The 2022 AMAA Award was held  in Nigeria. The Congolese gangster movie, Viva Riva! directed by Djo Tunda wa Munga wins 6 Awards at the African Movie Academy Awards last night including Best Film, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Production Design, Best Supporting Actor and Actress.

The film has been nominated in 12 categories including Best Director and Best Film. Viva Riva! also scooped the Best Feature Film Award at the Pan African Film Festival in Los Angeles on Saturday 26th February.

This follows the film’s recent success at major festivals such as Berlin and Toronto. The film screened in Berlin in February to sold out houses and rave reviews in industry mags Variety and Hollywood Reporter. Viva Riva! has sold to USA, UK, Canada, New Zealand, Australia and South Africa. There are sales pending with Belgium, France and Germany. The film opens in cinemas in the United Kingdom on 27 May, followed by the USA release.

The producers are working on plans to release the film across Africa.

The film is written and directed by Djo Tunda wa Munga, Produced by Boris van Gils, Michael Goldberg, Djo Tunda wa Munga, Co-produced by Steven Markovitz. Starring Manie Malone, Patsha Bay, Hoji Fortuna. The film was shot on location in Kinshasa. World Sales are handled by Beta Cinema.

WINNERS

Best documentary – after d mine congo

Best long documentary-kondi et le juedi nationale cameroun.

Best diaspora feature – suicide dolls USA

Best diaspora documentary- stubbon as a mule USA

Best diaspora short film- precipe – uk

Best film by an african in diaspora- In America rahman oladigbolu nigeria

Amaa achievement in sound – shirley adams south africa

Acheivement in editing- soul boy kenya

Acheivement award in production – viva riva congo

Best costume-  aramotu nigeria

Best nigerian film – aramotu

Best child actor – sobhle mkhbase south africa

Best soundtrack – inale

Best supporting actor- hoji fortuna

Best supporting actress – marlen longage in viva riva congo

Best visual effect – a small town called decent, south africa

Best yrfoung actor – edward kagutuzi south africa

Best actress ama abrebese

Best language film – izulani. – south africa

Best actor themba ndaba – south africa

Best screen play – sinking sand ghana

Best cinematography – Viva riva congo

Jury special prize – shirley Adama South Africa

Best director – tunda munga congo