AMAA: Academy picks 2022 jury president

On Jul 9, 2022

THE organizers of the Africa Movie Academy Awards AMAA, African Film Academy has appointed Keith Shiri as the president of the 2022 Jury.

Keith Shiri, an international film curator and program advisor to several international film festivals, will now lead other respected curators and renowned filmmakers that make up the AMAA Jury.

“We are excited to welcome Keith Shiri, a founding juror at the AMAA and a promoter of African art and film as the president of the AMAA 2022 Jury,” said Peace Anyiam-Osigwe, Founder of the Africa Film Academy.

Keith will preside over the jury after Steve Ayorinde, who served as the President of the AMAA 2021 Jury. Keith is presently curating the Icons of the Africa Centre Series for the legendary London-based cultural institution.

He is also a consultant on film business development for the International Trade Centre (ITC), an agency of the United Nations that is currently implementing an initiative to promote film exports from the Caribbean to the UK and European markets.

Keith Shiri is a Zimbabwean film curator, who has been based in based in Beirut, Lebanon, and in London, UK. He has been an advisor to several film festivals, including London Film Festival, Venice Film Festival, Berlin International Film Festival, Dubai International Film Festival, Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou and Tampere Film Festival. He is also a founding juror at the Africa Movie Academy Awards.

The Nation/ S.S