Rwanda Expresses Excitement to Host AMAA
As the government of Rwanda through the Rwanda Convention Bureau (RCB) and Rwanda Tourism Bureau conclude arrangement to host the 2018 edition of African Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) in Kigali come September 22, Chief Executive Officer, Rwanda Convention Bureau, Ms Dennis Omany, has revealed how excited her country feels to host AMMA and what preparations are on ground to ensure a hitch free event.
Speaking recently to newsmen on the role her organisation is playing as this year’s AMAA holds in her country, Omany said, “We see AMAA coming into Rwanda as an opportunity for us to grow the Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions (MICE) sector that we, as a Bureau do because it fits within our agenda for MICE.
Entertainment and event is one of those things that are part of MICE.
"So we see it as part of what we are supposed to be doing within that sector. We are quite excited to have AMAA come to Rwanda this year, because we also see an opportunity of growing that sector. We are hoping that a lot is being done to be able to attract people into Rwanda.”
She expressed the hope that with AMAA, the rest of the world will see Rwanda for the value it brings to the filmmaking industry across the world as a location for films and based on the infrastructure which is already built.
“For AMAA, it is visa on arrival for the whole of the world, and that’s the major ease. AMAA already has one set of training on social media for creative industry entrepreneurs and this was basically to get them to activate a trend of people talking about why AMMA is coming to Rwanda.
"For AMAA and RCB, it’s really like how do we make sure the creative entrepreneur see Rwanda as a destination of choice within Africa.”
Speaking on the amenities on ground to ease the grand event, she said, “We have already agreed on facilities and will be hosting it in the best we have within Kigali which is the Kigali Convention Centre. It’s currently the best”, Omany added.
“We want people to be able to come and discover Rwanda’s tourism which is one of the best you can get. We have different packages that will be available for anyone who would want to explore. Also, one of the things that make Rwanda fine is the security."
Revealing that Rwanda is actually relatively cheap, compared to Nigerian and other countries, Omany noted, “It is affordable so everyone will be able to identify what category of tourism package they want to subscribe for if they look on ticket.ama-awards.com. It’s been done in such a way that it is affordable and it’s in dollar.”