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Yvonne Nelson
Yvonne Nelson (born November 12, 1985) is a Ghanaian actress, model, film producer and entrepreneur.Yvonne Nelson facts BuzzGhana, Retrieved 22 September 2016 She has starred in several movies, including '' House of Gold'' (2013), ''Any Other Monday'', ''In April'', and ''Swings''. Early life Yvonne Nelson was born in , Ghana. She is of Fante and Ga descent. She started her education at |
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] |
BBC World Service
The BBC World Service is an international broadcasting, international broadcaster owned and operated by the BBC, with funding from the Government of the United Kingdom, British Government through the Foreign Secretary, Foreign Secretary's office. It is the world's largest external broadcaster in terms of reception area, language selection and audience reach. It broadcasts radio news, speech and discussions in more than 40 languages to many parts of the world on Analogue signal, analogue and Shortwave listening, digital shortwave platforms, internet streaming, podcasting, Satellite radio, satellite, Digital Audio Broadcasting, DAB, FM broadcasting, FM and Medium wave, MW relays. In 2015, the World Service reached an average of 210 million people a week (via TV, radio and online). In November 2016, the BBC announced that it would start broadcasting in additional languages including Amharic and Igbo language, Igbo, in its biggest expansion since the 1940s. "BBC World Servic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 Ghana Movie Awards
The 2013 Ghana Movie Awards was held at the Accra International Conference Center on 30 December 2013. ''A Northern Affair'' and ''Contract'' were the top winners for the night. Awards Category ; Best Original Score *Ivan Ayitey - ''Contract'' *Berni Anti – ''House of Gold'' *Shaun Burdick - ''A Northern Affair'' ; Best Writing (Adapted or Original Screenplay) * ''Contract'' – Herty Owusu and Shirley Frimpong-Manso * ''House of Gold'' - Pascal Amanfo * ''A Northern Affair'' – Leila Djansi * ''The Pledge'' – Benjamin Dwomoh * ''Cheaters'' - Frank Rajah Arase ; Best Production Design * ''Okomfo Anokye'' - Brinks Abdullai and Bismark Gyamerah * ''The Pledge'' - D.j Vegas/Ghana Armed Forces * ''A Northern Affair'' -Tony Tomety/Palm Gottfried * ''Contract'' - Shirley Frimpong-Manso & Ken Attoh * ''House of Gold'' - Pascal Amanfo ; Best Editing * ''A Northern Affair'' - Dave Goldberg * ''Contract'' - Nana Akua Manso * ''Nkuli'' - Afra Marley * ''House of Gold'' - Okey Benson * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 Ghana Movie Awards
The 2012 Ghana Movie Awards was the third edition of the ceremony to reward excellence in the Ghanaian Film Industry. The event was held at Accra International Conference Center on December 2, 2012. The nomination party took place on November 26, 2012. Awards ; Best Actor in a Lead Role (English) *Van Vicker – ''Joni Waka'' *John Dumelo – ''Queen Latifa'' * Prince David Osei – ''Off The Hook'' * Kofi Adjorlolo – ''Wipe My Tears'' * Ekow Blankson – ''Secret Burden'' ; Best Actress in a Lead Role (English) *Yvonne Nelson – '' Single & Married'' * Martha Ankomah – ''Tears of a Smile'' *Jackie Appiah – ''Grooms Bride'' * Nana Akua Addo – ''Wanna Be'' *Yvonne Okoro – ''3 Some'' *Nadia Buari – ''Rain'' ; Best Actor in a Lead Role (Local) *Akwesi Boadi – ''Osofo Mafia'' *Farida Mohammed – ''Gobana'' *Kofi Adu – ''Agya Koo Trotro Driver'' *Isaac Amoako – ''Saman Mogya'' *Kwaku Manu – ''Area Boys'' ; Best Actress in a Lead Role (Local) *Nana Ama Mcbrown – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 Ghana Movie Awards
