Emmanuel Apea

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Emmanuel Apea
NationalityGhanaian
CitizenshipGhanaian
Alma materUniversity of London
Occupation(s)TV and film director
Notable workRun Baby Run
Awards2008 winner of the Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Director

Emmanuel Apea, Jr. is a Ghanaian TV and film director, 2008 winner of the Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Director.

Early life

Emmanuel Apea is the son of Reverend Emmanuel Apea Snr, a former

Akan and English, began airing in 2005.[2]

Apea's 2006 movie Run Baby Run won four Africa Movie Academy Awards in 2008, with Apea winning the Award for Best Director.[3] A 2010 movie, Elmina, attracted critical attention.[4][5]

Filmography

References

  1. ^ "Home Sweet Home...The show you can't get enough of". The Statesman. Accra, Ghana. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 21 February 2011.
  2. ^ Francis Doku, 'Another Apea success series', Graphic Showbiz, Issue 538 (January 20–26, 2005), p.3
  3. ^ Revele Films Is Back With A New Project ‘Elmina’ & On Board Are Akorfa Asiedu, Ama K Abebrese, John Apea & Others Archived 2018-10-25 at the Wayback Machine, ghanacelebrities.com, 6 July 2010.
  4. ^ Michael Ralph & Lauren Coyle, 'Resource Curse?: a review of Elmina (2010), directed by Emmanuel Apea, Jr.', Transition: An International Review, Vol. 107, No. 1, January 2012, pp.150-59.
  5. ^ Jane Bryce, 'Elmina: Obroni Art of Popular Melodrama?', Black Camera, Vol. 5, No. 2 (Spring 2014), pp.134-150