AMAA Founder, Peace Anyiam-Osigwe Is Dead

Founder of the African Movie Academy Awards (AMAA), Peace Anyiam-Osigwe is dead.

This is according to a statement issued by the Anyiam-Osigwe family in the early hours of Tuesday.

The family described the late filmmaker as “the Ada of the family and an outstanding personality, trailblazer, titan, pathfinder, go-getter, humanitarian, one-of-a-kind creative”.

While the cause of her death was not disclosed, close family sources said the movie enthusiast died at a Lagos hospital.

“It is necessary to ensure that her legacy lives on – the Africa Movie Academy Awards and the Africa Film Academy, along with their training programmes across Nigeria and the African continent will carry on seamlessly by institutions she set up and with the full support of the Osigwe Anyiam-Osigwe Foundation and other Institutions and Government Agencies with whom she has  worked over the years,” the statement read.

She was also the founder of the African Movie Academy Awards and the President of the Association of Movie Producers.