Ghanaian actress Gloria Sarfo has vented her spleen on the organisers of the Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) over challenges some Ghanaian filmmakers faced with their flight tickets while leaving for the event in Nigeria.
The 20th edition of the Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAAs) was held in Lagos, Nigeria on Saturday, November 2, 2024.
According to Gloria Sarfo, the Ghanaian filmmakers who had been invited to attend the award ceremony were stranded at the Kotoka International Airport in Accra.
Gloria recounts in a social media video that the tickets given to them by the organisers could not give them access to board the flight.
Over fifteen filmmakers and media practitioners including Abdul Salam Mumuni, Frank Rajah, Pascal Amanfo and Akorfa Adjeani faced this challenge.
She said the invitation came with promises of a fully-sponsored trip with flight details and an itinerary.
“You can’t tell me that you are giving me an all-expense paid trip and then I get stranded at the airport. It doesn’t work that way. Like I said, I had a lot of work to do. I missed a movie set, a feature film by a colleague. I missed a short film, I missed an awards night that I was nominated, I missed going for my movie premiere,” she said.
To cap it all, Gloria noted that there was no communication from AMAA even after they got to know they had no confirmed flights.
She was disappointed that the organisers did not show them respect by putting them through such an unpleasant situation which happened on November 1, 2024..
“It was embarrassing,” she said.
Due to this, a majority of the Ghanaian team travelling to Nigeria for the event could not make it.
Reports say, those who were able to attend the award ceremony later, also encountered accommodation issues in Nigeria.
In the meantime, the organisers are yet to respond to the concerns raised by Gloria and other Ghanaian filmmakers.