At two gala events held last Wednesday night, in Lagos and Nairobi, Africa Magic and MultiChoice Africa presented their latest joint initiative, the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards.According to a release from Multichoice Uganda, the awards were "created to celebrate African film and television talent, both in front of and behind the cameras.” The awards will feature several special categories in which viewers will decide the winners directly, alongside several professionally judged categories.In total, 28 awards in 26 categories will be awarded ranging from acting and directing to script-writing and cinematography. Other fields which will be honoured include editing, make-up, sound, lighting and costuming among others. In addition, the awards will feature two categories destined to become annual talking points – the Industry Merit Award and the Trail Blazer of the Year Award.The inaugural awards will be handed out at two separate events to be held in March 2013 in Lagos – the first event will be dedicated to standout technical accomplishments while the main event will be a glittering, glamorous gala night. Both events will be screened to DStv audiences across the continent with the gala being screened live. Agencies