Ghana Movie Awards 2011 Nomination List: Leila Djansi & Shirley Frimpong-Manso’s Movies Grab 21 Nominations Each!

The nominations for the 2011 edition of the Ghana Movie Awards were released at the nominations party last night at the Golden Tulip Hotel in Kumasi. The colourful event was graced by players of the movie industry and witnessed by various media houses including GhanaCelebrities.Com.

This year’s event looks well organised as the awards Jury has spread the awards to other nationals. You do not need to be a Ghanaian to be nominated; one is entitled for nominations if he or she features in a movie produced by a Ghanaian or from a Ghanaian production house.

Two of Ghana’s female movie makers Shirley Frimpong-Manso and Leila Djansi obtained the highest nominations. They each got 21 nominations each.

Leila had only a movie; ‘Ties That Bind’, whiles Shirley’s on-going movie series, ‘Adams Apple’ and last year’s hit movie ‘6 Hours to Christmas’ did the magic for her.

Other top stars in contention for honours include, Nadia Buari, Jackie Appiah, Majid Michel, Chris Attoh, John Dumelo, Yvonne Okoro, Yvonne Nelson, Agya Koo, Kyeiwaa, Nana Ama McBrown, Adjetey Anang, Martha Ankomah and the likes.

BELOW IS THE NOMINATIONS LIST…

For photos from the Nominees Night Party, Click Here


Best Actor In A Leading Role [English Language]
Van Vicker               – Paparazzi
Madji 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 Language]
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 Language]
Jackie Appiah            – Reason To Kill
Joselyn Dumas          – Adams Apple 2
Kimberly Elise           -  Ties That Bind
Yvonne Okoro           – Why Marry
Omotola Jalade         – Ties That Bind
Lydia Forson              – Masquerades

Best Actress In A Leading Role [Local Language]
Vivian Jill                             – Yaw Donkor
Emelia Brobbey                  – Obi Yaa
Nana Ama McBrown        – Wunni Pannie Due
Linda Abbey                        – Agya Koo Salamatu
Portia Asare Boating        – Ama Bonsu

Best Actor In A Supporting Role [English Language]
Eddie Nartey                 – Somewhere In Africa
John Dumelo                 – Ties That Bind
Adjetey Anang              – Adams Apple 3
Majid Michel                 – Somewhere In Africa
Gavivina Tamakloe    – For Better For War

Best Actor In A Supporting Role [Local Language]
Clement Bonney                 – Ama Bonus
Joseph Osei                          – Osofo Amoako
Osei Tutu Nyamese           – Wunni Pannie Due
Akwasi Boadi                       – Emmanuel
David Asuman                    – Diawuo
Fredrick Eghan                   – Agya Koo Gbengbentus

Best Actress In A Supporting Role [English Language]
Roselyn  Ngissah                – Somewhere In Africa
Helen Asante                       – Adams Apple 3
Yvonne Nelson                   – 4 Play Reloaded
Martha Ankomah              – Bed Of Roses
Nadia Buari                          – Who Owns The City

Best Actress In A Supporting Role [Local Language]
Mercy Asiedu             – Obi Yaa
Rose Mensah               – Bu Bra Pa
Maame Serwaa           – So, So And So
Ellen Kyei Whyte       – Evil Soul
Jane Ackun                  – Otufoo

Best Picture
Bed Of Roses
Ties That Bind
Single Six
Somewhere In Africa
Adams Apple
Who Owns The City
Kofi Agenkwa
Emmanuel
Masquerades
Agyaa Koo Gbengbentus

Best Directing [English Language]
Frank Rajah                                         – Somewhere In Africa
Shirley Frimpong Manso                – Adams Apple
Leila Djansi & Kevin Huie                – Ties That Bind
Pascal Amanfo                                      – Bed Of Roses
Samuel Ofori                                          – Fake London Boy

Best Directing [Local Language]
Frank Gharbin                              – Emmanuel
Nana Ama Mcbrown                 – Obi Yaa
Augustine Abbey [Idikoko]   – Agya Koo Gbengbentus
Jonas Agyemang                          – Village Champion
Samuel Nkansah                           – God Father

