Sitanda
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Sitanda is a Nigeria
n adventure
/ drama
film directed by African Movie Academy Award
winner Izu Ojukwu
, and written by Fidel Akpom. The film received 9 nominations and won 5 awards at the African Movie Academy Awards
in 2007, including Best Picture, Best Nigerian Film, Best Director and Best Original Screenplay.
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
n adventure
Adventure film
Adventure films are a genre of film.Unlike pure, low-budget action films they often use their action scenes preferably to display and explore exotic locations in an energetic way....
/ drama
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
film directed by African Movie Academy Award
African Movie Academy Award
The African Movie Academy Awards, popularly known as AMAA Awards, are presented annually to recognize excellence of professionals in the African film industry, including directors, actors, and writers. The awards are aimed at honouring and promoting excellence in the African movie industry as well...
winner Izu Ojukwu
Izu Ojukwu
Izu Ojukwu is a Nigerian film director and actor. In 2007 he won the African Movie Academy Award for Best Director for the film Sitanda, which received 9 nominations and won 5 awards at the 3rd African Movie Academy Awards, including Best Picture & Best Nigerian Film.-Selected Filmography :*White...
, and written by Fidel Akpom. The film received 9 nominations and won 5 awards at the African Movie Academy Awards
3rd African Movie Academy Awards
The 3rd African Movie Academy Awards ceremony was held on March 10, 2007 at the Gloryland Cultural Center in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria, to honor the best African films of 2006. The ceremony was broadcast live on Nigerian national television...
in 2007, including Best Picture, Best Nigerian Film, Best Director and Best Original Screenplay.