Harvard Kennedy School of Government University of Cape Coast National Film and Television Institute
Occupation(s)
Film actress, producer and director, and philanthropist
Notable work
Deadly Voyage
Awards
Best Actress Award of Ghana (2009
Juliet Yaa Asantewa Asante is a Ghanaian film actress, producer and director, and philanthropist. She is currently the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Film Authority (NFA).[1] Her latest film, Silver Rain, was nominated for "Best Film in West Africa" and "Best costume" for 2015 in the Africa Magic viewer's choice awards (AMVCA) and also 2015 "Best Overall Film In Africa".[2] In 1999, Asante started the production house Eagle House Productions.[3] That same year she also started "Save Our Women International", a non-profit entity focussing on female sexual education and launched an innovation that makes short movies for the mobile phone in Africa in 2014 called Mobile Flicks.[4][5] She is also the Founder and executive director of Black Star International Film Festival.[6] Eagle Productions has helped train some actors and actresses in Ghana through its training arm, the Eagle Drama Workshop.[7]
^GTonline (2022-08-12). "NFA to organise Africa Cinema Convention in Accra". Ghanaian Times. Retrieved 2023-08-24.
^"AMVCA 2016: Full nomination list". Archived from the original on 2016-04-13. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
^"ET Drum | Eagle Productions Limited". 2014-11-29. Archived from the original on 2014-11-29. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
^"Save our Women International". SOWI. Archived from the original on 5 March 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
^"Juliet Asante shares her hopes for the African movie industry". 10 January 2014.
^Television, New York Women In Film & (2017-03-27). "Spotlight on Filmmaker Juliet Yaa Asantewaa Asante". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2017-03-29.
^"The International Alliance for Women" (PDF). Retrieved 26 November 2014. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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