Best Art Direction
Kofi Agenkwa
Ties That Bind
Somewhere In Africa
Adams Apple 2
Who Owns The City
Black Man, White Brother

Best Music [Original Song]
Agya Koo Gbengbentus                           – Mframa
Fake London Boy                                       – Tiffany
Sexy Sassy Wahala [Adams Apple]     – Efya
Ties That Bind                                       – Dela & Okyeame Quophi
Paparazzi                                                   – Kobby Maxwell
Somewhere In Africa                                – Bennie Anti

Best Movie Africa Collaboration
6 Hours To Christmas
Masquerades
Ties That Bind
Single Six
Who Owns The City

Best Cameo Actor
Kwaku Sintim Misa [KSM]       – Adams Apple 1
Kofi Okyere Darko [KOD]        – Adams Apple 1
Abeeku Santana                          – Death After Birth
Majid Michel                                – Adams Apple 4
Okyeame Kwame                        – Ties That Bind
Kofi Adjorlolo                              – Somewhere In Africa

Best Cameo Actress
Juliet Ibrahim           – 4 Play Reloaded
Grace Nortey             – Adams Apple
Khareema Aguiar     – Ties That Bind
Lily Ameyaw              – Otuofoo

Best Story
Ties That Bind
Kofi Agenkwah
Adams Apple
Somewhere In Africa
Death After Birth
C.E.O.

Best Editing
4 Play Reloaded
Adams Apple
Ties That Bind
Somewhere In Africa
God Father

Best Cinematography
4 Play Reloaded
Adams Apple
Ties That Bind
Bed Of Roses
Somewhere In Africa

Best Costume & Wardrobe
Osofo Amoako
Kofi Agenkwah
Ties That Bind
Adams Apple
Queens Pride

Best Make-Up
Adams Apple
Somewhere In Africa
Ties That Bind
Grave Yard
Who Owns The City

Best Visual Effects
God Father
Dirty Game
Grave Yard
Kofi Agenkwah
Paparazzi

Best Discovery
Kwaku Manu                 – So, So And So
Mzbel                               – Single Six
Jasmine Baroudi          – Adams Apple
Ama K. Abebrese         – Ties That Bind
James Gardiner             – C.E.O.

Best Music [Original Score]
Ties That Bind
Somewhere In Africa
Adams Apple
Emmanuel
Agya Koo Gbengbentus

Best Sound Editing & Mixing
Ties That Bind
Adams Apple
4 Play Reloaded
Paparazzi

Best Writing Adapted Or Original Screenplay
Somwhere In Africa
Ties That Bind
Adams Apple
Ama Bonus
Who Owns The City

Best Actor Africa Collaboration
Ramsey Nouah Jnr.          – Memories Of My Heart
Desmond Elliot                    – Masquerades
Omar Oumson                      – Who Owns The City
Mike Ezuronye                    – Private Enemy
Eddie Watson                       – Single Six

Best Actress Africa Collaboration
Mercy Johnson                   – My Husband’s Funeral
Omotola Jalade                   – Ties That Bind
Ebbe Bassey                          – Ties That Bind
Tonto Dikeh                           – Private Enemy
Damilola Adegbeti               – 6 Hours To Christmas

2011 Ghana Movie Awards Categorization

Leading Role
Best performance by an Actor or Actress in a Leading Role is presented in recognition of an actor/actress who has delivered an outstanding performance in a movie role for the period under consideration.  No single movie shall have both female and male leads; if the male is the lead, the female role would be considered as a Supporting Role and vice versa. In movies with more than one lead role, individual actors will not be nominated as a group but compete against each other based on their individual performances. No actor/actress can be nominated from more than one movie role in this category.

Supporting Role
Best performance by an Actor or Actress in a Supporting Role is presented in recognition of an actor/actress who has delivered an outstanding performance in a supporting movie role for the period under consideration.   A Supporting Role must be connected to the lead character or have a significant impact on the story of the movie. In movies with more than one supporting roles, individual actors will not be nominated as a group but compete against each other based on their individual performances. No actor/actress can be nominated from more than one movie role in this category.

