The official opening of ceremony of International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam has commenced.
The annual historic event commenced in Pathe, Tuscihinki with a screening of Around The World in 50 Centuries by Hedy Honigmen.
Shortly before the screening, two awards were presented.
Chair Jacob Kohnastamn announced the winner of the the media Found Documentary Award 2014.
The award was for 125,000 euro towards the realization of his film plan.
However, among the thousands of films on the screening at the ongoing film festival, Finding Fela, a documentary centered on the late Nigerian Afro beat King, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, also enjoyed massive viewing on Thursday at the Munt Cinema 10 as many film makers, producers, international journalists around the world besieged cinema to view the life and times of Anikulapo Kuti popularly called Abami Eda.
After viewing, commendations from the audience was accorded the producer of the documentary, Alex Gibson.
Lindy Jankura, an Editor in Brooklyn, New York, a co-producer, who was in Lagos Nigeria to shoot the film, said it was an interesting trip to Nigeria to shoot the documentary. According to Jankura, Fela still lives following the crowd that comes to the new Afrika Shrine.
The shooting was well packaged, planned and well done.
The location of the film is the new Africa Shrine in Ikeja, Lagos.
Nothing was shot in the United States of America.
The materials were only taken abroad for editing.
Jankura further said Fela had been able to change so many things in the Nigerian government with his revolutionary songs and which has also become an evergreen in and outside the Nigerian entertainment industry.