George Amponsah

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For the Ghanaian politician, see George William Amponsah.

George Amponsah (born 1968 in

Award for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer.[1]

Biography

Born and raised in London, Amponsah is of Ghanaian parentage.

Super 8mm film in the 1980s. In 1989, he attended the University of East London, and a post-graduate film won him a scholarship to take the directing course at the National Film and Television School (NFTS).[2][3] Since graduating in 2000 from the NFTS, he has taught documentary filmmaking there and at the Met Film School.[2] He continued to work as a tutor with young people, while making short films for the web and developing new feature films.[3]

His 2004 BBC documentary The Importance of Being Elegant was about Congolese singer Papa Wemba. The Fighting Spirit (2007) followed three young boxers in Ghana.[4]

His 2015 feature-length documentary about the

BAFTA in the category "Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer",[5][6] and for two British Independent Film Awards: Best Documentary and Breakthrough Producer.[7][8]

Amponsah's debut feature film, Gassed Up, was announced for launch on Amazon Prime Video in 2023.[9]

Documentaries

  • First steps, 1998.
  • The Importance of Being Elegant, 2004.
  • The Fighting Spirit, 2007.
  • Bruised to Be Used, 2008.
  • One Plus One, 2008.
  • Diaspora Calling, 2011.
  • The Hard Stop, 2015.
  • Dope, 2018.
  • Black Power: A British Story of Resistance, 2021.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Baftas 2017: Full list of winners". BBC News. 12 February 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "George Amponsah talks directing and new BBC doc 'Black Power': executive produced by Steve McQueen". alt-africa.com. 19 March 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  3. ^ a b "George Amponsah". African Film Festival New York. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  4. Hollywood Reporter
    . Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  5. ^ Photiou, Andrea (11 January 2017). "Mark Duggan Documentary Is Nominated For A BAFTA". The Voice.
  6. Screen Daily
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  7. ^ "LCC alumna Dionne Walker nominated for a BAFTA Film Award and two British Independent Film Awards for 'The Hard Stop'". UAL. 7 February 2017.
  8. ^ "Graduate Profile: Dionne Walker". Edinburgh College of Art, University of Edinburgh. 16 February 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  9. ^ Ravindran, Manori (20 July 2022). "Amazon Prime Video Greenlights U.K. Action Thriller 'Gassed Up' From 'Hard Stop' Director George Amponsah (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  10. ^ Feay, Suzi (19 March 2021). "'Black Power' brings a vital slice of British social history to BBC2". Financial Times. Retrieved 1 April 2021.

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