Cinematography
Best Cinematography is awarded to a cinematographer for work in one particular movie.  The cinematographer is the individual who photographed with a motion picture camera and is responsible for achieving artistic and technical decisions related to the images in a movie. The winner for Best Cinematography is the movie with the most outstanding photography, the most effective use of light, appropriate and relevant camera shots etc.

Costume/Wardrobe
The Award for Best Costume Design is given out for the best achievement of film costume design for a particular movie. Costumes must be appropriate for the settings, roles, characters and theme of the movie. Films which are eligible for the award must meet a series of criteria, including the requirement that the costumes must have been “conceived” by a costume designer, and/or with supporting wardrobe selected from other sources.

Art Direction
The Award for Best Art Direction recognizes achievement in production design and/or set decoration. Art direction must be appropriate and functional for the setting of the movie.

Directing
The Award for Achievement in Directing (Best Director) is to the director of the movie that reflects the most outstanding technical and artistic performance; showing creative and coherent ways to tell the story with pictures, sounds etc. who working in the motion picture industry.  Only one individual may claim screen credit as a film’s director. This rule is designed to prevent rights and ownership issues and to eliminate lobbying for director credit by producers and actors. However, the Jury may create an exception to this “one director per film” rule if two co-directors seeking to share director credit for a film qualify as an “established duo”.

Editing
The Award for Film Editing is closely correlated with the Award for Best Picture and it is given to the editor of the movie with the best use of scenes and effects to tell a flowery and coherent story. Only the principal, “above the line” editor(s) as listed in the film’s credits are named on the award; additional editors, supervising editors, etc. are not generally eligible

Makeup
The Award for Best Makeup is given to the best achievement in makeup for film. Makeup must enhance physical attributes of characters and must be appropriate for scenes, setting and overall feel of the movie.

Original Score
The Award for Original Score is presented to the best substantial body of music in the form of dramatic underscoring written specifically for the film by the submitting composer.

Original Song
The Award for Best Original Song is presented to the songwriters who have composed the best original song written specifically for a movie or adopted for the movie. The performers of a song are not credited with the Award unless they contributed either to music, lyrics or both in their own right.

Best Picture
The Award for Best Picture is presented to artist who produced the most outstanding movie of the year.  The Award is considered the most important of the Awards, as it is the final award presented, and represents all the directing, acting, and writing efforts put forth for a film.

Sound Editing
The Award for Best Sound Editing is granted to a film exhibiting the finest or most aesthetic sound editing or sound design. The award goes to the movie that showed the best interaction between sounds, effects it its appropriateness for scenes and the overall story. The award goes to the person in charge of working and mixing the sound in the studio, including sound effects, sound collected from locations or set among others.

Visual Effects
The Award for Best Visual Effects is given to the movie that exhibited the most creative and believable visual effects. The award is based on consideration of the contribution the visual effects make to the overall production and the artistry, skill and fidelity with which the visual illusions are achieved.

Screenplay
The Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay or Original screenplay is given to the movie with the best story, best interplay and linking of scenes and overall narration of story. It is awarded to the writer of a screenplay adapted from another source (usually a novel, play, short story, or TV show but also sometimes another film); or for the best script not based upon previously published material. All sequels are automatically considered adaptations by this standard since the sequel must be based on the original story.

Cameo
The Award for Best Cameo is for an actor, industry professional or famous person who makes a significant short appearance in a movie either as an original character or as himself.

Discovery
The Award for discovery of the year goes to the new actor who distinguished him or herself in a breakthrough role. The role must be seen to have had a visible impact on his/her career, opening opportunities for him/her to receive other roles.

African Collaboration
The Award for Best African Collaboration goes to the best movie with two leads or main characters played by actors/actress from two different African countries. The Award for Best Africa Actor or Actress will go to a non-Ghanaian lead or supporting actor in any such African collaboration.

Favourite Actor
The Award for Favourite actor is a people’s choice award voted by the public from a list of nominees.
TV Series
The Awards for Best TV series and Best Actor/ Actress in a TV series are people’s choice awards voted by the public from a list of nominees.

