Zylofon Media Co. Ltd 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
Ken Fiati who spoke to Attractivemustapha.com 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.

See the full list of Categories:

CATEGORIES NAME OF HONOREES

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



The maiden Zylofon Ghana Film Industry Awards sees the introduction of the Legendary Awards categories which is set to honour legendary industry players and also to put a prestigious tag on their immense contribution to the Ghanaian film Industry.

ZFA ‘2018 Timelines;



LAUNCH

14TH DECEMBER 2018

ZYLOFON MEDIA

SUBMISSION OF ENTRIES START

17TH DECEMBER 2018

ZYLOFON ARTS FUND OFFICE & ONLINE

SUBMISSION OF ENTRIES DEADLINE

11TH JANUARY 2019



NOMINATIONS RELEASE

1ST FEBRUARY 2019



VOTING STARTS

1ST FEBRUARY - MARCH 2019



AWARDS NIGHT

MARCH 2019