King Ampaw

King Ampaw be one Ghanaian filmmaker and actor wey born for Kukurantumi for Eastern Region of Ghana. Him be known for act as second lead role with late Hollywood actor, Klaus Kinski for Werner Herzog's big film Cobra Verde (1987) wey him also co-produce.^[1] He sana co-produce the film African Timber [de] (1989) directed by Peter F. Bringmann.^[2] He marry wey he get two sons.^[3]

Ein Biography

King Ampaw born 25 July 1940 for Kukurantumi, Eastern Region of Ghana. Him go Academy of Film for Potsdam, Germany for 1965. For 1966, him also go Academy of Music and Performing Arts for Vienna, Austria, and Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München, Germany (HFF Munich) from 1967 to 1972, wey him study with Werner Herzog and Wim Wenders. Him graduate as film director with him first film, They Call it Love.

After him return to Ghana, him become senior director for Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) from 1979 to 1982, when him leave GBC to start him own film company, Afro Movies Ltd..King Ampaw write, direct and produce him own films like Kukurantumi, Road to Accra (1983), Juju (1985) and No Time to Die (2006).^[4] Most of him films get funding from him own company, Afromovies Ltd, and international agencies and governments, like No Time to Die wey get funding from European Union and French Government.^[5] Him films get praise from all over de world and win many awards, including Film Critics Award for Kukurantumi, Road to Accra at FESPACO, Input Film Award for Juju for Czech Republic, and Talifa Film Festival Award for No Time to Die for Spain

He be de first Filmmaker wey dem give Honorary Award for the Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) for Nigeria. For de 2012 NAFTI Film Lectures, dem honour for ein immense contribution put de film industry plus cross-cultural collaborations between Ghana den Germany.^[6] He sana receive another Lifetime Achievement Award for 2013 for Accra International Film Festival.^[7] Him be one of de founding members of FEPACI (Union of African Filmmakers), FESPACO, Ghana Academy of Film plus Television Arts (GAFTA), and Directors' Guild of Ghana (DGG).

King Ampaw dey work on one film now, wey dey titled "The Son and Sun of Africa", wey dey talk about de life of de legendary Pan-Africanist, Kwame Nkrumah, and dis one go be him last film, to complete him creative works.

Filmography

They Call it Love (1972)^[8]
Kukurantumi, Road to Accra (1983)^[8]
Juju (Nana Akoto) (1985)^[9]
No Time to Die (2006)^[10]

Ein Awards plus nomination

For 2007, dem award am "Best Actor award for de 4th African Film Festival of Tarifa for Spain. He go present for de 20th anniversary of de "Pan-African Film and Arts Festival" for Georgia, Atlanta, for 2008.^[8] He sana win de Film Critics Award for Kukurantumi for Fespaco in Ouagadougou plus Input Film Award for Nana Akoto in Czechoslovakia^[8] He sana be de winner of Honorary Award give an edition for de Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA), for Nigeria.^[8] Additionally, dem award am Lifetime Achievement Award for de Accra International Film Festival (AIFF) in 2013.^[8]

References

[honoured-1] ttp://www.m.modernghana.com/news/276U324/1/king-ampaw-honoured.html

[2] ttp://www.africa-archive.com/gh/african-timber-1989

[African_Film_festival:_New_York-3] ttp://www.africanfilmny.org/2013/king-ampaw/

[4] ttps://allafrica.com/stories/200806060737.html

[5] ttp://www.m.modernghana.com/news/122689/1/no-time-to-die-king-ampaws-latest-fil.html

[thechronicle.com.gh-6] ttp://www.thechronicle.com.gh/gov-ghc2m-for-creative-industry/

[7] ttp://www.m.gbcghana.com/1.1444016

[:0-8] 8.0 ^8.1 ^8.2 ^8.3 ^8.4 ^8.5 https://www.graphic.com.gh/entertainment/showbiz-news/filmmaker-king-ampaw-turns-80.html

[9] ttps://africanfilmny.org/directors/king-ampaw/#:~:text=Biography&text=King%20Ampaw%20was%20born%20in,Verde%20(1987)%20among%20others.

[10] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20201209024332/https://www.ghanaonline.com/entertainment/no-time-to-die-king-ampaws-latest-film/

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