Nominees for TERRACOTA award out

The stage is set for the maiden edition of the Nigerian Film and
Television Awards (TERRACOTTA) as the judges have announced
the nominees in the various categories of the awards. The
categories announced were feature film, documentary, student
and short film, drama, comedy, soaps, game shows, magazine,
talk shows, actuality, animation and other varieties.
The judges, made up of industry professionals, recognised in the
field of television and film, said the panel received 48 entries,
which went through a process of filtration and then, the final
judging phase.
Some of the nominees in best
documentary feature film are
“ Oriki”(DV work), “Bariga Boy’(DV
work) and “Treasures of Nigeria
Craft”(Pisces Audio-Visual). Also,
nominated in the Best children
programme are “Young
Scholars’ (Rwells Media Productions),
“The Buzz” (Happy Face Entertainment)
and “Kkb Show” (Happy Face
Entertainment).
Inside out with Agatha is nominated
for the Best Talk Show award, while
Best Health Show award has Health
Monitor (Jibe Ologhe_Rwells Media) and
Goodlife (Femi Demokun_ Toluchris
Ltd) as nominees.
Others nominees include Best Actor -Gbenga Windapo (Philip
Wright )_‘My mom and I’ Sola Fosudo (Preye Wright) ‘So wrong
So righ’t. Best Actress award has nominees like Ufuoma Ejenobor
(Lillian Wright) ‘My Mom and I’, and ‘Age Anthony’ (Sophia
Wright) ‘So Wrong So Right’.
Pat Gary_ Agenor [ Cynthia] ‘My Mom and I’, Lilian Bach [Marris]
‘So Wrong So right’
Taiwo Atigogo [Aunty Philo] ‘My Mom and I’, Tomi Ojo [Kare
Wright] ‘So Wrong So Right’ are respectively nominated for the
Best Supporting Actress.
There are awards for merit and outstanding contributions to the
development of the industry. This include nominations for the
Lifetime Achievement award, Special recognition awards (local and
international), Best Television Station, Best TV personalities and
amongst others.
TERRACOTTA awards celebrates excellence with regard to talent
and creativity in the Nigerian film and television industry. This
year ’s edition, organisers hinted, will take on the theme of
“Imagine Life without Television.”