Founder’s Merit Award
The winner(s) for the Founder’s Merit Award will be chosen by the Founder of the Ghana Movie Awards in consultation with the Jury from the list of winners in all award categories. The winner will be awarded for outstanding technical and/or artistic performance or contribution in the movie industry for the year in review. Winner(s) will have to be of good character, respected and accepted by his or her peers and the industry generally.

Daddy Lumba [DL] Silences Critics At ‘Legends & Legacy Ball’ 2011!

 

 

Daddy Lumba also known as DL a.k.a. Girls Prefect last Saturday at the Accra International Conference Centre proved his critics wrong with a vintage performance at the maiden edition of the ‘Legends & Legacy Ball’.

When he mounted the stage, he made sure that his critics who had shown their strong aversion towards him for one reason or the other went home fulfilled and happy with an unforgettable experience of a life time.
He mounted the stage with his ‘111666’ tune and got every soul at the auditorium on their dancing feet.

With 27 albums, from hit after hit, Daddy entertained the patrons. He got the patrons busy – their mouths sang, their legs danced and their hands clapped as he dished out song after song – hits after hits.


Surrounded by five dancers, they did what has been known as the ‘Lumba dance’. He managed to get the two presidents on the stage to dance when he performed ‘Aben Wo Ha’, his greatest track which won most awards at the maiden edition of the Ghana Music Awards in 2000.

Former first lady, Nana Konadu Agyemang Rawlings danced her heart out as if she has already forgotten the heavy defeat President Mills meted out to her at the NDC congress in Sunyani. When Lumba was about to end the event, Nana Konadu requested for ‘Aben Wo Ha’ again.

Lumba performed it again to climax a successful event.

The event which was instituted to celebrate music legends in Ghana brought together high profile personalities including the two former presidents of Ghana; Jerry John Rawlings and John Agyekum Kuffour.

Also in the auditorium included the former first lady of Ghana, Nana Konadu Agyemang as well as presentations from the two biggest political parties in the country who sat close to each other and danced together.

I will not dispute it if this show is rated as the best show in Ghana for 2011. It was a show that wasn't dragged needlessly. It was a 4-hour show. As has been with Ghana, shows don’t start at the advertised time. It is now a normal thing in Ghana isn't it? The late start did not actually take anything from the show.

It only gave Kwame Sefa Kayi, one of the MCs the chance to unveil the surprise package to the crowd. After announcing that, the two former presidents were in the building, the crowd went gay as the two Johns made a triumphant entry through the backstage to their seats.

The surprise was well received by the patrons judging by the clap and noise. The cheers from the patrons at this point were loud and unbelievable. At this venture, it was obvious which of the two main political parties each of the patrons belongs to, as they call them with their nicknames like ‘Papa J’, ‘Gentle Giant’ and the likes.

Shortly after, Daddy Lumba the man being celebrated made his way to the venue through the same way as the two Johns. He was sandwiched by them. He sat in between them. President Kuffour sat on the right, whiles the Rawlingses seated on his left.

Hip life trio, Rana opened the show. They performed two of the legends songs. They performed commendably. Their performance was electrified. It was terrific. Their dance moves was well choreographed. As the first performers on the night, they raised the bar. They set a standard for the subsequent performers.
After wowing and involving the patrons in their performance, gospel musician Philipa Baafi, Felix Owusu and

Kofi B followed in that manner to perform. There wasn't any dull moment. Even though there were times one felt that, indeed it wasn't the man himself performing, the patrons didn’t care enough as they continue to dance and sing with the performers.

One thing that cannot be taken away from this event is that, each artiste made sure they out-perform and silence each other.

‘Children of the future’, a song he composed to trumpet the message to the world that, certainly children are the future was performed by kids from selected schools. It was difficult to enjoy this particular performance because only the lead vocalist had a microphone. Yet the patrons care less. They continue to sing and dance.

After Nacy of No Tribe had imprinted his name as one of the best performers of the night, Daddy Lumba was presented with plaque from MUSIGA President, Bice Osei Kuffour on behalf of his association. The organisers of the event, Imajin Advertising also presented a 24 carat gold chain. Their presentation was done by a representative from Voice Of America.