The 2011 Ghana Movie Awards was the second edition of the ceremony to reward film practitioners in the Ghana Film Industry. The event was held at Accra International Conference center on 25 December 2011. Winners included Kimberly Elise, Majid Michel, ''Somewhere in Africa''. '' Ties That Bind'' had 21 nominations and eventually won 9 awards to top the winners list. Olu Jacobs received the Lifetime Achievement Award. Awards Categories ; Best Actor In A Leading Role (English) *Van Vicker – ''Paparazzi'' *Majid Michel – ''Somewhere in Africa'' *Chris Attoh – ''6 Hours To Christmas'' *Samuel Ofori – ''Fake London Boy'' *Rahim Banda - ''Behind The Mask'' ; Best Actor In A Leading Role (Local) *Apostle John Prah – ''The Holy Bible'' *Bill Asamoah – ''Barfour'' *Kwaku Manu – ''Village Champion'' *Ebenezer Donkor – ''God Father'' *Agya Koo – ''Agenkwah'' *Isaac Amoako – ''Emmanuel'' ; Best Actress In A Leading Role (English) *Jackie Appiah – ''Reason To Ki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heart Of Men
''Heart of Men'' (Reissued in Nollywood as ''Forbidden Fruit'' by Henrikesim Multimedia Concept for International distribution) is a 2009 Ghanaian Nigerian thriller film produced & directed by Frank Rajah Arase, and starring Majid Michel, John Dumelo, Prince David Osei and Yvonne Nelson. It received five nominations at the 6th Africa Movie Academy Awards. Cast *''Majid Michel as Richie'' *''John Dumelo as Kay'' *''Prince David Osei as Ray'' *''Yvonne Nelson as Tracy'' *'' Martha Ankomah as Diana'' *'' Kofi Adjorlolo as Bernard'' *''Gavivina Tamakloe as Officer'' *''Nadia Buari as Sylvia'' *''Luckie Lawson as Alicie'' *''Jackie Appiah as Whitney'' *''Jackie Appiah as Adline'' Reception The film was generally criticized for promoting nudity in films and introducing soft porn to Nigerian and Ghanaian home videos. It is rated 3 out of 5 stars on Nollywood Reinvented who praised the quality, setting and musical score, but found the plot too complex and the sex scenes overdone. Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
6th Africa Movie Academy Awards
The 6th Africa Movie Academy Awards ceremony was held on 10 April 2010 at the Gloryland Cultural Center in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria, to honor the best African films of 2009. The nominees were announced on 6 March 2010 at the Mensvic Grand Hotel in Accra, Ghana at an event that was attended by delegates from Nigeria, top government officials from Ghana and African celebrities. Hollywood stars, Glynn Turman and CCH Pounder were the special guests from Hollywood. Approximately 280 films from 32 African countries were nominated for the awards. Winners Major awards The winners of the 24 Award Categories are listed first and highlighted in bold letters. Additional awards See alsoCNN – Inside Africa – The African Movie Acade ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Game (2010 Film)
''The Game'' is a 2010 Ghanaian Nigerian thriller film directed by Frank Rajah Arase, starring Majid Michel, Yvonne Okoro and Yvonne Nelson. Cast *''Majid Michel as Teddy Elbert'' *''John Dumelo as Ronnie Lawson'' *''Yvonne Okoro as Brandy'' *''Yvonne Nelson as Shennel Johnson'' *'' Beverly Afaglo as Detective'' *''Nadia Archer Kang as Jackie Oppong'' *''Johannes Maier as Bill'' *''Lion De Angelo as Fred'' *''Fred Nuamah as Jake Freeman'' *''Ebi Bright as Letoya Benson'' Reception It got a 3 out of 5 star rating from Nollywood Reinvented who questioned the originality of the storyline, as the film seems copied from two 2008 Bollywood films; ''Race Race, RACE or "The Race" may refer to: * Race (biology), an informal taxonomic classification within a species, generally within a sub-species * Race (human categorization), classification of humans into groups based on physical traits, and/or s ...'' and '' Ghajini''. Nollywood Forever gave it a 58% rating. While the reviewer found ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 Ghana Movie Awards
