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.
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