The chain was fixed around his neck by his godmother and former teacher Mama Acheampong. Lumba appeared most surprised to see his teacher of30 years. They hugged and shown emotions.

Kofi Nti and KK Fosu picked it from there. If the event was a competition, the former would have been judged as the best performer. He was the first performer to force the two former presidents out from their seats to dance.

It was reported that, Rawlings said he was the best president Ghana has ever had. Kuffour disagreed and said the comment was rather boastful. Rawlings party members replied Kuffour, calling him jealous for disagreeing with Rawlings' stand.

Though the fact that they danced together would not end the bickering and animosity between them, it was great as they shared dance together. It was a bold step taken. Whoever brought the idea of bringing the two men together have done a great job and needs commendation.

Now it was the turn of the only mad man in Ghana music. Kwaw Kese was announced as the next performer, many doubted his singing abilities. He proved them right. He came to perform, Lumba’s smash hit ‘Theresah’. Fortunately for him, he had the backing vocalist who sang the song.

Kwaw shouted when singing the chorus to tell the patrons that he was indeed singing. The patrons couldn’t help but laugh as they sang and dance. Kwaw Kese couldn’t sing yet he grabbed the highest applause on the night when he went straight and shook hands with the two presidents and asked them to reciprocate – which they did hurriedly.

After the attack and counter attacks last week, the two Presidents shook hands, courtesy Kwaw Kese. It was just beautiful.

He asked President Kuffour why he didn’t come to the event with his wife who is also called ‘Theresah’. He said since he performed the song titled the name of his wife, it would have been nice if she had been present. There was wild laughter after that comment.

Mzbel Mzbel Mzbel ... Can I call her the bad girl of Ghana music? She appeared pregnant in her simple outfit. She had a good show too. When performing ‘Asie Ho’, she asked ‘Am I allowed?’ if she can give Rawlings a lap dance.

I was a bit far, so I can’t tell if Nana Konadu gave her the go ahead. Praye and Castro followed after Mzbel. They didn’t disappoint either. The maiden edition of the ‘Legends & Legacy Ball’ was successful. I can’t wait for next year.

Is it going to be Nana Acheampong, Kojo Antwi, Amakye Dede, Paapa Yankson, Gyedu Blay Ambolley or  ....
‘Legends & Legacy Ball’ 2011 was organised by Imajin Advertising and Adom 106.3 FM with support from Kamsak Limited, SMSgh, Budget Rent-A-Car-Ghana, Erata Hotel and Danny Decorations.

Media partners includes Voice of America, GTV, Metro TV, TV Africa, Viasat1, Crusading Guide, Daily Guide/NewsOne, DDP Outdoor Limited,  Adeshie, GhanaCelebrities.Com, BigXGhana and Ghanamusic.com.

Musician A-Plus For Ghana’s Parliament?

 After organising the maiden edition of the Ghana Music & Food Festival, which has been tagged by many as the most promising event of 2011, Hip Life musician and comedian A-Plus has declared his intentions to run for parliament in 2012 General Elections.

He will be vying for the Gomoa East Parliamentary seat in the Central Region as an independent candidate. He made the above intentions known few hours ago via his facebook status. He writes:

“Ladies and gentlemen, I am here today to formally inform you of my decision to contest the Gomoa East parliamentary seat as an independent candidate next year. For those of you who wish I don’t enter into mainstream politics, I am sorry for the disappointment. For those of you who think it’s a good decision please give me your support. Its time for the youth to take over…….Cheers.”

Do you think Ghana parliament is ready for a musician? Don’t forget former comedian Fritz Baffour is currently in Ghana’s parliament representing the NDC for the Ablekuma South.

Also ETV newscaster Gideon Aryeequaye will be vying for the NDC seat for the Weija Constituency for the next year’s elections. Former Miss Ghana Benita Sena Golomeke has also been reported of nursing her ambitions of contesting for the Ledzokuku Constituency in the 2012 for the ruling NDC.

It is difficult to win elections in Ghana as independent candidate. Join GhanaCelebrities.Com to support and wish A-Plus well.

