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V Republic
''V-Republic'' was a 26-episode television series from Ghana which ran from 2014 to 2015.Ama LarbieSparrow Production's 'V-Republic' to premiere on Oct 31 ''Ghana Web'', October 20, 2014. ''V-Republic'' started in October 2014 as a web series, director Shirley Frimpong-Manso turned to video-on-demand in search of an audience which crossed national borders in Africa.Christopher VourliasIn Ghana, movies project fierce female leads ''Al Jazeera'', March 22, 2015. The series ran until 2015. It starred Nikki Samonas, Joselyn Dumas, Christabel Ekeh and Jasmine Baroudi. At the 2015 Golden Movie Awards, the performance of Samonas and Baroudi won them nominations for best TV series actress, while Senanu Gbedawo and James Gardner were nominated for best TV series actor. Samonas and Baroudi were again nominated at the 2016 Golden Movie Awards. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shirley Frimpong-Manso
Shirley Frimpong-Manso (born 16 March 1977) is a Ghanaian film director, writer, and producer. She is the founder and CEO of Sparrow Productions, a film, television and advertising production company. She won Best Director at the 6th Africa Movie Academy Awards. Frimpong-Manso is also a principal of Sparrow Station, a video streaming service for African entertainment from Sparrow and other African film producers. In 2013, she was ranked the 48th most influential person in Ghana according to E.tv Ghana. Frimpong-Manso is described as one who "seeks to raise the standard of film production in Ghana and Africa by telling progressive African stories as seen through the eyes of Africans." Changing the way Ghana was portrayed also motivated her career choice. Her films are also known for their "fierce female leads," as they portray African women with agency who can be breadwinners and lead complex lives. In December 2019, her movie ‘ Potato Potahto’ started streaming on Netflix. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikki Samonas
Nikoletta Samonas (born 5 September 1985) is a Ghanaian and Greek actress and a freelance model. She is known as Nikki Samonas in the entertainment industry and has had roles in a number of feature films. She is an alumna of both Holy Child High School and the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. Education Samonas had her basic education at the DEKS (Discipline, Excellence, Kindness, Service) International School in Tema and continued to Holy Child High School for her senior high education where she studied visual arts. She later continued her tertiary education at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology and graduated with a Bachelor of Art in Communication Design. Career She worked for various TV production houses such as CharterHouse for which she hosted ''Rythmz'', Farm House Production for which she hosted the ''African Movie Review Show'' and also hosted '' Breakfast Live'', a morning TV talk show at TV Africa. Ambassadorial duties Nikki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joselyn Dumas
Joselyn Dumas (; born 31 August 1980) is a Ghanaian television host and actress. In 2014 she starred in '' A Northern Affair'', a role that earned her a Ghana Movie Award and an Africa Movie Academy Award nomination for Best Actress. Early life Dumas was born in Ghana and spent her early childhood in Accra, Ghana. She had her basic education at Morning Star School and proceeded to the Archbishop Porter Girls High School where she became the Entertainment Prefect. Joselyn furthered her studies in the United States where she studied to earn a Degree in Administrative Law. Career TV career Joselyn Dumas was a practicing paralegal until she relocated to Ghana to follow her dreams of becoming a Television personality. She made her debut on Television as the host of Charter House's ''Rhythmz'', an entertainment show, which saw her interview many celebrities. She was head hunted by the defunct TV Network, ViaSat 1 to host their first own produced flagship Talk show, ''The One Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christabel Ekeh
Christabel Ekeh (born October 16, 1990) is a Ghanaian Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in Ghana–Ivory Coast border, the west, Burkina ... actress and model. She has been featured in more than eighty Ghanaian and Nigerian movies. Career Ekeh started her career as a model and participated at the beauty pageant, Miss Malaika Ghana 2008 and won the second position. Her acting career began when she featured in the Nigerian movie ''College Girls''. She is also known for the movie Potomanto. Filmography *''College Girls'' (2008) *'' Potomanto'' (2013) *''Stalemate'' (2016) *''Sidechic Gang'' (2018) *''Peep'' *''State of Emergency'' *''Ladies with Wings'' *''Waist Beads'' *''Corporate Love'' *''Wrong Target'' *''Beautiful Ruins'' *''14 February'' *''War Against Women'' References External links * Living peop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jasmine Baroudi
Jasmine Jamila Baroudi (born September 16) is a Ghanaian actress. She studied Psychology at the University of Ghana where she graduated. Career She was featured in the Ghanaian TV Series, ''Adams Apples, Adam's Apples'' (2011 - 2012) and acted alongside Ghallywood actors and actresses such as Majid Michel. She was later nominated in the ''Best Discovery'' category at the 2011 Ghana Movie Awards for this TV Series. In 2014, she starred in the film directed by Mikki Osei-Berko titled, ''Broken Mirror (film), Broken Mirror'', also featuring Jackie Appiah, James Gardiner, Fred Amugi and Roselyn Ngissah, and produced by David Owusu. Between 2014 and 2015, she was featured as ''Tilly Walsh'' in the Shirley Frimpong-Manso-directed Television Series, ''V Republic, V-Republic''. Other stars include: Nikki Samonas, Joselyn Dumas and Christabel Ekeh. She was nominated in the 2014 Ghana Movie Awards in the ''Best TV Series Actress'' category, for the TV Series, ''Heart Break Hotel'' on TV3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghana
Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and Togo in the east.Jackson, John G. (2001) ''Introduction to African Civilizations'', Citadel Press, p. 201, . Ghana covers an area of , spanning diverse biomes that range from coastal savannas to tropical rainforests. With nearly 31 million inhabitants (according to 2021 census), Ghana is the List of African countries by population, second-most populous country in West Africa, after Nigeria. The capital and List of cities in Ghana, largest city is Accra; other major cities are Kumasi, Tamale, Ghana, Tamale, and Sekondi-Takoradi. The first permanent state in present-day Ghana was the Bono state of the 11th century. Numerous kingdoms and empires emerged over the centuries, of which the most powerful were the Kingdom of Dagbon in the north and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Accra
Accra (; tw, Nkran; dag, Ankara; gaa, Ga or ''Gaga'') is the capital and largest city of Ghana, located on the southern coast at the Gulf of Guinea, which is part of the Atlantic Ocean. As of 2021 census, the Accra Metropolitan District, , had a population of 284,124 inhabitants, and the larger Greater Accra Region, , had a population of 5,455,692 inhabitants. In common usage, the name "Accra" often refers to the territory of the Accra Metropolitan District as it existed before 2008, when it covered .Sum of the land areas of Accra Metropolitan District, Ablekuma Central Municipal District, Ablekuma North Municipal District, Ablekuma West Municipal District, Ayawaso Central Municipal District, Ayawaso East Municipal District, Ayawaso North Municipal District, Ayawaso West Municipal District, Korle Klottey Municipal District, Krowor Municipal District, La Dadekotopon Municipal District, Ledzokuku Municipal District, and Okaikoi North Municipal District, as per the 2021 ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Video-on-demand
Video on demand (VOD) is a media distribution system that allows users to access videos without a traditional video playback device and the constraints of a typical static broadcasting schedule. In the 20th century, broadcasting in the form of over-the-air programming was the most common form of media distribution. As Internet and IPTV technologies continued to develop in the 1990s, consumers began to gravitate towards non-traditional modes of content consumption, which culminated in the arrival of VOD on televisions and personal computers. Unlike broadcast television, VOD systems initially required each user to have an Internet connection with considerable bandwidth to access each system's content. In 2000, the Fraunhofer Institute IIS developed the JPEG2000 codec, which enabled the distribution of movies via Digital Cinema Packages. This technology has since expanded its services from feature-film productions to include broadcast television programmes and has led to lower bandw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera ( ar, الجزيرة, translit-std=DIN, translit=al-jazīrah, , "The Island") is a state-owned Arabic-language international radio and TV broadcaster of Qatar. It is based in Doha and operated by the media conglomerate Al Jazeera Media Network. The flagship of the network, its station identification, is ''Al Jazeera.'' The patent holding is a "private foundation for Public interest law, public benefit" under Qatari law. Under this organizational structure, the parent receives Financial endowment, funding from the Cabinet of Qatar, government of Qatar but maintains its editorial independence. In June 2017, the Saudi, Emirati, Bahraini, and Egyptian governments insisted on the Proscription, closure of the entire conglomerate as one of thirteen demands made to the Government of Qatar during the Qatar diplomatic crisis. The channel has been criticised by some organisations as well as nations such as Saudi Arabia for being "Qatari propaganda". Etymology In Arabic, ' l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 Golden Movie Awards
The 2015 Golden Movie Awards were the maiden edition of an African award event organized annually to award individuals for their outstanding performance in the movie industry. The first ceremony was held at the State Banquet Hall in Accra, Ghana Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To .... References Golden Movie Awards {{film-award-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Golden Movie Awards
2016 Golden Movie Awards is an annual award that celebrates outstanding achievement in African television and film. The event took place on Saturday June 25, 2016, at the Kempiski Hotel. It was hosted by DKB and Anita Erskine Anita Erskine-Amaizo (born Vered - Marian Anita Erskine; 3 December 1978) is a Ghanaian broadcaster who broadcasts in both English and French, professional compère, talk show host, actress and girls’ education advocate. She is the Executive ... of EIB network. Winners *Golden Actress Drama – Zynell Zuh *Golden Supporting Actress Drama – Ama K. Abrebese *Golden Supporting Actor (Comedy) – Kofi Adjorlolo (Ghana Must Go) *Golden Actor In Drama – Gideon Okeke (GbomoGbomo Express) References Golden Movie Awards {{Ghana-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 Ghanaian Television Series Debuts
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