The AREEL is an Annual International Cinema Award event presented by Acheampong Magazine held in Kumasi, Ghana every March; to honor and celebrate African filmmakers and projects with significant African Content for their outstanding achievements. In its maiden edition, AREEL received over 57 entries, which were categorized into different award categories.
Additionally, throughout the year, AREEL host AREEL Shorts & Animation; screenings and discussions to entertain the audience, facilitate networking, and generate funding to support young talents in kick-starting their filmmaking careers.
To further support the development of young actors' craft and brand, AREEL has established the Actors Studio, providing selected actors with professional headshots, portraits, and monologues and allowing them to learn from top casting directors, filmmakers, and industry executives, exposing them to the industry world of casting and career opportunities.
Over the years, AREEL has hosted remarkable performances by talented casts, including actors like Michael Ward, Jasmine Jobson, Prince Agortey, Benjamin Sarpong, Anna Roser, Bless Fortune, and Fiifi Neizer, among others. The event has also showcased visionary directors such as Anthony Nti, Tomisin Adepeju, Amartei Arma, Joseph Akwasi, Carl Earl-Ocran, Johannes Krug, Jumic Anderson. Peter Sedufia, and Pascal Aka.
-The AREEL Shorts & Animation is open to films under-40-minutes featuring African filmmakers and projects with significant African Content.
-Entry for The AREEL Shorts & Animation is via Film Freeway.
-There is no fee to enter; Films may be submitted by companies or individuals with a direct association to the film who can give the necessary permissions.
-The films will be made available on the AREEL’s viewing and voting site for members and jurors to view. By submitting a film, the filmmaker agrees that AREEL has the right to make the film available to AREEL members and jurors for voting purposes only.
-The Festival relationship will exclusively be related to the film submitter.
– Films in any language other than English must be submitted with English subtitles.
– Broad is good: any genres, styles, topics narrative, experimental, music videos, documentaries, animations are all welcome.
– Your work may be screened at ANY of our future events and it may take us some time before getting back to you.– Not all the submissions are selected for the official competition. Our Judges are free to make their own choices and no answers will be given about non selected films.
– Final decisions on eligibility rest with the AREEL Film Committee or its representatives.Main
-Best Short
-Best Animation Short
-Audience Choice
-Mmoroma Award
-Best Performing Act.
-Best Supporting Act.
Additionally, AREELs are given out to safeguard the Ghana film industry. It is our intention to encourage better representation and increased exclusivity across the Ghana Film Industry.
-AREEL Honorary Award
-AREEL Rising Star
-Best Actor of the year
-Best Picture