Actress Nana Akua Addo Donates To Church-Affiliate Of Teshie Orphanage Home!

In June, actress Nana Akua Addo donated mixed items valued at several millions of Ghana Cedis to the Teshie Orphanage Home in Accra.

The actress mentioned that she donates to charity every six months. Over the weekend, she presented 3000GHC to the Temple of the Living God church at Baatsona Community 18 affiliated to the Teshie Orphanage Home.

She presented the money to the church at their annual harvest and thanksgiving service.
Below are pictures GhanaCelebrities.Com captured after the church service.

American Film Maker, Samad Davis Chases 4Syte Music Video Awards After Giving Ghana First Ever Award At Channel O Awards With ‘Dadie Kye’!

After directing a music video ‘Dadie Kye’ that won for Samini Ghana’s first ever award at the Channel O awards in South Africa, New Jersey based American film maker, Samad Davis is looking at winning an award at the 4Syte Music Video Awards 2011 slated for the Dome, Accra International Centre.

He is among the top music video directors whose music videos will be fighting for honours at the awards scheduled for Saturday November 19.

Samad directed six [6] of the videos which grabbed fifteen [15] nominations in ten [10] categories. His nominated videos include ‘Dadie Kye’, the video that won the ‘Most Gifted Ragga Dancehall Video Artiste’ for Samini at the 2011 Channel O awards in South Africa. Ghana’s first ever award at the Channel O.

The rest of the videos are ‘Imagination’ by ManSing Angel, ‘Move Back’ by Five5, ‘Waist & Power’ by 4X4, ‘Tell Them’ by Iwan and Becca’s ‘Push’ and ‘African Woman’.


They categories nominated are  ‘Best Group Video’, ‘Best Photography’, ‘Best Reggae Video’, ‘Best Female Video’, ‘Best Male Video’, ‘Best Editing’, ‘Best Collaboration’, ‘Best Directed’, ‘Best Storyline’ and ‘Overall Best Video’.

Below are his nominated music videos.
Best Group Video
VIP -- My Baby
R2Bees -- Ajeeii
4X4 -- WAIST & POWER
Rana -- Fly With Me
5FIVE -- MOVE BACK
Ruff & Smooth -- Azingele
F.O.I -- One More Time

Best Photography
BECCA -- AFRICAN WOMAN
Trigmatic -- My Life
MAN SING ANGEL -- IMAGINATION
Bra Kevin Beats -- Three Headed Beast
4X4 -- WAIST & POWER
Dblack -- Somebody
Guru -- Mma Kuo
Jay Ghatey -- Waiting For You

Best Reggae Video
IWAN -- TELL THEM
Wa Don -- High Performance
Sonni Balli -- Oh Why
Blakk Rasta -- Miss Right
Rough & Smooth -- Time Changes
SAMINI -- DADIE TSE

Best Female Video
BECCA -- PUSH
Eazzy -- One Gal
Diamond -- Popping
Sherifa Gunu -- Mbrantie
Sala -- Falling
Raquel -- Odo
Efya -- Sexy Sassy Wahala

Best Male Video
Trigmatic -- My Life
Asem -- No More Kpayor
DCryme -- Kill Me Shy
Bra Kevin Beats -- Three Headed Beast
Chase -- Tell Me Ur Name
Okyeame Kwame -- Faithful
SAMINI -- DADIE KYE

Best Editing
Iwan -- Who Is Bad
Asem -- No More Kpayor

Stay J -- Sue
Richie & Sway -- Intoxicated
Sarkodie -- Lay Away
DBlack -- Get On Da Dance Floor
4X4 -- WAIST & POWER

Best Collaboration
Stay Jay & Sarkodie -- Sue
Castro & Baby Jet -- Do The Dance
BECCA & TRIGMATIC -- PUSH
Eazzy & Richie -- One Girl
Reggy & Sammini -- Esawura
Jay Ghatey &Tinny -- Hard All Day
DBlack & Kwabena Kwabena -- Somebody
R2bees & Sarkodie -- Ajiiee