The 2010 Ghana Movie Awards was the maiden edition of the ceremony to reward cinematic achievement in Ghana Film Industry. The event was held at the Golden Tulip Hotel, Accra on 25 December 2010. ''Sinking Sands'', Juliet Ibrahim, Nadia Buari, Yvonne Okoro, Majid Michel, John Dumelo & Genevieve Nnaji were among the winners. Awards ; Best Actor in a Leading Role (English) *'' Senanu Gbedawu'' (''Check Mate'') *Majid Michel (''The Beast'') *''J.O.T Agyemany'' ('' I Sing of a Well'') *''Prince Osei'' (''Kiss Me If You Can'') *''Eddie Nartey'' (''Kiss Me If You Can'') *''Van Vicker'' (''Dna Test'') *'' Ruffy Samuel'' (''Love & Lust'') ; Best Actress in a Leading Role (English) *''Martha Ankomah'' (''Kiss Me If You Can'') *'' Akorfa Edjeani Asiedu'' (''I Sing of a Well'') *'' Ama K. Abebrese'' (''Sinking Sands'') *''Lydia Forson'' (''A Sting in a Tale'') *'' Lucky Lawson'' (''Desperate To Survive'') *Jackie Appiah, Yvonne Okoro, Juliet Ibrahim & Roselyn Ngissah ('' 4 Play'') ; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
4th Africa Movie Academy Awards
The 4th Africa Movie Academy Awards ceremony was held on 26 April 2008 at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja, Nigeria, to honor the best African films of 2007. The ceremony was broadcast live on Nigerian national television. Special guest of honor at the event was Hollywood actress Angela Bassett. The nominees were announced to a large gathering of African film industry representatives, African actresses & actors on 19 March 2008 in Johannesburg, South Africa by African Movie Academy Awards CEO Peace Anyiam-Osigwe. Winners Major Awards The winners of the Award Categories are listed first and highlighted in bold letters. Other Awards The winners are written first and emboldened and not all categories had winners. Best Film African Diaspora *Through the Fire (film) *Bleeding Rose Best Drama (Short) *Kingswill – Sirrie Mange Entertainment *Magical Blessings *Sky line Best Animation * ''The Lunatic'' – Ebele Okoye Best First Film by a Director *Daniel Adenimokan (Specia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fix Us
Fix Us is a 2019 Ghanaian movie produced by Yvonne Nelson and directed by Pascal Amanfo. The film won several awards at the Ghana Movie Awards. Plot Three young woman who had ambitions of becoming superstars meet at an audition ground where they had similar dreams, they became friends and later on in life had their dreams come through but they felt that something was missing in their lives after achieving fame and wealth. Cast * Yvonne Nelson * Yvonne Okoro * Alexandra Amon * Prince David Osei * Michelle Attoh * Jessica Williams * Belinda Dzattah * Mona Montrage ( Hajia4Reall), * Irene Logan * Mofe Duncan * Tobi Bakre Production Several African actors were announced as starring in the film, which included Yvonne Okoro, Prince David Osei, and Michelle Attoh. The film marked the acting debut for social media influencer Hajia4Reall and musician Irene Logan. Release ''Fix Us'' premiered in Ghana on 6 December 2019 at the Silverbird Theaters in Accra Accra (; tw, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Single And Married
''Single and Married'' is a 2012 Ghanaian Nigerian romantic blue comedy film, produced by Yvonne Nelson and directed by Pascal Amanfo. It stars Yvonne Nelson, Chris Attoh, Nadia Buari, Tana Adelana, Kofi Adjorlolo, Eddie Watson and Jane 'Efya' Awindor. The film "centres on the drama, the intrigue and the dirty little secrets of three male friends, their sex lives, being single or married, and all the in-betweens". The film received ten nominations at the 2012 Ghana Movie Awards and won four awards at the event, including Best Picture, Best Directing (English Language), Best Actress in a Support Role (English), and Best Cinematography. A sequel, ''Single, Married and Complicated'', was released in 2014. Plot Jay (Chris Attoh), a casanova, to the surprise of his friends, proposes to his girlfriend, Kimora (Yvonne Nelson). Jay's friend, Raymond ( Kweku Elliot) a casanova who's now also married to one of Kimora's friends, Paula (Nadia Buari), is indifferent. Andy (Eddie Watson), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
