Ay’s 30 Days in Atlanta, whose theatrical release was billed to take place across Nigeria from Friday, October 31, has received four major feathers to its cap by winning four more awards at the just concluded Golden Icons Academy Movie Awards (GIAMA) in Houston, Texas, USA, last Saturday.
30 Days In Atlanta won the award for Best Film (Comedy), Best On-Screen Duo (AY and Ramsey Nouah) and Best Cinematography, while Hollywood star, Lynn Whitfield, also got a Special Recognition Award for her role in the movie. These awards are in addition to the Comedy Movie of the Year award it received earlier this month.
The confirmed list of guests at the premiere’s opening at the Silverbird Galleria, Lagos, include Olu Jacobs, Patrick Doyle, Zack Orji, Kanayo O. Kanayo, Jide Kosoko, Nkem Owoh, Zeb Ejiro, Chico Ejiro, St. Obi, Bob Manuel Udokwu, Joke Silva, Ireti Doyle, Rachel Oniga, Ada Ameh, Richard Mofe Damijo, Charles Okafor, Demond Elliot, Genevieve Nnaji, Omotola Jalade, Emeka Ike, Mike Ezuruonye, Joseph Benjamin, Jim Iyke, Monalisa Chinda and Rita Dominic to name a few.
According to Ay, the premiere is to serve as an opportunity for Nollywood fans and new entrants into the industry to mix with the icons whose works have, over the years, given the industry the brand equity it has across the world.
