Ghana Film Industry Awards Launched By Zylofon

Zylofon Media Company Limited in collaboration with Ghana Actors Guild(GAG), Film Crew Association of Ghana(FICAG),Film Producers Association of Ghana(FIPAG),Arts and Tourism Writers Association of Ghana(ATWAG),Creative Arts Directors Association of Ghana(CADAG), Ghana Academy of Film and Television Art(GAFTA) announce the maiden edition of the ZYLOFON GHANA FILM INDUSTRY AWARDS.

ZYLOFON GHANA FILM INDUSTRY AWARDS is an annual event organized to recognize, reward and honor excellence in the Ghanaian Film Industry and also appeal to the international film community to exhibit our rich Ghanaian culture through films, for the purpose of tourism and economic gains.

The ZYLOFON GHANA FILM INDUSTRY AWARDS is adjudged by a Jury Academy featuring prestigious members of the Ghanaian Film and Creative Arts Industry and the public, with the aim to give fair judgment and honor to the most deserving industry players who have been featured in films within the year under review.

According to the board communications directors Frank Kwabena Owusu an Ken Fiati, the main Awards categories are the Legendary Honorary Awards that highlight the crucial roles of carefully selected legends in the industry who have contributed to the development and shaping of the Ghana Film industry.

They further explain, submission of entry forms start from the 17th of December 2018. Nomination release will be done on 1st February 2019, there follow is theVoting. The main awards show is slated for March 2019.

See below the full list of Categories:

CATEGORIES NAME OF HONOUREES

1. OUTSTANDING ACTOR OF THE YEAR – GRACE NORTEY AWARD

2. CHILD ACTOR OF THE YEAR – JOHN DUMELO AWARD

3. OUTSTANDING PRODUCER – KING AMPAW AWARD

4. OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR – ERNEST ABBEYQUAYE AWARD

5. CINEMATOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR – CHRIS HESSE AWARD

6. OUTSTANDING FEATURE FILM – KWAW ANSAH AWARD

7. OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION MANAGER

8. OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION ASSISTANT

9. OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGNER

10. ORIGINAL SOUND SCORE OF THE YEAR

11. SOUND TECHNICIAN OF THE YEAR

12. OUTSTANDING EDITOR

13. OUTSTANDING SCREENPLAY

14. STORY OF THE YEAR

15. PRODUCTION DESIGNER OF THE YEAR

16. OUTSTANDING MAKEUP ARTISTE

17. OUTSTANDING WELFARE PERSONEL

18. OUTSTANDING CONTINUITY PERSONEL

19. OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS

20. SHORT FILM OF THE YEAR

21. ANIMATION FILM OF THE YEAR

22. OUTSTANDING LOCATION MANAGER

23. DOCUMENTARY FILM OF THE YEAR

24. OUTSTANDING CASTING DIRECTOR

25. OUTSTANDING SPECIAL EFFECTS

26. DISCOVERY ACTOR OF THE YEAR

LEGENDARY CATEGORIES

• CHRIS HESSE

• GRACE NORTEY

• ERNEST ABBEQUAYE

• KING AMPAW

• KWAW ANSAH