Weekend Magazine Bisola Aiyeola, Adjetey Anang to host 2023 AMVCA nominees announcement

For the better part of a decade, the AMVCA has celebrated excellence in movie-making across Africa and this year, the award ceremony is set for its 9th instalment.

Nigerian actor Bisola Aiyeola and Ghanaian actor Adjetey Anang have been announced as the hosts of the 2023 Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards nominees announcement.

For the better part of a decade, the AMVCA has celebrated excellence in movie-making across Africa and this year, the award ceremony is set for its 9th instalment.

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Come April 16, 2023, stakeholders the nominees for the 2023 awards will be announced at an event that will be broadcasted across all Africa Magic Channels on DStv and GOtv from 7 PM WAT.

The movie stars will announce all categories except the MNET original category which will be presented by two child actors, Jasmine Olarotimi and Nifemi Lawal who are also actors in Africa Magic Original telenovelas, The Johnsons, and Ajoche.

Dr. Busola Tejumola, Executive Head of Content and West African Channels at MultiChoice Nigeria said, “We are happy to unveil the nominees for the 9th edition of the prestigious Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards. This year, we saw a 40% increase in the number of entries received and hundreds of hours have gone into painstakingly them to arrive nominees. Each the nominees for this year’s award is a reflection of the abundant talent our continent boasts of, and we can’t wait to celebrate them.”

February 20, 2023, and ended on March 17, 2023, and was open to filmmakers from across Africa whose made-for-television movies or television series fell within the specified timeline and were relevant to the categories available.

2 categories will be decided by live voting at the event