Shirley Frimpong-Manso
Shirley Frimpong-Manso (born 1977) is a Ghanaian film director, writer, and producer. Frimpong-Manso is a founder and CEO of the film, television, and advertising production company Sparrow Productions. Frimpong-Manso "seeks to raise the standard of film production in Ghana and Africa by telling progressive African stories as seen through the eyes of Africans."[1] She won ‘Best Director’ at the African Movie Academy Awards 2010.
Biography
Frimpong-Manso ancestry is from the Eastern region of Ghana, from Kwahu Pepease (her father's side) and Akropong-Akuapim (her mother's side). She says that as a child she organized plays, as "[i]t just felt like a lot more fun than playing with sand and dolls."[1] She graduated in 2000 from the National Film and Television Institute of Ghana and worked as a presenter at Radio Gold, a private station in Accra. Frimpong-Manso started Sparrow Productions in 2003.[1]
Works
With producer and actress Juliet Asante, Frimpong-Manso helped produce the TV show “Heart to Heart” for two years shortly after school. She has also produced:[1]
- Different Shades of Blue- A television serial about five university girls who share a dormitory in a university hostel.
- Personalities Kitchen- A cooking program that hosts two personalities and challenges them to a rice meal of their choice.
- The Miss Ghana Pageant- She produced two semifinalists at the Miss World event within five years during her time.
Filmography
Frimpong-Manso's films are:
- The Perfect Picture: the story of the lives and loves of several Ghanaian women friends,[2] focusing on marriage and societal norms of Ghana that are not represented in Western film.[3] Frimpong-Manso won Best Director for The Perfect Picture at the 2010 African Movie Academy Awards, where her films garnered a total of four awards.
- A Sting in a Tale: "A cautionary tale about two Ghanaian men scrabbling to find jobs."[4] It won an Audience Favorite award at the 2010 Pan African Film & Arts Festival
- Life and Living It
- Scorned
- Check Mate
- Six Hours to Christmas: A tale of a creative director whose life was overturned when he was tempted to stray on Christmas Eve.[5]
- Adams Apples: a 10 part serial released during one year starting in April 2011. It follows the lives of four women (a mother and three adult children) in modern Ghana.[6][7][8]
Awards
- African Movie Academy Awards 2010- Best Director of the Year
- African Movie Academy Awards 2010- A Sting In A Tale won the Best Sound Track award
- 18th Annual Pan African Film & Arts Festival- A Sting In A Tale took home the award for Audience Favorite-Narrative Feature
See also
References
- ^ a b c d Amankwa, Obour (16 May 2010). "Biography of Shirley Frimpong-Manso: A Director with Outstanding Skills". GhanaCelebrities.com. http://www.ghanacelebrities.com/2010/05/16/biography-of-shirley-frimpong-manso-a-director-with-outstanding-skills/. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
- ^ Debrah, Ameyaw (March 30, 2009). "Shirley Frimpong-Manso’s Perfect Picture". Jamati.com. http://www.jamati.com/online/film/shirley-frimpong-manso’s-perfect-picture/.
- ^ a b Agyapong Febiri, Chris-Vincent. "BBC’s Interview With Shirley Frimpong Manso". GhanaCelebrities.com. http://www.ghanacelebrities.com/2010/12/25/bbc’s-interview-with-shirley-frimpong-manso-was-aired-yesterday-did-you-miss-it-listen-to-it-here-now/. Retrieved 27 December 2010.
- ^ "Film reviews: Desert Flower & A Sting in a Tale". The Africa Report. 14 September 2010. http://www.theafricareport.com/archives2/society-a-culture/3295797-film-reviews-desert-flower-a-a-sting-in-a-tale.html. Retrieved 30 December 2010.
- ^ Smith, Hilda Lan (15 Oct 2010). "6 Hours to Christmas". Modern Ghana. http://www.modernghana.com/lifestyle/1663/16/0396-hours-to-christmas039.html. Retrieved 2011-09-06.
- ^ "Adams Apples". Internet Movie Database. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1956416/.
- ^ "About Adams Apples". Movie web site. http://www.adamsapplesmovie.com/about.php. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
- ^ "Adams Apples Movie". Facebook page. http://www.facebook.com/adamsapplesmovie.
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