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Two movies of Ghanaian origin have been submitted and are being deliberated upon to be nominated for the Oscars and Golden Globe Awards.




Earlier this week, Nigeria's only submission to the Oscars [Lionheart, directed by Genevieve Nnaji] was rejected by the Academy because the movie is predominantly English spoken which is against the requirements for entry.




Azali




Meanwhile, Ghana's first-ever entry to the Oscars for the International Feature Film category still hangs in there awaiting the big day which is scheduled for January 9, 2020.









Azali is a story of a 14-year-old girl from a small village in Northern Ghana who escaped an arranged marriage to a 70-year-old farmer.




She finds herself on a Burkina Faso-bound trafficking truck and was eventually saved. Now she has to choose between surviving in Accra and going back to the North.




The Burial Of Kojo




The second movie, "The Burial of Kojo" is currently being deliberated upon for the Best Foreign Language Film category of the 77th edition of Golden Globe Awards to be held on the 5th of January 2020.









The film is among 95 other entries from 65 countries currently being considered for nomination in that category.




The Golden Globe Awards is telecast to 167 countries worldwide and generally ranks as the third most-watched awards show each year, behind only the Oscars and the Grammy Awards. -- Big Deal.




Unlike, the Academy Awards rules, the HFPA does not limit submissions to one per country as multiple submissions from any country are allowed as long as the films follow the qualification requirements and are screened for the membership as verified by the Foreign Film Committee.