Best Directed
BECCA -- AFRICAN WOMAN
Eazzy -- One Girl
Guru -- Mmaa Kuo
Jay Gartey -- Waiting For You
Sarkodie -- Lay Away
Obour -- Back To Obour
Bra Kevin Beats -- Three Headed Beast
Reggy & Samini -- Esawura

Best Storyline
Obour -- Back To Obour
Reggie -- Esewara
Chase -- Tell Me Your Name
BECCA -- AFRICAN WOMAN
Trigmatic -- My Jolie
Guru -- Mmaa Kuo
Eazzy -- One Girl

Overall Best Video
4X4 -- WAIST & POWER
Asem -- No More Kpayor
Bra Kevin Beats -- Three Headed Beast
BECCA -- AFRICAN WOMAN
Obour -- Back To Obour
Okyeame Kwame -- Faithful
R 2 Bees -- Ajiee
Jay Ghartey -- Waiting For You


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Hollywood Feature Film ‘Bleeding Sunshine’ Stars Adjetey Anang, Hakeem Kae-Kazim, Chris Attoh, Yvonne CherryL, Omar Captan, Amonobea Dodoo Among Others!

The best actors and actresses on the African continent have been brought together to feature alongside Hollywood actors in a new movie ‘Bleeding Sunshine’, which is set to hit the theatres soon. The production crew is expected to continue shooting in Egypt, Dubai and Israel.


The ‘Bleeding Sunshine’ movie talks about the “illegal trade of human beings for the purposes of reproductive slavery, commercial sexual exploitation, forced labour, or a modern-day form of slavery” called human trafficking.

The Hollywood feature film brings out a harrowing tale of a young Ghanaian girl [Suzzy Nabor] whose life is turned upside down when she is plucked from her humble fishing village and thrust into the gritty world of international human trafficking.

‘Bleeding Sunshine’ features a great array of African cast that includes Hakeem Kae-Kazim, Omar Sheriff, Amonobea Dodoo, Steven Kanumba, 2011 Pan African Best Actor - Chris Attoh, 2010 Zanzibar International Film Fest Award Best Actress -Yvonne CherryL, 2010 Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) Best Actor – Adjetey ‘Pusher’ Anang who plays the character called Captain Addo, a fisherman, the father of Suzzy, the little girl who was trafficked overseas.

Also playing key roles in this life touching movie written and directed by Hollywood based Ghanaian writer Yaa Boaa Aning, who holds a Bachelor’s degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, is the reigning “(AMAA) 2011 Best Actress - Ama K.” together with Suzzy Nabor, Jasmine Baroudi, Lady Arafua and Katou among some South African and Nigerian casts.

The cast from Hollywood will be revealed shortly.

The movie when completed will raise awareness about human trafficking and possible ways of combating it in Africa has commenced shooting in Ghana and will have the cast and production crew continue shooting in Egypt, Dubai & Israel.

Yaa Boaa completed her first 5 feature scripts. In 2009 she wrote and directed award winning short film, ‘The Prince of Venice’.  Other projects include Felix Triangle for President, which is currently in pre-production and Zahara, which is in postproduction.

Yaa is known for production roles in Hollywood movies and television series such as ‘Bolden’, ‘Forcing' the Blues’, ‘The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard’, ‘Deep in the Valley’, ‘Fashion Rocks’, ‘Feast’, ‘xXx: State of the Union’, ‘Just Legal’, ‘Flight of the Phoenix’, ‘Stuck on You’, ‘Out of Time’ and Private Practice.

She also costumed Jamie Foxx and Usher Raymond in ‘The Kingdom’, ‘Dream Girls’, ‘Miami Vice’ and ‘In The Mix’.

Other crew working on the movie includes Chase Bowman as DOP, Richard Nwaobi-E as Producer, Dave Boapomg as Production Manager and Brian Angels as Camera Assistant

Congrats! Samini Grabs Channel O Award!

King of modern music, Samini has made Ghana proud by being the first Ghanaian to grab Channel O award after many failed attempts by other Ghanaian musicians.

Samini picked the ‘Most Gifted Ragga Dancehall Video Artiste’ award with his ‘Dadiekye’, a track on his C.E.O album.

The awards took place at Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa last night.

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