’s awards claimed that ‘AMAA witnessed an unprecedented number of film submissions from more countries throughout the African continent and its Diaspora, which made the task of selecting the best in each category challenging.’

Nigeria won a total of 12 out of 25 awards given out at this year’s AMAA, with Lancelot Oduwa Imaseun’s ‘Adesuwa’, coming tops, winning three awards including the highly coveted ‘Best Nigerian Film’.

‘How 2 Steal 2 Million’, a South African thriller, was the most decorated film, winning a total of five awards.

The 8th edition of the African Movie Academy Awards took place at the Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island on Sunday, April 22, 2012.

KUNLE AFOLAYAN'S 'PHONE SWAP' PREMIERES IN MARCH

The much talked about new movie from Kunle Afolayan ‘Phone Swap’ will open at the cinemas in a matter of weeks.

The new project follows Afolayan’s earlier works ‘Irapada’ and ‘Figurine’. Coming years after his last film, pundits say PS should be worth the wait, just as those who’ve seen the trailer have already given him a pass mark.

‘Phone Swap’ stars the likes of Nollywood actress Nse Ikpe-Etim who is gradually turning into a fan favourite, Joke Silva, Chika Okpala (Zebrudaya), Wale Ojo, Hafiz Oyetoro, Ade Ameh, Lydia Forson and a guest appearance from Afolayan himself.

Synopsis of ‘Phone Swap’

Akin and Mary meet for the first time at an airport where they accidentally bump into each other and mistakenly swap their identical phones .

This leads to a destination mix up after they receive one another’s text regarding a travel destination.

Consequently, Akin ends up traveling to where Mary is supposed to go and vice versa.

Neither knows about the swap until they have reached their opposite destinations and ‘the phone’ stops ringing (In Mary’s case) and ‘Won’t stop ringing’ (In Akins’s case) .

As a result of the phone swap, they agree to help carry out each other’s missions, armed with the information and data on each other’s phone.

But it’s not as easy as they both think as new obstacles and complications rise at every turn as they both struggle to adapt to their alien environment and situation.

Mary has to walk in Akins shoes and represent him in a company meeting while Akin has to represent Mary in her the family meeting. This they do with hilarious results.

Watch the movie’s trailers below…

KUNLE AFOLAYAN RETURNS WITH 'PHONE SWAP'

‘Phone Swap’ is the new feature film by award winning actor/director Kunle Afolayan. Fresh off the critical and commercial success from his last offering ‘The Figurine’’, any project Kunle touches turns into gold and this clip already looks like a surefire winner.

It stars sultry Nollywood diva Nse IKpe Etim, screen legend Joke Silva, Wale Ojo and Ghanian Lydia Forson.

Two very different individuals accidentally swap phones in a busy airport. They find themselves dealing with the hilarious and surprising consequences.

Phone Swap is due for a 2012 release