2nd Africa Movie Academy Awards 2nd Africa Movie Academy Awards The 2nd Africa Movie Academy Awards ceremony was held on April 29, 2006 at the Gloryland Cultural Center in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria, to honor the best African films of 2005. The ceremony was broadcast live on Nigerian national television. Numerous celebrities and top Nigerian politicians attended the event, including Goodluck Jonathan (former Governor of Bayelsa State) and various Nollywood actresses and actors. Special guest was South African Grammy Award-winning artist Miriam Makeba who performed at the ceremony. Nigerian veteran actor and playwright Hubert Ogunde received a posthumous award. The winners of the 19 Award
Tarila Thompson influx of people in the English-speaking movie industry. Thompson is credited for pioneering the Nollywood film industry. To date, Thompson has several movies, both locally and internationally, including "Power of Love" (2002), "Passion and Pain" (2003), "Church Business" (2003), "Die Another Day" (2004), "Above the Crown" (2006) and "In the Creek" (soon to be released). Tarila Thompson Tarila Emmanuel Thompson (born February 14, 1968) is a Nigerian actor, director, filmmaker, writer and musician. Thompson began his career in 1993 and is credited for his role in pioneering the English-speaking movie industry in Nigeria known as Nollywood. Thompson is known for