Juliet Asante

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Juliet Asante
human
Sex anaa genderfemale Edit
Country wey e be citizenGhana Edit
Name in native languageJuliet Yaa Asantewa Asante Edit
Given nameJuliet Edit
Family nameAsante Edit
Date of birth20. century Edit
Place dem born amCape Coast Edit
Languages dem dey speak, wrep anaa signEnglish, Twi Edit
Occupationactor, film director, philanthropist, screenwriter Edit
Educate forJohn F. Kennedy School of Government, University of Cape Coast, University of Media Arts and Communication - Institute of Film and Television, New York Film Academy Edit
Academic degreemaster's degree, diploma Edit
Academic majorpublic administration, public policy studies, film directing Edit
Work period (start)2001 Edit
Award dem receiveBest Actress Award Edit
Dem nominate forBest Costume Design Edit
Official blog URLhttps://bsiff.org/ Edit

Juliet Yaa Asantewa Asante be Ghanaian film actress, producer den director, den philanthropist. Dem nominate ein latest film, Silver Rain for "Best Film for West Africa" den "Best costume" for 2015 for Africa Magic viewer's choice awards (AMVCA) den 2015 "Best Overall Film for Africa".[1] Asante start ein production house "Eagle House Productions" for 1999 insyd.[2] Dat same year she san start "Save Our Women International", ebi non-profit entity wey dey focus on female sexual education wey dey launch innovation wey go make short movies give mobile phone for Africa for 2014 wey dey bell am Mobile Flicks.[3][4] She san be de Founder den executive director give Black Star International Film Festival.[5] Eagle Productions help train sam actors den actresses for Ghana through ein training arm, de Eagle Drama Workshop.[6]

Ein Early life[edit | edit source]

Dem born Asante for Ghana wey she be de second of five children. She get master's degree for Public Administration (MPA) den Master's for Public Policy (MPP) from Harvard Kennedy School of Government. She san get two bachelor's degrees. She graduate from University of Cape Coast, wey she san graduate from National Film den Television Institute.[7]

Ein Filmography[edit | edit source]

  • Deadly Voyage
  • Twin Lovers
  • Fresh Blood
  • Tears of Blood
  • Ripples
  • Thread of Ananse
  • Silver Rain
  • Screen Two
  • Tinsel

Ein Honours[edit | edit source]

  • De Hollywood Reporter′s "Next Generation International TV" (2009)
  • De ‘"World of A Difference 100 Most Impactful Women" by de Alliance for Women (TIAW) (2009)
  • Ghana's Assoc. of Women Entrepreneur leaders (2009)
  • Best Actress Award of Ghana (2009)

References[edit | edit source]

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20160413105846/http://africamagic.dstv.com/2015/12/11/amvca-2016-full-nomination-list/
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20141129035426/http://www.eagleproductionslimited.com/about.html
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20150305003135/http://www.saveourwomeninternational.org/about.html
  4. https://www.theafricandream.net/juliet-asante-africa-film-industry/
  5. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/spotlight-on-filmmaker-juliet-yaa-asantewaa-asante_us_58d565aae4b0c0980ac0e5bd
  6. http://c.ymcdn.com/sites/www.tiaw.org/resource/collection/581E64AE-930D-472A-8CAA-BCE515E7DAFF/2009_WOD.pdf. (PDF). Retrieved 26 November 2014.
  7. https://www.modernghana.com/lifestyle/549/16/juliet-asante-it-may-be-much-work-but-she-enjoys-d.html